Physician profile

Lawrence J Santora

Cardiovascular Disease · Orange, CA

NPI 1982635645

$8,302.59

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

41 companies · $947 in 2025

The $947 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Cardiovascular Disease provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).

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Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Food and Beverage$3,173.18

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $1,216.74 2019-2025
Impulse Dynamics (USA) INC. $1,070.34 2021-2025 Optimizer
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $573.99 2019-2024 Jardiance
Pfizer INC. $524.61 2019-2025
Shockwave Medical, INC $518.34 2021-2025 Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter, Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter
Abiomed $456.58 2019-2024 Impella
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $406.39 2019-2023
Biotronik INC. $403.10 2019-2025 Pantera Leo, Nhancer Rx, Orsiro Mission
Cardiovascular Systems INC. $378.42 2021-2023 Diamondback Coronary, Diamondback Peripheral
Abbott Laboratories $302.95 2020-2024 Dragonfly Opstar
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $294.68 2019-2024 Xarelto
Amgen INC. $220.26 2019-2025 Repatha
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, INC. $219.07 2019-2022
Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) $218.18 2019-2025 Lifevest
Asahi Intecc USA, INC. $206.81 2022
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Kestra Medical Technology Services, INC. $161.74 2022-2025 Assure Wcd
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $128.13 2021-2025 Camzyos, Eliquis
Medtronic, INC. $121.82 2022-2024 Corevalve Evolut R
Scpharmaceuticals INC. $108.80 2023-2025
Astellas Pharma US INC $106.00 2021-2022
Recor Medical INC $100.49 2024 Paradise Renal Denervation System
Cvrx, INC. $97.66 2022-2025 Barostim Neo System
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $52.66 2022-2025 Verquvo, Capvaxive
Atricure, INC. $50.40 2021-2023
Irhythm Technologies, INC. $42.43 2020-2021
Heartflow, INC. $36.48 2019-2020
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, INC. $32.52 2019-2024 Evkeeza
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, INC. $29.57 2023 Uptravi, Opsumit
Amarin Pharma, INC. $24.06 2020-2021
Bardy Diagnostics, INC. $21.90 2019
Portola Pharmaceuticals, LLC $20.68 2019
Altathera Pharmaceuticals LLC $19.96 2025 Sotalol Hydrochloride
Lilly USA, LLC $18.23 2024 Mounjaro
Novo Nordisk INC $17.61 2024 Ozempic
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical INC. $17.35 2023
Medtronic Vascular, INC. $17.16 2019
Akcea Therapeutics, INC. $14.67 2020
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $14.59 2019
Boston Scientific Corporation $13.20 2019
Gilead Sciences, INC. $12.93 2019
Esperion Therapeutics, INC. $11.09 2021

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Lawrence J Santora

$8,302.59

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Context
The $947 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Cardiovascular Disease provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.