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Covered recipient · General Payments record

PANAYOTIS VARDAS

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)

NPI
1801181649
CMS profile
308891
Location
BIRMINGHAM, AL

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$42,501.25

  • Reported across 167 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$14,214.94

36 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

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Medtronic, Inc. $13,620.42 29
ATRICURE, INC. $183.47 2
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $135.46 1
BAXTER HEALTHCARE $128.23 1
Artivion, Inc. $118.96 1
Arthrex, Inc. $28.40 2

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $918.71 10
PY2019 $6,670.05 20
PY2020 $1,390.98 16
PY2021 $5,324.29 12
PY2022 $11,314.21 41
PY2023 $2,668.07 32
PY2024 $14,214.94 36

Payment records · PY2024 (36)

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
Arthrex, Inc. $14.20 09/19/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146568130 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $14.20 09/19/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146568132 CMS
Artivion, Inc. $118.96 12/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145791354 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $161.54 01/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132860891 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $21.93 11/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132872291 CMS
Baxter Healthcare $128.23 01/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118284811 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $135.46 06/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077748865 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $7.86 01/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119491794 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $112.52 01/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119491792 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $27.49 03/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119491796 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $505.47 04/02/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119491798 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $190.00 05/16/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119491804 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $21.15 05/16/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119491806 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $182.97 05/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119491812 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $190.00 05/17/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119491808 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $21.15 05/17/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119491810 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $82.65 05/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119491814 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $27.05 05/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119491816 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $72.98 05/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119491818 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $37.43 05/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119491820 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $189.97 05/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119491822 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $74.86 05/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119491824 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $56.99 05/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119491826 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $35.76 05/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119491828 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $280.00 05/20/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119491802 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $250.00 05/21/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119491800 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $22.66 05/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119491844 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $10,800.00 05/30/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112051617 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $38.02 09/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119491830 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $45.51 09/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119491832 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $94.09 09/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119491834 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $45.11 09/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119491836 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $36.72 09/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119491838 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $27.29 09/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119491840 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $36.51 10/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119491846 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $108.21 11/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119491842 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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