Physician profile
Venkatesh G Ramaiah
NPI 1063413904
$451,941.62
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
67 companies · $95K in 2025
The $95K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Vascular Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $927).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $71K · 2020: $52K · 2021: $86K · 2022: $55K · 2023: $45K · 2024: $48K · 2025: $95K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $101K · Travel and Lodging: $33K · Food and Beverage: $27K · Compensation For Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker For A Medical Education Program: $24K · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $2,500 · Honoraria: $599.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $101,275.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $33,119.68 |
| Food and Beverage | $26,705.12 |
| Compensation For Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker For A Medical Education Program | $23,975.00 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $2,500.00 |
| Honoraria | $599.00 |
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. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Endologix LLC | $147,588.37 | 2019-2025 | Torus Stent Graft System, Endocross Device, Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System |
| Silk Road Medical, INC. | $102,492.37 | 2019-2024 | Enroute Transcarotid Neuroprotection System, Enroute Transcarotid Stent, Enroute Enflate Transcarotid Rx Balloon Dilatation Catheter |
| Shockwave Medical, INC | $39,328.67 | 2019-2024 | Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter, Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter |
| Medtronic, INC. | $37,522.66 | 2021-2025 | Endurant Iis, Hawkone, Turbohawk |
| Angiodynamics, INC. | $33,793.60 | 2019-2025 | Alphavac, Auryon Laser System 100-120 Vac, Angiovac |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $20,212.95 | 2019-2020 | |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, INC. | $14,328.47 | 2021-2025 | Rotarexs 6 F X 135 Cm, Lutonix Drug Coated Balloon, Venovo |
| Bolton Medical INC | $11,075.05 | 2019-2025 | Treo Abdominal Stent-Graft System, Relay Thoracic Stent-Graft With Plus Delivery System |
| Cvrx, INC. | $8,260.15 | 2020-2024 | Barostim Neo System |
| Cardiovascular Systems INC. | $5,124.22 | 2019-2023 | Diamondback Peripheral |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC | $3,885.59 | 2021-2023 | Xarelto |
| Argon Medical Devices, INC. | $3,727.68 | 2021-2025 | Clot Management |
| Surmodics, INC. | $3,465.62 | 2021-2025 | Sublime 014 Rx Pta Balloon Dilatation Catheter, Pounce Venous Thrombectomy System, Sublime Radial Access 018 Rx Pta Dilatation Catheter |
| Penumbra, INC. | $3,154.04 | 2019-2024 | Indigo System |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $3,092.49 | 2019-2025 | Enroute Transcarotid Neuroprotection System, General - Vascular Intervention, Enroute Transcarotid Stent |
Show all 62 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cordis US Corp. | $3,009.59 | 2021-2025 | Mynx Control Venous, Brite Tip, Selution Slr Pta |
| Abbott Laboratories | $2,122.14 | 2019-2024 | Jeti Peripheral Catheter, Esprit, Jeti All In One Non-Sterile Kit |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $1,765.12 | 2019-2025 | Gore Excluder Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis, C3 Delivery System, Gore Viabahn Vbx Balloon Expandable Endo |
| Sirtex Medical INC | $941.98 | 2025 | Lava Les (Liquid Embolic System), Sir-Spheres Microspheres |
| Inari Medical, INC. | $816.19 | 2019-2024 | Flowtriever Catheter, S, Ct Thrombectomy System Kit |
| Cook Medical LLC | $593.07 | 2019-2025 | Zenith Alpha, Zilver Ptx, Zenith Spiral-Z |
| Philips North America LLC | $552.08 | 2020-2024 | (Bq9) Coronary Ivus |
| Asahi Intecc USA, INC. | $549.21 | 2021-2025 | Asahi Peripheral Vascular Wires, Asahi Ptca Guide Wire, Peripheral Vascular |
| Provisio Medical, INC. | $500.00 | 2023 | |
| Cagent Vascular INC | $466.90 | 2023-2024 | Serrantor |
| Contego Medical, INC | $430.47 | 2023 | |
| Imperative Care, INC | $341.39 | 2023-2025 | Prodigy Catheter, Symphony Catheter |
| Biotronik INC. | $329.86 | 2022-2024 | Oscar, Pulsar-18 T3 |
| Heartflow, INC. | $251.61 | 2021-2023 | Ffrct |
| Mimedx Group, INC. | $246.09 | 2024-2025 | |
