Physician profile

Lee Cummings

Transplant Surgery · Metairie, LA

NPI 1548416969

$12,269.13

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

15 companies · $582 in 2025

The $582 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Transplant Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $423).

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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$1,013.77

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. $10,822.71 2019-2021
Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, INC. $425.47 2020-2025 Envarsus
Dilon Technologies, INC. $328.28 2024-2025 Hemoblast Bellows
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $146.48 2024
Paragonix Technologies, INC. $127.48 2025 Kidneyvault
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, INC $103.62 2025 Iqirvo
Baxter Healthcare $97.97 2023 Floseal
Conmed Corporation $62.50 2019
Xvivo Perfusion INC. $60.73 2024 Xvivo Perfusion System (Xps)
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $25.65 2025 Livtencity
Organox LTD $18.42 2025
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, INC. $18.00 2025 Empaveli
Novo Nordisk INC $16.89 2025 Wegovy
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, INC. $14.93 2025

1 company reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Lee Cummings

$12,269.13

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Intuitive Surgical, INC.
Context
The $582 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Transplant Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $423).

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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.