Physician profile

Andrew Lichter

Surgery · Saint Louis, MO

NPI 1679960744

$5,315.68

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

20 companies · $513 in 2025

The $513 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).

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$2,568.18
Travel and Lodging$19.00
Gift$8.74

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
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $3,622.67 2022-2024 Da Vinci Surgical System
Davol INC. $982.85 2022-2025 Phasix Mesh
Medical Device Business Services, INC. $182.86 2023
Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated $74.98 2025
Polynovo North America LLC $71.93 2024 Novosorb Btm
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $61.38 2024-2025 Keytruda, Bridion
Solventum Corporation $47.74 2025 Activ.A.C., V.A.C.Instill, Prevena
Boston Scientific Corporation $31.68 2024 Spyglass Discover
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $30.36 2025 Gattex
Elucent Medical $25.30 2025
Organogenesis INC. $21.63 2024
Convatec INC. $21.10 2025
Bard Peripheral Vascular, INC. $21.00 2024 Encor
Myriad Genetic Laboratories, INC. $20.81 2024 Myrisk
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $19.00 2025
Show all 20 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Hologic Sales and Service, LLC $17.49 2025 Coolseal Generator
Baxter Healthcare $16.60 2022
Medtronic, INC. $16.37 2024 Signia
Tela Bio, INC. $15.49 2024 Ovitex 2s
Vioptix INC $14.44 2024 T. Ox Tissue Oximeter

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.

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Payment summary

Andrew Lichter

$5,315.68

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2022-2025
Top company
Intuitive Surgical, INC.
Context
The $513 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).

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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.