Physician profile

Matthew D Brown

Pediatric Cardiology · Houston, TX

NPI 1033133848

$8,318.20

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

16 companies · $1,540 in 2025

The $1,540 reported for 2025 was more than what 82% of Pediatric Cardiology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $146).

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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$3,873.11
Travel and Lodging$2,464.94

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
Medtronic, INC. $5,931.94 2021-2025 Harmony, Micra, Concertotm
Abbott Laboratories $982.65 2019-2025 Amplatzer Piccolo, Amplatzer, Triclip
Medtronic Vascular, INC. $310.12 2019
W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. $276.11 2020-2024 Gore Cardioform Septal Occluder
Boston Scientific Corporation $212.03 2023-2024 Comet, Watchman Access System
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $104.52 2022-2024 Xarelto
Terumo Medical Corporation $100.35 2024-2025 Azur Cx Detachable
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $95.09 2022-2025 Edwards Sapien 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Thv)
Biosense Webster, INC. $76.05 2021
Impulse Dynamics (USA) INC. $66.20 2024 Optimizer
Cardiva Medical, INC. $44.69 2024-2025 Cardiva Vascade 6/7f Vcs
Abiomed $36.90 2022
Canon Medical Systems USA, INC. $23.62 2024 Interventional Angiography System
Cordis US Corp. $22.87 2025 Mynx Control Venous
Cook Medical LLC $20.29 2021
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Ge Healthcare $14.77 2025

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

Matthew D Brown

$8,318.20

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Medtronic, INC.
Context
The $1,540 reported for 2025 was more than what 82% of Pediatric Cardiology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $146).

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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.