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Covered recipient · General Payments record

JAVIER A LAFUENTE

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)

NPI
1467481721
CMS profile
202123
Location
HOUSTON, TX

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$11,887.73

  • Reported across 212 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$3,769.14

57 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.

Related groups: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) TX All categories

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Food and Beverage $2,129.64 50
Travel and Lodging $1,639.50 7

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $2,328.19 21
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $306.45 8
Medtronic, Inc. $228.81 3
BAXTER HEALTHCARE $191.66 2
Medinc of Texas $119.33 1
Mindray DS USA, Inc. $94.33 2
Surmodics, Inc. $58.33 2
Silk Road Medical, Inc. $56.01 2
Bolton Medical Inc $47.62 2
Checkpoint Surgical, Inc $47.20 1
ATRICURE, INC. $46.03 2
Ethicon US, LLC $42.64 2
Teleflex LLC $34.72 2
LivaNova USA, Inc. $28.81 1
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $27.62 1
Abbott Laboratories $24.78 1
ABIOMED $24.32 1
AltaThera Pharmaceuticals LLC $22.21 1
CVRx Inc. $21.44 1
Solventum Corporation $18.64 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $1,523.18 27
PY2019 $2,814.04 42
PY2020 $1,598.60 23
PY2021 $389.54 14
PY2022 $547.56 21
PY2023 $1,245.67 28
PY2024 $3,769.14 57

Payment records · PY2024 (57)

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 $24.78 09/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125078915 CMS
ABIOMED $24.32 07/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142211156 CMS
AltaThera Pharmaceuticals LLC $22.21 03/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154343958 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $23.72 05/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132867736 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $22.31 06/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132856169 CMS
Baxter Healthcare $49.29 12/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120664234 CMS
Baxter Healthcare $142.37 12/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120664236 CMS
Bolton Medical Inc $25.00 02/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150745659 CMS
Bolton Medical Inc $22.62 10/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150745662 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $32.63 02/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092623901 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $59.45 05/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092623889 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $12.00 07/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092623893 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $102.28 08/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092623891 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $22.86 08/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092623897 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $13.71 08/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092623895 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $28.28 11/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092623899 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $35.24 12/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092623903 CMS
Checkpoint Surgical, Inc $47.20 05/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143874509 CMS
CVRx, Inc. $21.44 04/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1133233934 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $26.49 03/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138770337 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $548.16 04/04/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138770391 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $196.79 04/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138770335 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $395.11 04/23/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138770341 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $463.63 04/24/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138770343 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $17.12 04/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138770353 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $30.79 04/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138770355 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $20.59 04/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138770365 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $116.14 04/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138770367 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $58.15 04/25/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138770389 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $58.15 04/25/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138770395 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $58.15 04/26/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138770387 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $58.15 04/26/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138770393 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $33.51 05/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138770385 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $42.81 06/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138770397 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $25.34 07/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138770405 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $24.41 08/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138770411 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $33.32 09/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138770421 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $23.58 10/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138770429 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $88.95 10/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138770431 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $8.85 11/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138770451 CMS
Ethicon US, LLC $28.88 04/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077648626 CMS
Ethicon US, LLC $13.76 09/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077648612 CMS
LivaNova USA, Inc. $28.81 11/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152796891 CMS
Medinc of Texas $119.33 05/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125023774 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $29.88 06/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119330827 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $32.97 10/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119330829 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $165.96 12/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119330831 CMS
Mindray DS USA, Inc. $47.65 08/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150671832 CMS
Mindray DS USA, Inc. $46.68 08/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150671834 CMS
Silk Road Medical, Inc. $28.51 01/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1082272748 CMS
Silk Road Medical, Inc. $27.50 07/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1082272746 CMS
Solventum Corporation $18.64 10/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144094124 CMS
Surmodics, Inc. $33.33 02/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1128529530 CMS
Surmodics, Inc. $25.00 06/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1128529528 CMS
Teleflex LLC $19.81 08/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142073116 CMS
Teleflex LLC $14.91 08/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142085710 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $27.62 09/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080624107 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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