Covered recipient · General Payments record
MICHAEL S FIRSTENBERG
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
General Payments · PY2018–2024
$52,510.20
- Reported across 246 records
- CMS publication 2026-01-23
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 payment | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,975.13 | 24 |
By paying entity
PY2024 · sorted by reported total
| Paying entity | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| ABIOMED | $1,215.34 | 18 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $680.52 | 4 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | $63.19 | 1 |
| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | $16.08 | 1 |
By program year
All program years on this page · sorted by year
Payment records · PY2024 (24)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABIOMED | $79.90 | 01/29/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142211228 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $17.46 | 03/01/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142211224 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $21.34 | 03/01/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142211238 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $25.15 | 07/20/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142211264 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $107.98 | 07/20/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142211270 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $46.46 | 08/01/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142211268 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $38.74 | 08/08/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142211332 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $126.72 | 08/09/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142211266 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $137.32 | 08/28/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142211312 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $7.75 | 08/29/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142211310 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $67.07 | 09/23/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142211334 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $40.98 | 09/24/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142211316 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $29.24 | 09/26/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142211314 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $130.73 | 10/14/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142211326 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $113.37 | 11/14/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142211336 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $101.47 | 12/04/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142211388 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $85.28 | 12/16/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142211384 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $38.38 | 12/16/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1142211386 | CMS |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $16.08 | 04/10/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1092646517 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $119.46 | 03/19/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119546469 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $156.63 | 05/16/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119546471 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $281.12 | 08/29/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119546473 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $123.31 | 12/06/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119546475 | CMS |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | $63.19 | 01/24/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1148851115 | 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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