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Cardiothoracic Surgery in San Francisco, CA

24 verified cardiothoracic surgery doctors in San Francisco.

Cardiothoracic surgeons operate on the heart, lungs, and other organs in the chest.

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Dr. Samuel Kao, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

21 yrs NPPES
NPI 1497747943
450 SUTTER ST, SUITE 1533, San Francisco, CA 94108(415) 392-9291
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $121.37 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$121.37

Total received

1

Transactions

1

Paying companies

Top paying companies

Gilead Sciences, Inc.$121.37

Among the 2,660 cardiothoracic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 66% received any industry payment (median $331 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 50th percentile of that group.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.

Payments to Samuel Kao do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Rudolf Buntic, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

21 yrs NPPES
NPI 1497745202
45 CASTRO ST, STE 121, San Francisco, CA 94114(415) 565-6136
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $422.11 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$422.11

Total received

9

Transactions

7

Paying companies

Top paying companies

AXOGEN$144.82
AbbVie Inc.$135.48
Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc.$58.20
Urgo Medical North America, LLC$30.03
Checkpoint Surgical, Inc$20.60
Alafair Biosciences, Inc.$17.35

Among the 2,660 cardiothoracic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 66% received any industry payment (median $331 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 71th percentile of that group.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.

Payments to Rudolf Buntic do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Gregory Buncke, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

21 yrs NPPES
NPI 1396736633
45 CASTRO ST, SUITE 121, San Francisco, CA 94114(415) 456-5613
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $19,519 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$19,519

Total received

28

Transactions

8

Paying companies

Top paying companies

AXOGEN$19,026
Alafair Biosciences, Inc.$144.48
Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc.$140.20
Urgo Medical North America, LLC$63.91
Smith+Nephew, Inc.$57.50
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.$50.95

Among the 2,660 cardiothoracic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 66% received any industry payment (median $331 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 98% of that group — among the highest recipients.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.

Payments to Gregory Buncke do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Charles Lee, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

21 yrs NPPES
NPI 1487635298
1545 PINE ST., UNIT 101, San Francisco, CA 94109(415) 933-8330
NPPES public registry
CMS Open Payments· $13,846 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$13,846

Total received

48

Transactions

11

Paying companies

Top paying companies

Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc.$12,873
Merz North America, Inc.$321.60
AbbVie Inc.$266.80
Kerecis Limited$150.87
Coloplast Corp$54.38
MEDELA LLC$45.91

Among the 2,660 cardiothoracic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 66% received any industry payment (median $331 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 97% of that group — among the highest recipients.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.

Payments to Charles Lee do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Fred Suess, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

21 yrs NPPES
NPI 1508841453
1700 CALIFORNIA ST, STE 500, San Francisco, CA 94109(415) 567-1791
NPPES public registry
CMS Open Payments· No payments in 2023

Industry Payments

No industry payments on record in the 2023 CMS Open Payments data. This doctor received no reported payments from drug or device makers that year.

Dr. Edward Miranda, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

20 yrs NPPES
NPI 1710946868
77 VAN NESS AVENUE, SUITE 302, San Francisco, CA 94102(415) 379-9015
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $1,500 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$1,500

Total received

15

Transactions

2

Paying companies

Top paying companies

AbbVie Inc.$1,482
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.$17.90

Among the 2,660 cardiothoracic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 66% received any industry payment (median $331 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 87th percentile of that group.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.

Payments to Edward Miranda do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Hani Sbitany, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

20 yrs NPPES
NPI 1588779870
505 PARNASSUS AVE, SUITE M-593, San Francisco, CA 94143(415) 353-4285
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $51,973 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$51,973

Total received

31

Transactions

4

Paying companies

Top paying companies

AbbVie Inc.$50,279
RTI Surgical, Inc$1,500
Kerecis Limited$181.12
KCI USA, Inc.$13.15

Among the 2,660 cardiothoracic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 66% received any industry payment (median $331 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 99% of that group — among the highest recipients.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.

