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

ROBERT F SHORT

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Radiology Diagnostic Radiology

NPI
1750593836
CMS profile
1238732
Location
PITTSBURGH, PA

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$574,995.70

  • Reported across 402 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$81,942.02

53 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
Consulting Fee $76,738.84 19
Travel and Lodging $3,874.80 15
Food and Beverage $1,328.38 19

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $57,027.63 31
Ethicon US, LLC $18,791.47 9
Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc $3,500.00 1
Ethicon Inc. $1,350.00 1
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $1,161.37 9
Advanced Critical Devices, Inc. $90.57 1
Sirtex Medical Inc $20.98 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $66,215.36 74
PY2019 $125,909.14 123
PY2020 $61,476.98 44
PY2021 $73,544.61 20
PY2022 $93,813.71 43
PY2023 $72,093.88 45
PY2024 $81,942.02 53

Payment records · PY2024 (53)

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
Advanced Critical Devices, Inc. $90.57 03/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127768450 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $28.49 06/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092304757 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $59.53 06/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092304763 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $136.68 06/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092304867 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $139.23 06/28/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092304869 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $399.43 06/28/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092304873 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $120.52 06/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092304865 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $45.41 08/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092304761 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $191.15 08/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092304871 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $40.93 08/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092304759 CMS
Ethicon Inc. $1,350.00 06/24/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077585540 CMS
Ethicon US, LLC $5,737.50 01/12/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077651862 CMS
Ethicon US, LLC $104.72 01/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077644352 CMS
Ethicon US, LLC $42.32 01/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077644528 CMS
Ethicon US, LLC $82.41 02/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077644560 CMS
Ethicon US, LLC $66.09 02/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077644532 CMS
Ethicon US, LLC $22.10 03/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077644408 CMS
Ethicon US, LLC $117.52 03/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077644446 CMS
Ethicon US, LLC $131.31 05/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077644422 CMS
Ethicon US, LLC $12,487.50 10/09/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077651860 CMS
Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc $3,500.00 02/16/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144504936 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $2,025.00 01/12/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077853881 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $576.09 02/05/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077822157 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $36.68 02/05/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077822439 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $223.52 02/05/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077822954 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $714.80 02/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077822278 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $333.89 02/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077822959 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $299.50 02/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077822967 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $48.35 02/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077822045 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $73.16 02/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077853825 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $72.98 02/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077853838 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $7,089.48 02/22/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077853842 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $2,025.00 02/22/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077853855 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $63.25 02/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077853899 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $153.64 02/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077853903 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $4,724.01 02/22/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077853908 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $2,700.00 02/22/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077853917 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $3,375.00 04/10/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077853890 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $2,700.00 04/11/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077853868 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $121.55 05/23/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077822104 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $4,724.26 06/24/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077853873 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $296.21 06/24/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077853895 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $2,025.00 06/24/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077853912 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $5,062.50 07/10/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077853886 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $3,712.50 07/11/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077853834 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $4,050.00 10/08/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077853860 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $252.92 12/05/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077822824 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $2,700.00 12/06/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077853830 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $3,375.00 12/06/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077853864 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $24.31 12/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077853847 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $72.94 12/30/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077853851 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $3,376.09 12/30/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077853877 CMS
Sirtex Medical Inc $20.98 08/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142714006 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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