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Covered recipient · General Payments record

BHAVIK G PATEL

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)

NPI
1659588424
CMS profile
1008519
Location
WATERLOO, IA

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$12,876.94

  • Reported across 163 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$8,457.09

64 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) IA All categories

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Travel and Lodging $5,580.42 11
Food and Beverage $2,816.67 51
Education $60.00 2

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
ATRICURE, INC. $5,479.55 39
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. $2,628.83 17
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $127.18 2
ABIOMED $95.32 2
Medtronic, Inc. $74.74 1
Abbott Laboratories $24.20 1
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $13.83 1
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY $13.44 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $1,004.08 18
PY2019 $237.30 9
PY2020 $324.43 8
PY2021 $839.62 33
PY2022 $284.87 9
PY2023 $1,729.55 22
PY2024 $8,457.09 64

Payment records · PY2024 (64)

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 $24.20 11/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125175708 CMS
ABIOMED $65.98 08/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142212698 CMS
ABIOMED $29.34 09/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142212686 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $311.74 01/04/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132886147 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $26.15 01/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132875527 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $55.34 01/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132876983 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $586.74 01/15/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132885733 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $33.82 01/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132875521 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $50.22 01/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132875525 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $26.79 01/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132876747 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $31.77 01/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132881626 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $269.45 01/16/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132886611 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $14.29 02/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132870361 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $112.48 02/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132882326 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $20.97 02/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132870355 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $1,192.42 02/28/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132882308 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $30.00 03/05/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132855476 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $30.00 03/08/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132855471 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $93.31 04/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132879699 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $17.83 04/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132865865 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $58.13 04/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132869610 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $39.30 04/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132859905 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $22.90 04/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132867660 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $148.26 04/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132870925 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $974.75 05/23/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132876205 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $91.24 06/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132839992 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $42.86 06/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132842966 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $71.31 06/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132844086 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $131.16 06/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132854043 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $22.14 06/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132857719 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $224.87 06/21/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132893773 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $14.11 06/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132897786 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $44.13 06/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132881029 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $10.07 06/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132892177 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $81.45 06/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132895124 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $224.87 06/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132895936 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $67.42 06/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132897642 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $59.68 06/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132854038 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $36.53 07/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132853480 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $25.64 09/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132890819 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $98.99 10/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132889242 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $86.42 12/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132860794 CMS
Becton, Dickinson and Company $13.44 09/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127626520 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $45.13 04/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138768838 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $82.05 09/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138768882 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $74.74 04/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119420923 CMS
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. $54.48 04/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148121492 CMS
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. $472.42 09/18/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148121591 CMS
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. $522.78 09/18/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148121595 CMS
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. $242.25 10/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148121603 CMS
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. $110.13 10/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148121518 CMS
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. $16.49 10/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148121522 CMS
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. $27.58 10/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148121510 CMS
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. $35.34 10/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148121610 CMS
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. $41.42 10/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148121614 CMS
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. $146.42 10/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148121618 CMS
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. $40.08 10/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148121506 CMS
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. $26.02 10/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148121514 CMS
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. $11.53 10/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148121622 CMS
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. $60.47 10/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148121626 CMS
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. $21.04 10/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148121630 CMS
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. $108.32 10/20/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148121662 CMS
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. $692.06 11/05/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148121606 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $13.83 05/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080572739 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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