Payments to Hani Sbitany do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Scott Mosser, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

20 yrs NPPES
NPI 1669552212
450 SUTTER ST RM 1010, San Francisco, CA 94108(415) 780-1515
NPPES public registry
CMS Open Payments· No payments in 2023

Industry Payments

No industry payments on record in the 2023 CMS Open Payments data. This doctor received no reported payments from drug or device makers that year.

Dr. Mats Hagstrom, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

20 yrs NPPES
NPI 1962575563
909 HYDE ST STE 210, San Francisco, CA 94109(415) 475-9809
NPPES public registry
CMS Open Payments· No payments in 2023

Industry Payments

No industry payments on record in the 2023 CMS Open Payments data. This doctor received no reported payments from drug or device makers that year.

Dr. Corey Maas, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

20 yrs NPPES
NPI 1851469282
2400 CLAY ST, San Francisco, CA 94115(415) 567-7000
NPPES public registry
CMS Open Payments· $138,846 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$138,846

Total received

46

Transactions

3

Paying companies

Top paying companies

AbbVie Inc.$124,557
Merz North America, Inc.$14,263
Galderma Laboratories, L.P.$26.46

Among the 2,660 cardiothoracic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 66% received any industry payment (median $331 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 99% of that group — among the highest recipients.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.

Payments to Corey Maas do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Carolyn Chang, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

20 yrs NPPES
NPI 1598826745
2100 WEBSTER STREET, SUITE 506, San Francisco, CA 94115(415) 923-3067
NPPES public registry
CMS Open Payments· $379.38 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$379.38

Total received

17

Transactions

1

Paying companies

Top paying companies

AbbVie Inc.$379.38

Among the 2,660 cardiothoracic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 66% received any industry payment (median $331 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 70th percentile of that group.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.

Payments to Carolyn Chang do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Loren Eskenazi, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

20 yrs NPPES
NPI 1578624714
2100 WEBSTER STREET, SUITE 506, San Francisco, CA 94115(415) 923-3067
NPPES public registry
CMS Open Payments· No payments in 2023

Industry Payments

No industry payments on record in the 2023 CMS Open Payments data. This doctor received no reported payments from drug or device makers that year.

Dr. Guy Engelmann, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

19 yrs NPPES
NPI 1043348378
909 HYDE ST, SUITE # 615, San Francisco, CA 94109(415) 441-5000
NPPES public registry
CMS Open Payments· No payments in 2023

Industry Payments

No industry payments on record in the 2023 CMS Open Payments data. This doctor received no reported payments from drug or device makers that year.

Dr. James Romano, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

19 yrs NPPES
NPI 1124143797
1650 JACKSON ST STE 101, #101, San Francisco, CA 94109(415) 981-3911
NPPES public registry
CMS Open Payments· $36.40 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$36.40

Total received

2

Transactions

1

Paying companies

Top paying companies

AbbVie Inc.$36.40

Among the 2,660 cardiothoracic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 66% received any industry payment (median $331 among those who did). This doctor's total is on the lower end — around the 40th percentile of that group.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.

Payments to James Romano do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Leonard Gray, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

19 yrs NPPES
NPI 1649482662
450 SUTTER ST, 2303, San Francisco, CA 94108(415) 434-8858
NPPES public registry
CMS Open Payments· $56.32 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$56.32

Total received

3

Transactions

1

Paying companies

Top paying companies

Merz North America, Inc.$56.32

Among the 2,660 cardiothoracic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 66% received any industry payment (median $331 among those who did). This doctor's total is on the lower end — around the 43th percentile of that group.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.

Payments to Leonard Gray do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Avinash Islur, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

19 yrs NPPES
NPI 1225223324
45 CASTRO ST, SUITE 140N, San Francisco, CA 94114(209) 342-2300
NPPES public registry
CMS Open Payments· No payments in 2023

Industry Payments

No industry payments on record in the 2023 CMS Open Payments data. This doctor received no reported payments from drug or device makers that year.

