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

JOHN GIDEON SYMONS

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

NPI
1932304797
CMS profile
1285824
Location
BUFFALO, NY

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$24,651.94

  • Reported across 208 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$8,068.76

80 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
Food and Beverage $4,200.57 63
Travel and Lodging $3,844.08 16
Education $24.11 1

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Abbott Laboratories $3,012.97 26
Medtronic, Inc. $2,308.74 27
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $1,474.14 9
ATRICURE, INC. $430.47 3
BIOTRONIK INC. $283.28 2
IMPULSE DYNAMICS (USA) INC. $177.48 1
CVRx Inc. $144.73 1
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. $88.61 3
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $49.84 3
CORDIS US CORP. $45.08 2
PFIZER INC. $36.24 2
HEARTFLOW, INC. $17.18 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $4,222.62 35
PY2019 $8,120.51 51
PY2020 $66.82 4
PY2021 $11.46 1
PY2022 $1,472.82 14
PY2023 $2,688.95 23
PY2024 $8,068.76 80

Payment records · PY2024 (80)

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
Abbott Laboratories $30.02 02/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125344123 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $52.37 02/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125344125 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $53.56 03/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125344127 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $120.93 03/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125344129 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $121.66 04/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125344131 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $14.42 05/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125344133 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $47.91 05/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125344157 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $47.91 05/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125344161 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $128.78 06/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125344135 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $191.09 06/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125344155 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $191.09 06/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125344159 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $95.81 06/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125344137 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $58.96 06/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125344139 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $656.09 06/21/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125443203 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $9.02 06/21/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125443213 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $82.35 07/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125344141 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $73.34 07/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125344143 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $85.61 07/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125344145 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $95.55 07/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125344147 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $112.07 07/31/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125443205 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $125.46 07/31/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125443207 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $56.04 07/31/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125443209 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $134.52 08/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125344149 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $386.95 08/30/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125443211 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $16.56 09/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125344153 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $24.90 12/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125344151 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $146.32 05/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132899714 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $141.52 06/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132902630 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $142.63 09/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132877617 CMS
BIOTRONIK INC. $125.73 08/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145802767 CMS
BIOTRONIK INC. $157.55 10/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145802773 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $98.39 03/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092300517 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $81.86 04/24/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092300511 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $169.09 04/24/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092300521 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $793.16 04/24/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092300523 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $87.17 04/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092300513 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $96.02 04/25/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092300515 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $108.64 05/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092300519 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $30.19 10/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092300549 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $9.62 12/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092300509 CMS
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. $31.20 04/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143861980 CMS
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. $18.56 05/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143861982 CMS
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. $38.85 06/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143861984 CMS
CORDIS US CORP. $20.97 09/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145407351 CMS
CORDIS US CORP. $24.11 11/27/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145407353 CMS
CVRx, Inc. $144.73 08/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138616266 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $16.78 05/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101342985 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $18.13 06/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101342987 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $14.93 11/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101343023 CMS
HEARTFLOW, INC. $17.18 08/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154181360 CMS
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. $177.48 05/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1100400728 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $113.88 03/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119553696 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $67.29 03/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119553698 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $2.67 04/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119553700 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $33.72 04/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119553706 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $14.68 05/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119553702 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $87.15 05/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119553704 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $289.07 06/14/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119553708 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $33.69 06/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119553726 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $7.37 06/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119553730 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $6.31 06/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119553732 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $47.91 06/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119553734 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $19.71 07/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119553724 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $17.81 07/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119553722 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $239.00 07/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119553718 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $27.54 07/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119553720 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $478.48 07/13/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112063050 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $45.22 07/13/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119553710 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $73.29 07/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119553736 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $103.48 07/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119553712 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $279.01 07/16/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119553714 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $27.72 07/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119553728 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $27.58 07/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119553716 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $49.94 08/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119553740 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $122.42 08/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119553738 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $20.63 09/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119553742 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $35.94 09/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119553744 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $37.23 11/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119553746 CMS
PFIZER INC. $18.12 07/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131996893 CMS
PFIZER INC. $18.12 09/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131986715 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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