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Covered recipient · General Payments record

VERN ANTOINE KELLER

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)

NPI: 1639176472
CMS profile: 209719
Location: LAFAYETTE, LA

A name match is not confirmation of identity. CMS publishes records for different people under similar names; the NPI, specialty, and location shown on this page are the CMS-published fields that distinguish them.

General Payments · PY2019–2025

CMS publication 2026-06-30

Latest program year · PY2025

$67,465.85

139 records · 0 disputed

Other CMS categories — not shown on this page

Research Payments

CMS also publishes Research Payments as a separate dataset. This site does not currently mirror it, and no research figure is shown on this page. This provider appears in that dataset.

“If you are a physician who served as a principal investigator on a research study, you may see the payments associated with that research study listed under your name. This does not necessarily mean the payments are attributed to you. The dollar amount of the record corresponds to the total payment; the amounts are not attributed to each individual on the record.”
— Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Open Payments Frequently Asked Questions, FAQ #12224

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— Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Open Payments

A reported payment reflects a financial relationship a company disclosed. It does not indicate wrongdoing or a conflict of interest, and it says nothing about the quality of a provider's care.

These records are submitted to CMS and attested to by the reporting companies. CMS publishes them as reported; this site mirrors them without independent verification.

A payment attributed to a provider may have been made to a third party — a hospital, practice, or research institution — rather than paid to the provider personally.

How these totals are calculated

This total is the sum of the individual General Payments record amounts CMS published for the labeled program year(s); each record amount is used unmodified. The total itself is computed by this site. 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.
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By nature of payment

PY2025 · sorted by reported total

Nature of payment	Amount	Records
Education	$22,600.00	2
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$19,062.50	5
Consulting Fee	$14,962.50	3
Food and Beverage	$6,302.18	111
Travel and Lodging	$4,089.67	17
Long term medical supply or device loan	$449.00	1

By paying entity

PY2025 · sorted by reported total

Paying entity	Amount	Records
Medtronic, Inc.	$47,782.90	57
Eko Devices, Inc.	$10,149.00	2
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$5,045.45	7
ATRICURE, INC.	$2,445.52	22
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION	$608.92	19
Stryker Corporation	$383.08	4
ShockWave Medical, Inc	$315.70	12
ABIOMED	$264.30	8
Terumo Medical Corporation	$146.06	1
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.	$116.20	1
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$104.97	1
Artivion, Inc.	$37.94	2
ALON MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY	$31.81	1
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$24.84	1
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$9.16	1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program year	Amount	Records
PY2019	$47,146.53	214
PY2020	$66,785.17	158
PY2021	$71,842.22	150
PY2022	$59,659.76	158
PY2023	$40,630.77	112
PY2024	$40,369.98	148
PY2025	$67,465.85	139

Payment records · PY2025 (139)

Ordering applied by this site (date, newest first, then paying entity) · record values are shown as CMS published them

Program year 2025 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Record-level detail is published for PY2025; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.

