Covered recipient · General Payments record
WILLIAM F KESSLER
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
General Payments · PY2018–2024
$19,316.51
- Reported across 215 records
- CMS publication 2026-01-23
Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.
How these totals are calculated
- The total is the sum of the General Payments records CMS published for the labeled program year(s), exactly as published. Nothing is estimated, weighted, or combined across categories.
- General Payments only. Research and Ownership/Investment are separate datasets and are never summed with these figures; amounts are kept separate per program year.
- Featured-page threshold (a presentation gate, not a judgment): records>=3 OR total>=100 (all years).
- Methodology & Data — sourcing, labeling, and limitations.
By nature of payment
PY2024 · sorted by reported total
| Nature of payment | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $3,481.84 | 45 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,082.01 | 3 |
By paying entity
PY2024 · sorted by reported total
| Paying entity | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $2,147.47 | 19 |
| ABIOMED | $1,156.04 | 14 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,094.87 | 13 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $149.08 | 1 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | $16.39 | 1 |
By program year
All program years on this page · sorted by year
Payment records · PY2024 (48)
Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS
Program year 2024 201820192020202120222023
Record-level detail is published for PY2024; earlier years are summarised in
“By program year”.
| Paying entity | Amount | Date | Nature of payment | Dispute status | Published | Record ID | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $20.29 | 02/07/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1124797741 | CMS |
| Abbott Laboratories | $7.54 | 02/29/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1124797743 | CMS |
| Abbott Laboratories | $107.29 | 03/18/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1124797747 | CMS |
| Abbott Laboratories | $174.35 | 03/27/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1124797745 | CMS |
| Abbott Laboratories | $145.51 | 04/22/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1124797749 | CMS |
| Abbott Laboratories | $44.61 | 05/07/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1124797751 | CMS |
| Abbott Laboratories | $125.71 | 05/07/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1124797753 | CMS |
| Abbott Laboratories | $2.34 | 06/12/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1124797755 | CMS |
| Abbott Laboratories | $6.24 | 06/12/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1124797757 | CMS |
| Abbott Laboratories | $147.01 | 07/09/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1124797759 | CMS |
| Abbott Laboratories | $79.83 | 09/24/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1124797761 | CMS |
| Abbott Laboratories | $117.87 | 09/26/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1124797763 | CMS |
| Abbott Laboratories | $116.28 | 10/09/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1124797765 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $145.41 | 01/23/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142220424 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $55.79 | 03/21/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142220422 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $122.29 | 04/11/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142220436 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $48.36 | 04/24/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142220438 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $105.18 | 05/09/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142220440 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $122.82 | 06/08/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142220462 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $40.57 | 06/08/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142220464 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $17.17 | 06/09/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142220460 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $3.39 | 08/21/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142220484 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $141.24 | 10/01/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142220568 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $126.40 | 10/02/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142220574 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $20.13 | 10/14/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142220526 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $144.00 | 10/21/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142220548 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $63.29 | 11/09/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142220550 | CMS |
| Bolton Medical Inc | $16.39 | 04/08/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1150745022 | CMS |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $149.08 | 03/27/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1138822531 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $66.03 | 03/05/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1117027936 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $159.39 | 03/22/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1117027934 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $24.62 | 04/17/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1117027940 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $88.60 | 04/18/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1117027938 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $13.33 | 04/23/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1117027942 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $871.90 | 05/07/2024 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1117027944 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $97.14 | 05/13/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1117027960 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $68.03 | 05/14/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1117027952 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $45.90 | 05/14/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1117027954 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $94.55 | 05/15/2024 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1117027946 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $115.56 | 05/15/2024 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1117027948 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $15.56 | 05/15/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1117027956 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $22.96 | 05/15/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1117027958 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $135.42 | 05/16/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1117027950 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $134.33 | 06/26/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1117027962 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $30.67 | 08/15/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1117027964 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $38.46 | 08/20/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1117027966 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $59.40 | 10/10/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1117027970 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $65.62 | 10/29/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1117027968 | CMS |
Source & provenance
- Dataset
- CMS Open Payments — General Payments
- Publisher of source data
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- CMS publication date
- 2026-01-23
- Program years on this page
- 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Source files
- Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
- Generated from
- OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv
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