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Covered recipient · General Payments record

CHRISTOPHER TOWE

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)

NPI
1750529111
CMS profile
1238670
Location
CLEVELAND, OH

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$324,337.73

  • Reported across 621 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$34,948.10

59 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) OH All categories

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Consulting Fee $27,004.87 10
Travel and Lodging $3,674.14 15
Education $2,795.00 10
Food and Beverage $1,474.09 24

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
ATRICURE, INC. $21,175.81 11
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $5,844.57 9
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $5,694.46 17
Arthrex, Inc. $1,041.73 6
ROCK MEDICAL ORTHOPEDICS, INC. $457.56 1
Integra LifeSciences Corporation $164.53 1
DAVOL INC. $156.60 1
Acerta Pharma LLC $156.58 1
Ethicon US, LLC $73.18 3
Ethicon Inc. $52.41 2
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $26.39 1
Lilly USA, LLC $22.76 1
Pharmacosmos Therapeutics Inc. $22.27 1
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $18.45 1
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $17.67 1
Incyte Corporation $17.13 1
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $6.00 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $18,064.11 37
PY2019 $57,059.80 121
PY2020 $55,423.63 98
PY2021 $72,121.58 122
PY2022 $71,211.22 135
PY2023 $15,509.29 49
PY2024 $34,948.10 59

Payment records · PY2024 (59)

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
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $18.45 06/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078906365 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $24.00 04/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146555842 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $123.08 09/25/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146555848 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $207.00 09/25/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146555850 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $238.65 10/14/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146555844 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $24.00 10/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146555846 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $425.00 11/27/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146555852 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $156.58 05/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105364064 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $8,000.00 02/15/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132903128 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $646.20 04/01/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132881608 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $37.69 04/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132868854 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $14.91 07/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132858310 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $27.96 07/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132858329 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $90.00 07/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132858334 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $6,000.00 07/12/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132858649 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $17.28 07/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132858653 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $23.00 07/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132858658 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $318.77 09/19/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132861623 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $6,000.00 10/30/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132877447 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $17.67 10/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118139670 CMS
Davol Inc. $156.60 01/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127650869 CMS
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $26.39 06/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077882176 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $397.61 02/27/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101535577 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $428.75 02/27/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101535621 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $428.62 02/27/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101535779 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $428.75 02/29/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101535585 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $428.62 02/29/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101535589 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $3,250.00 03/21/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101535569 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $141.11 04/05/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101535821 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $100.00 04/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101535825 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $241.11 04/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101535833 CMS
Ethicon Inc. $30.18 11/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077584282 CMS
Ethicon Inc. $22.23 11/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077584264 CMS
Ethicon US, LLC $34.29 03/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077641660 CMS
Ethicon US, LLC $20.17 04/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077641514 CMS
Ethicon US, LLC $18.72 06/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077641710 CMS
Incyte Corporation $17.13 05/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141219536 CMS
Integra LifeSciences Corporation $164.53 12/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140086931 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $6.00 11/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137284303 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $22.76 11/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1136098858 CMS
Pharmacosmos Therapeutics Inc. $22.27 04/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154826655 CMS
Rock Medical Orthopedics, Inc. $457.56 04/02/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126615758 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $215.00 01/05/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155025848 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $430.00 01/05/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155025850 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $42.22 01/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155025856 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $214.92 01/27/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155025858 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $42.55 01/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155025864 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $127.27 03/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155025868 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $430.00 03/28/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155025918 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $430.00 03/28/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155025928 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $860.00 05/02/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155025906 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $1,290.00 05/02/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155025914 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $215.00 05/02/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155025916 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $215.00 05/02/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155025924 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $215.00 05/16/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155025908 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $215.00 05/16/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155025930 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $215.00 06/27/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155025920 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $215.00 06/27/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155025926 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $322.50 10/24/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155025952 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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