AUSTIN NEIL WARD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) LEXINGTON, KY NPI 1780943274
Browse related groups: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) KY Edwards Lifesciences Corporation All categories
General Payments — all program years on this page
$16,033.69
- Category: General Payments
- Program years: PY2018–2024
- Record count: 184
- As of (CMS publication): 2026-01-23
Latest program year (PY2024): $2,220.59 across 45 records · disputed records: 0
Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.
How this figure is 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
Latest program year (PY2024) · sorted by reported total.
| Nature of payment | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,417.75 | 41 |
| Travel and Lodging | $749.84 | 3 |
| Education | $53.00 | 1 |
By paying entity
Latest program year (PY2024) · sorted by reported total.
| Paying entity | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $1,139.79 | 14 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $374.72 | 4 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $169.77 | 3 |
| iRhythm Technologies, Inc. | $91.56 | 1 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $73.59 | 2 |
| ABIOMED | $65.38 | 2 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $59.74 | 4 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | $59.11 | 4 |
| Amgen Inc. | $52.86 | 3 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $42.94 | 3 |
| NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | $37.27 | 2 |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc | $19.92 | 1 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $18.36 | 1 |
| Philips Electronics North America Corporation | $15.58 | 1 |
By program year
Records — PY2024 (45)
Provenance & corrections
- Dataset: CMS Open Payments — General Payments
- Source: CMS Open Payments dataset (bulk file)
- Publisher of source data: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Generated from: OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv
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