Abbott Laboratories
Reporting payments is a legal requirement; large totals often reflect large product portfolios.
$206Mgeneral payments (2019-2025)
$1.6Mresearch payments (2019-2025)
184,301clinicians paid
General and research payments are shown separately, never blended. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials.
General payments by year
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Research payments are totaled above and not included in these bars.
Products most associated with its payments
- Proclaim $9.8M associated (2023-2025)
- Freestyle Libre 3 $9.4M associated (2023-2025)
- Aveir $7.0M associated (2023-2025)
- Amplatzer Amulet $6.9M associated (2023-2025)
- Mitraclip $6.0M associated (2023-2025)
- Thoratec Heartmate 3 Lvas Implant Kit $5.6M associated (2023-2025)
- Cardiomems $4.5M associated (2023-2025)
- Ensite $4.4M associated (2023-2025)
- Optis $3.0M associated (2023-2025)
- Ensite Precision $2.8M associated (2023-2025)
- Navitor $2.5M associated (2023-2025)
- Infinity $2.0M associated (2023-2025)
Specialties it works with most
Clinicians with the largest reported totals
Often long-running consulting, speaking, or advisory relationships, which companies must report by law. A large total is not evidence of anything improper.
| Clinician | Location | Specialty | General payments (2019-2025) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claudio Feler | Cheyenne, WY | Neurological Surgery | $5,288,692.64 |
| Robert Alpern | New Haven, CT | Nephrology (Internal Medicine) | $2,803,423.53 |
| Steven Falowski | Fountain Hill, PA | Neurological Surgery | $1,641,570.89 |
| Mikhail Varshavski | Chatham, NJ | Family Medicine | $1,422,598.64 |
| Michael Delaughter | Bedford, TX | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | $1,394,434.55 |
| Timothy Deer | Charleston, WV | Interventional Pain Medicine | $1,211,179.82 |
| Leslie Saxon | Los Angeles, CA | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | $1,065,632.73 |
| Bradley Vilims | Lakewood, CO | Interventional Pain Medicine | $977,131.22 |
| Pankaj Mehta | Killeen, TX | Interventional Pain Medicine | $967,995.48 |
| Robert Percell | Lincoln, NE | Cardiovascular Disease | $812,648.53 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.