Paying entity	Amount	Date	Nature of payment	Dispute status	Published	Record ID	Source
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$4,687.50	12/29/2025	Consulting Fee	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225174324	CMS
AtriCure, Inc.	$20.00	12/19/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1223200981	CMS
Terumo Medical Corporation	$146.06	12/17/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1244570655	CMS
AtriCure, Inc.	$3.21	12/15/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1223200979	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$20.67	12/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1181377710	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$128.81	12/09/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975184	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$2.97	12/09/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975186	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$27.16	12/08/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225174322	CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$24.84	12/04/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1238083427	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$10.66	12/02/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225174320	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$15.92	12/01/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1181377712	CMS
AtriCure, Inc.	$17.02	11/25/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1223200977	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$575.00	11/19/2025	Consulting Fee	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1214702290	CMS
ABIOMED	$18.55	11/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1174646992	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$17.23	11/12/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1181377708	CMS
AtriCure, Inc.	$246.16	11/11/2025	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1223200975	CMS
AtriCure, Inc.	$163.94	11/07/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1223200963	CMS
AtriCure, Inc.	$169.64	11/07/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1223200965	CMS
AtriCure, Inc.	$55.36	11/07/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1223200967	CMS
AtriCure, Inc.	$120.02	11/07/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1223200969	CMS
AtriCure, Inc.	$270.07	11/07/2025	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1223200971	CMS
AtriCure, Inc.	$84.48	11/07/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1223200973	CMS
AtriCure, Inc.	$25.80	11/06/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1223200961	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$164.68	10/30/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975182	CMS
Artivion, Inc.	$21.95	10/29/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1253181855	CMS
Eko Health, Inc.	$449.00	10/17/2025	Long term medical supply or device loan	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225389811	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$35.20	10/08/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1181377706	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$21.54	09/24/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1181377702	CMS
Shockwave Medical, Inc	$115.00	09/24/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1173906228	CMS
Shockwave Medical, Inc	$6.95	09/23/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1173905767	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$155.12	09/17/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975178	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$17.88	09/05/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1181377704	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$15.77	09/04/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1181377700	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$17.64	08/28/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1181377698	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$575.00	08/28/2025	Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1214702256	CMS
AtriCure, Inc.	$179.98	08/26/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1223200959	CMS
Shockwave Medical, Inc	$4.10	08/22/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1173905990	CMS
Shockwave Medical, Inc	$17.14	08/22/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1173906485	CMS
ABIOMED	$16.87	08/21/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1174645686	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$17.42	08/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975180	CMS
AtriCure, Inc.	$23.45	08/05/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1223200957	CMS
AtriCure, Inc.	$819.60	08/01/2025	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1223200955	CMS
ABIOMED	$20.46	07/31/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1174645384	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$45.88	07/31/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975172	CMS
Eko Health, Inc.	$9,700.00	07/23/2025	Consulting Fee	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225389969	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$5.51	07/23/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975176	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$24.72	07/22/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975174	CMS
Shockwave Medical, Inc	$4.51	07/18/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1173906031	CMS
Shockwave Medical, Inc	$5.97	07/18/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1173906352	CMS
Shockwave Medical, Inc	$22.50	07/17/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1173906457	CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$9.16	07/17/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1173614136	CMS
Shockwave Medical, Inc	$3.02	07/09/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1173905516	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$4,675.00	07/03/2025	Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1214683160	CMS
AtriCure, Inc.	$61.57	06/26/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1223200953	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$18.94	06/26/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1181377692	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$154.00	06/20/2025	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1214683162	CMS
Shockwave Medical, Inc	$4.93	06/18/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1173906055	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$3.81	06/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1181377694	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$24.07	06/12/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1181377696	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$138.27	06/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975166	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$40.32	06/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975168	CMS
AtriCure, Inc.	$17.56	06/05/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1223200951	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$26.39	05/29/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225174230	CMS
Stryker Corporation	$154.00	05/29/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227652775	CMS
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$104.97	05/29/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1220942703	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$29.00	05/28/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225174232	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$36.18	05/28/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975160	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$46.50	05/28/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975170	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$28.40	05/27/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975152	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$121.60	05/27/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975162	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$14.37	05/27/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975164	CMS
Shockwave Medical, Inc	$10.96	05/22/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1173905487	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$60.11	05/15/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1181377690	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$21.45	05/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975148	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$71.97	05/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975158	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$425.00	05/12/2025	Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1214683158	CMS
Stryker Corporation	$125.21	05/08/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227652768	CMS
ABIOMED	$30.13	05/01/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1174647096	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$21.93	04/23/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975150	CMS
Shockwave Medical, Inc	$13.73	04/21/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1173906285	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$19.85	04/18/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1181377688	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$11,300.00	04/17/2025	Education	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1212034113	CMS
Stryker Corporation	$15.84	04/16/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227652764	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$206.40	04/15/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975154	CMS
ABIOMED	$13.14	04/10/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1174645446	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$20.85	04/03/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1181377686	CMS
ABIOMED	$125.00	04/01/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1174648042	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$220.80	03/30/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225174210	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$43.94	03/30/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225174218	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$203.95	03/29/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975146	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$23.47	03/29/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975156	CMS
AtriCure, Inc.	$42.42	03/25/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1223200949	CMS
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.	$116.20	03/25/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1248818757	CMS
Shockwave Medical, Inc	$106.89	03/18/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1173906328	CMS
AtriCure, Inc.	$38.46	03/17/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1223200947	CMS
ALON MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY	$31.81	03/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1244768139	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$5,525.00	03/13/2025	Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1214683156	CMS
AtriCure, Inc.	$28.12	03/12/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1223200945	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$157.96	03/06/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975106	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$3.27	02/28/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1212218812	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$305.10	02/27/2025	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975110	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$290.00	02/27/2025	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975112	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$48.66	02/27/2025	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975114	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$44.52	02/27/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975138	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$250.00	02/26/2025	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975108	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$56.65	02/26/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975144	CMS
ABIOMED	$22.93	02/25/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1174645903	CMS
AtriCure, Inc.	$29.89	02/17/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1223200943	CMS
ABIOMED	$17.22	02/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1174645419	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$246.20	02/11/2025	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975104	CMS
AtriCure, Inc.	$17.14	02/10/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1223200939	CMS
AtriCure, Inc.	$11.63	02/10/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1223200941	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$7,862.50	02/10/2025	Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1214683154	CMS
Artivion, Inc.	$15.99	02/06/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1253181857	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$150.20	02/06/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1181377684	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$78.24	02/01/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975136	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$86.99	02/01/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975140	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$25.56	01/31/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975094	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$135.24	01/31/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975096	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$53.22	01/31/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975098	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$329.00	01/31/2025	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975120	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$41.13	01/31/2025	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975122	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$28.13	01/31/2025	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975126	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$73.35	01/31/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975130	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$78.97	01/31/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975132	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$108.00	01/31/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975134	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$193.24	01/31/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975142	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$329.00	01/30/2025	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975116	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$41.13	01/30/2025	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975118	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$28.13	01/30/2025	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975124	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$161.95	01/30/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975128	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$103.17	01/29/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1212218810	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$628.29	01/27/2025	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975100	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$35.07	01/27/2025	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975102	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$19.85	01/16/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1212218808	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$17.75	01/14/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218975092	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$11,300.00	01/10/2025	Education	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1212034111	CMS
Stryker Corporation	$88.03	01/10/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227652760	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$22.95	01/09/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1212218806	CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset: CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date: 2026-06-30
Program years on this page: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Source files: Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024 , PY2025
Generated from: OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2025_P06302026_06032026.csv

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APA 7: IndustryPayments. (2026). VERN ANTOINE KELLER, NPI 1639176472 (Data edition 2026-07-26T04:22:22Z) [Data set]. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1639176472
Bluebook: VERN ANTOINE KELLER, NPI 1639176472, IndustryPayments (data edition 2026-07-26T04:22:22Z), https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1639176472.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Open Payments.