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Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
In 2025, 4,030 Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers had general (non-research) payments reported to CMS. Half received less than $796 for the year, and nine in ten received less than $11K.
4,030providers with payments in 2025
$796median total for the year
$11Knine in ten received less than
$6,636average total for the year
Providers with the largest 2025 totals
Ordered by 2025 general-payment totals as reported to CMS. A large total is not evidence of wrongdoing; context is below the table.
| Provider | Location | 2025 general | All payments 2019-2025 including research |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph John Rubelowsky | Raleigh, NC | $924,454.47 | $2,233,159.51 |
| Alejandro C Bribriesco | Cleveland, OH | $589,739.12 | $967,589.67 |
| Aubrey C Galloway | New York, NY | $425,239.33 | $5,726,915.98 |
| Marc Gerdisch | Indianapolis, IN | $424,758.17 | $1,368,152.83 |
| Lucian Lozonschi | Tampa, FL | $347,313.56 | $353,644.31 |
| Keith B Allen | Kansas City, KS | $289,510.14 | $2,077,575.21 |
| Steven R Gundry | Palm Springs, CA | $284,830.27 | $1,634,689.26 |
| Basel Ramlawi | Wynnewood, PA | $268,973.40 | $1,074,586.81 |
| Daniel Engelman | Springfield, MA | $268,244.43 | $940,930.04 |
| Emily E Cassidy | Baton Rouge, LA | $244,887.77 | $1,257,736.55 |
| Matthew Cooper | Tulsa, OK | $225,088.71 | $1,066,235.78 |
| John M Paris | Grand Rapids, MI | $221,705.47 | $226,848.16 |
| Paul L Digiorgi | Port Charlotte, FL | $202,695.42 | $665,916.05 |
| James W Long | Oklahoma City, OK | $195,000.00 | $633,632.93 |
| Grayson H Wheatley | Nashville, TN | $188,062.07 | $899,598.58 |
| Clinton Kemp | Norfolk, VA | $186,561.40 | $367,348.36 |
| Michael A Wait | Dallas, TX | $185,112.15 | $186,997.45 |
| Joseph E Bavaria | Allentown, PA | $180,012.24 | $1,696,473.26 |
| Patrick Ross | Wynnewood, PA | $171,550.85 | $956,463.65 |
| Vinod H Thourani | Marietta, GA | $168,778.05 | $1,232,661.71 |
| Jay Moon Lee | Los Angeles, CA | $166,506.48 | $532,266.13 |
| Magdy M El-Sayed Ahmed | Jacksonville, FL | $166,049.02 | $209,914.12 |
| Leonid A Belyayev | Baltimore, MD | $160,190.18 | $162,072.61 |
| Manu Sancheti | Atlanta, GA | $159,722.24 | $805,106.79 |
| Gansevoort Hurlbut Dunnington | Saint Helena, CA | $158,902.09 | $764,143.49 |
| Michael D Zervos | New York, NY | $152,987.63 | $810,868.14 |
| Ara S Klijian | Murrieta, CA | $143,814.96 | $916,072.83 |
| Shinichi Fukuhara | Ann Arbor, MI | $142,965.22 | $256,549.14 |
| Tomislav Mihaljevic | Cleveland, OH | $137,206.57 | $386,936.57 |
| Raed M Alnajjar | Detroit, MI | $136,295.64 | $780,897.22 |
| Daniel G Cuadrado | Tacoma, WA | $135,630.83 | $514,266.16 |
| Gregory P Fontana | Thousand Oaks, CA | $133,084.42 | $889,893.79 |
| Scott E Olsson | Cypress, TX | $130,487.95 | $356,585.07 |
| Dawn E Jaroszewski | Phoenix, AZ | $129,606.85 | $793,577.23 |
| V Sreenath Reddy | Nashville, TN | $129,106.35 | $760,598.31 |
| Alan Marc Gillinov | Cleveland, OH | $125,663.10 | $926,076.97 |
| Chawannuch Ruaengsri | Palo Alto, CA | $124,888.91 | $188,420.03 |
| Bahirathan Krishnadasan | Tacoma, WA | $124,414.00 | $929,975.47 |
| Andrew J Sherman | Tampa, FL | $123,249.16 | $517,239.47 |
| Daniel P Logsdon | Rancho Mirage, CA | $122,631.06 | $314,485.26 |
| Mario G Gasparri | Milwaukee, WI | $120,478.31 | $516,109.60 |
| Fernando Fleischman | Los Angeles, CA | $116,477.26 | $625,141.00 |
| Vijay A Singh | Staten Island, NY | $114,498.34 | $147,262.51 |
| Desmond M Dsouza | Columbus, OH | $114,455.25 | $487,387.85 |
| Anthony I Nunez | Orlando, FL | $114,179.80 | $4,786,992.46 |
| Edward Gregory Soltesz | Cleveland, OH | $112,163.17 | $835,037.92 |
| Chase Brown | Philadelphia, PA | $110,200.39 | $136,557.05 |
| Ezequiel Jesus Molina | Atlanta, GA | $109,530.80 | $223,127.25 |
| Jacques P Fontaine | Tampa, FL | $109,482.54 | $629,566.58 |
| Gorav Ailawadi | Ann Arbor, MI | $108,661.94 | $434,258.32 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026).