Official source Data mirrored from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments · General Payments · as published 2026-01-23 View official record Methodology

Covered recipient · General Payments record

RONALD LIGON

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology

NPI
1073759379
CMS profile
1351514
Location
STOCKBRIDGE, GA

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$39,837.35

  • Reported across 168 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$19,671.01

48 records · 0 disputed

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

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Abbott Laboratories $10,833.71 13
Medtronic, Inc. $6,597.57 23
Penumbra, Inc. $2,018.81 10
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $201.66 1
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. $19.26 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $1,587.88 16
PY2019 $5,626.18 43
PY2020 $103.72 2
PY2021 $2,188.46 18
PY2022 $6,119.52 19
PY2023 $4,540.58 22
PY2024 $19,671.01 48

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 $172.72 01/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124827482 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $717.23 05/13/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125387082 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $9.02 05/13/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125387090 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $137.16 06/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124827484 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $3,500.00 06/13/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125387084 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $4,000.00 06/13/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125387086 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $1,500.00 06/13/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125387088 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $67.64 06/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124827486 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $281.10 07/03/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125387092 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $125.46 07/03/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125387094 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $178.03 07/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124827488 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $80.07 07/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124827490 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $65.28 08/14/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125387096 CMS
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. $19.26 02/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143857799 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $201.66 04/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138859346 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $71.15 02/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117053680 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $186.58 02/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117053682 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $92.53 02/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117053684 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $69.36 02/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117053674 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $25.58 02/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117053676 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $85.93 02/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117053678 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $47.20 02/13/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117053666 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $48.53 02/13/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117053668 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $3,612.50 03/01/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112049590 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $27.50 03/27/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117053672 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $169.42 05/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117053670 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $105.46 08/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117053686 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $16.28 08/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117053688 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $18.85 08/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117053690 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $10.74 08/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117053692 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $18.00 09/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117053698 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $20.34 09/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117053700 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $29.28 09/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117053696 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $36.53 09/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117053694 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $1,700.00 09/10/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112052685 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $24.15 12/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117053702 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $26.86 12/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117053704 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $154.80 12/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1128571152 CMS
Penumbra, Inc. $46.88 05/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1076203260 CMS
Penumbra, Inc. $32.00 07/19/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1076203262 CMS
Penumbra, Inc. $653.96 07/19/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1076203264 CMS
Penumbra, Inc. $653.96 08/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1076234140 CMS
Penumbra, Inc. $322.57 08/23/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1076203266 CMS
Penumbra, Inc. $39.69 08/23/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095788653 CMS
Penumbra, Inc. $140.80 08/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125865027 CMS
Penumbra, Inc. $95.26 08/26/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1076203268 CMS
Penumbra, Inc. $25.21 08/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1076203270 CMS
Penumbra, Inc. $8.48 08/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1076203272 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
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OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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