Dr. Thomas Satterwhite, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

19 yrs NPPES
NPI 1871789826
2299 POST ST STE 207, San Francisco, CA 94115(415) 530-5335
NPPES public registry
CMS Open Payments· $384.92 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$384.92

Total received

4

Transactions

4

Paying companies

Top paying companies

Kerecis Limited$193.42
Integra LifeSciences Corporation$158.43
Stryker Corporation$20.07
Mentor Worldwide LLC$13.00

Among the 2,660 cardiothoracic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 66% received any industry payment (median $331 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 70th percentile of that group.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.

Payments to Thomas Satterwhite do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Alice Woo, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

18 yrs NPPES
NPI 1922261247
2340 CLAY ST FL 2, San Francisco, CA 94115(415) 600-3898
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $417.27 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$417.27

Total received

9

Transactions

4

Paying companies

Top paying companies

AbbVie Inc.$265.57
AXOGEN$104.00
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc.$30.24
Integra LifeSciences Corporation$17.46

Among the 2,660 cardiothoracic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 66% received any industry payment (median $331 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 71th percentile of that group.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.

Payments to Alice Woo do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. David Sieber, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

18 yrs NPPES
NPI 1760645022
450 SUTTER ST RM 2630, San Francisco, CA 94108(415) 915-9000
NPPES public registry
CMS Open Payments· $1,195 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$1,195

Total received

23

Transactions

6

Paying companies

Top paying companies

Davol Inc.$509.13
AbbVie Inc.$310.95
Mentor Worldwide LLC$195.04
TELA Bio, Inc.$131.29
Solta Medical, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC$25.73
Merz North America, Inc.$22.77

Among the 2,660 cardiothoracic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 66% received any industry payment (median $331 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 85th percentile of that group.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.

Payments to David Sieber do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Tanya Judge, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

17 yrs NPPES
NPI 1902048382
1199 BUSH ST STE 490, San Francisco, CA 94109(415) 409-9760
NPPES public registry
CMS Open Payments· $234.38 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$234.38

Total received

4

Transactions

2

Paying companies

Top paying companies

Galderma Laboratories, L.P.$158.70
AbbVie Inc.$75.68

Among the 2,660 cardiothoracic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 66% received any industry payment (median $331 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 61th percentile of that group.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.

Payments to Tanya Judge do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Ginger Xu, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

17 yrs NPPES
NPI 1437486958
490 POST ST STE 1701, San Francisco, CA 94102(415) 779-2291
NPPES public registry
CMS Open Payments· $299.51 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$299.51

Total received

4

Transactions

2

Paying companies

Top paying companies

Mentor Worldwide LLC$170.99
Integra LifeSciences Corporation$128.52

Among the 2,660 cardiothoracic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 66% received any industry payment (median $331 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 65th percentile of that group.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.

Payments to Ginger Xu do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Carolyn Vaughn, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

15 yrs NPPES
NPI 1336448554
513 PARNASSUS AVE, DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY S-321, San Francisco, CA 94143(415) 476-1239
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· No payments in 2023

Industry Payments

No industry payments on record in the 2023 CMS Open Payments data. This doctor received no reported payments from drug or device makers that year.

Dr. Alexander Facque, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

14 yrs NPPES
NPI 1336415801
450 SUTTER ST RM 1000, San Francisco, CA 94108(415) 398-7778
NPPES public registry
CMS Open Payments· $33.55 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$33.55

Total received

1

Transactions

1

Paying companies

Top paying companies

Mentor Worldwide LLC$33.55

Among the 2,660 cardiothoracic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 66% received any industry payment (median $331 among those who did). This doctor's total is on the lower end — around the 39th percentile of that group.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.

Payments to Alexander Facque do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Seung Ah Lee, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

9 yrs NPPES
NPI 1649703174
1825 4TH ST, San Francisco, CA 94143(415) 885-3726
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· No payments in 2023

Industry Payments

No industry payments on record in the 2023 CMS Open Payments data. This doctor received no reported payments from drug or device makers that year.

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