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

JOSE R RODRIGUEZ VEGA

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)

NPI
1316940570
CMS profile
571539
Location
BAYAMON, PR

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$5,027.33

  • Reported across 48 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$4,535.19

35 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

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Travel and Lodging $3,327.29 17
Food and Beverage $1,207.90 18

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Medtronic, Inc. $4,535.19 35

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $90.12 2
PY2019 $210.25 7
PY2020 $66.77 3
PY2023 $125.00 1
PY2024 $4,535.19 35

Payment records · PY2024 (35)

Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS

Program year 2024 2018201920202023 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
Medtronic, Inc. $114.91 09/03/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158213 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $32.14 09/03/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158215 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $635.02 09/03/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158217 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $635.01 09/03/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158219 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $74.91 09/03/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158221 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $160.63 09/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158249 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $121.52 09/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158225 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $219.00 09/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158239 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $24.30 09/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158241 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $44.82 09/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158251 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $219.00 09/13/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158243 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $25.24 09/13/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158245 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $175.00 09/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158223 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $26.43 09/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158227 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $38.06 09/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158229 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $86.84 09/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158231 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $50.74 09/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158233 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $37.51 09/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158235 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $9.58 09/20/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158237 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $152.04 09/20/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158247 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $378.80 10/25/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158253 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $44.71 11/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158265 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $16.17 11/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158267 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $145.63 11/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158269 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $319.00 11/08/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158257 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $41.47 11/08/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158259 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $29.43 11/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158271 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $41.03 11/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158273 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $24.00 11/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158275 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $319.00 11/09/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158261 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $41.47 11/09/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158263 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $59.12 11/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158277 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $71.32 11/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158279 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $34.94 11/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158281 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $86.40 11/11/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117158255 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, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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