Physician profile
Laura K Cook-Gongora
NPI 1821622465
$32,401.90
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
23 companies · $8,883 in 2025
The $8,883 reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Acute Care (Nurse Practitioner) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $151).
Payments by year
General and research payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2021: $781 · 2022: $1,155 · 2023: $5,280 · 2024: $16K · 2025: $8,883.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $20K · Food and Beverage: $6,720 · Honoraria: $2,100 · Travel and Lodging: $1,240 · Education: $36.00.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $20,370.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $6,719.53 |
| Honoraria | $2,100.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,239.94 |
| Education | $36.00 |
Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.
Who reported paying
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Research payments are listed separately below. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) INC. | $24,397.63 | 2022-2025 | Optimizer, Optimizer |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $1,830.24 | 2021-2025 | Lifevest |
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,478.43 | 2023-2025 | Cardiomems, Aveir, Perclose Prostyle |
| Cvrx, INC. | $713.11 | 2024-2025 | Barostim Neo System |
| Abiomed | $713.09 | 2023-2025 | Impella |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, INC. | $535.62 | 2022-2025 | Assure Wcd |
| Itamar Medical INC | $500.03 | 2022-2023 | Watchpatone |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $302.97 | 2023 | Edwards Sapien 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Thv) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $251.21 | 2024-2025 | Watchman Flx |
| Aop Health US, LLC | $248.75 | 2025 | Rapiblyk |
| Inari Medical, INC. | $192.65 | 2023 | Ct Thrombectomy System Kit, Flowtriever Catheter, S |
| Medtronic, INC. | $188.14 | 2024-2025 | Micra |
| Zoll Respicardia, INC. | $178.97 | 2021 | |
| Inspire Medical Systems, INC. | $150.98 | 2021-2025 | Inspire |
| Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC | $146.69 | 2023-2024 |
Show all 23 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, INC. | $116.79 | 2022 | |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp | $99.92 | 2021 | |
| Philips North America LLC | $84.50 | 2025 | Lm Undivided |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $81.05 | 2022 | |
| Ebr Systems, INC. | $81.04 | 2025 | |
| Biosense Webster, INC. | $72.32 | 2025 | Carto 3 |
| Altathera Pharmaceuticals LLC | $20.13 | 2022-2023 | Sotalol Hydrochloride |
| Chiesi USA, INC. | $17.64 | 2021 |
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
Research and ownership
$1,250.00 in research payments reported 2019-2025. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials: they are reported under a clinician's name but frequently go to a hospital or research organization, and usually reflect participation in medical research.
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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.