| Shape Memory Medical INC. | $191.58 | 2021-2024 | Impede Embolization Plug |
| Balt USA, LLC | $149.25 | 2022-2025 | Prestige Coil System |
| Advanced Oxygen Therapy INC. | $142.81 | 2024 | Topical Oxygen Chamber For Extremities |
| Cardiva Medical, INC. | $131.36 | 2022-2024 | Cardiva Vascade 6/7f Vcs |
| Saranas, INC. | $128.37 | 2021 | |
| Avantec Vascular Corporation | $125.00 | 2025 | |
| Viz.Ai, INC. | $112.87 | 2022 | |
| Amgen INC. | $96.85 | 2023-2024 | Repatha |
| Catheter Precision, INC. Fka Ra Medical Systems, INC. | $79.32 | 2019 | |
| Reflow Medical INC | $69.09 | 2025 | |
| Inspiremd Ltd | $53.98 | 2024-2025 | Cguard Prime Carotid Stent System, Cguard |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $50.00 | 2025 | Lifevest |
| Novo Nordisk INC | $50.00 | 2025 | Wegovy |
| Lemaitre Vascular, INC. | $48.99 | 2019-2022 | |
| Cardinal Health 200 LLC | $45.12 | 2020-2021 | |
| Urgo Medical North America, LLC | $44.10 | 2024 | Vashe Wound Solution 250 Ml (8.5 Fl Oz) Flip Top Cap, Urgok2 |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, INC. | $42.05 | 2019 | |
| Teleflex LLC | $40.24 | 2022-2025 | Arrow |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $38.31 | 2021-2022 | |
| Baxter Healthcare | $35.51 | 2024 | Preveleak |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $32.89 | 2019 | |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $31.77 | 2019-2024 | Integra, Primatrix, Integra Dermal Regeneration Template |
| Merit Medical Systems INC | $30.74 | 2022 | |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | $28.59 | 2022 | |
| Venclose INC. | $28.44 | 2020 | |
| Avinger INC. | $24.79 | 2019 | |
| Organogenesis INC. | $24.27 | 2020 | |
| Ge Healthcare | $24.19 | 2025 | |
| Ablative Solutions, INC. | $21.33 | 2020 | |
| Veryan Medical Incorporated | $19.89 | 2020 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $17.84 | 2025 | Ct Thrombectomy System Kit, Flowtriever Catheter, S |
| Osiris Therapeutics INC. | $14.45 | 2019 |
5 companies reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
Torus Stent Graft System $57KEndocross Device $57KEnroute Transcarotid Neuroprotection System $32KEnroute Transcarotid Stent $25KShockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter $23KAlto Abdominal Stent Graft System $21KEndurant Iis $10KAlphavac $6,985Enroute Enflate Transcarotid Rx Balloon Dilatation Catheter $6,226Treo Abdominal Stent-Graft System $6,188Afx2 Bifurcated Endograft System $4,641Auryon Laser System 100-120 Vac $3,865Relay Thoracic Stent-Graft With Plus Delivery System $2,077Angiovac $1,841Mynx Control Venous $1,800Sublime 014 Rx Pta Balloon Dilatation Catheter $1,251Pounce Venous Thrombectomy System $1,059Lava Les (Liquid Embolic System) $798Sublime Radial Access 018 Rx Pta Dilatation Catheter $714Barostim Neo System $681Pounce Thrombectomy System $636Gore Excluder Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis $588Flowtriever Catheter, S $569Ct Thrombectomy System Kit $569Pounce Thrombectomy $566Serrantor $467Pounce Lp Thrombectomy System $454Brite Tip $450Indigo System $416Hawkone $405General - Vascular Intervention $400Ovation Ix Iliac Stent Graft $354Rotarexs 6 F X 135 Cm $352Sublime Radial Access Guide Sheath $343Turbohawk $290Lutonix Drug Coated Balloon $273Prodigy Catheter $231Oscar $217Jeti Peripheral Catheter $207Zenith Alpha $196C3 Delivery System $189Sublime Microcatheter, 014, 65cm, Angle $188Sublime Microcatheter, 014, 65cm, Straight $188Gore Viabahn Vbx Balloon Expandable Endo $177Selution Slr Pta $168Sublime Microcatheter, 018, 200cm, Straight $167Asahi Peripheral Vascular Wires $162Corevalve Evolut R $149Sir-Spheres Microspheres $144Gore Cardioform Septal Occluder $143Topical Oxygen Chamber For Extremities $143Gore Excluder Aaa Endoprosthesis $139Abre $134Ffrct $133Asahi Ptca Guide Wire $132Esprit $120Protege Rx $119Jeti All In One Non-Sterile Kit $118(6571) Eagle Eye $117Symphony Catheter $110(Bq9) Coronary Ivus $104Repatha $96.85Saber $95.29Gore Tag Thoracic Endoprosthesis $90.19Zilver Ptx $75.60Impede Embolization Plug $75.02Prestige Coil System $74.34Cardiva Vascade 6/7f Vcs $63.94Peripheral Vascular $55.82Integra $54.87Xarelto $54.38Pulsar-18 T3 $52.62(9281) Turbo Elite $50.14Wegovy $50.00Lifevest $50.00Symplicity G3 $50.00In.Pact Admiral $49.19Elitecross $42.85Venovo $39.37Everflex $38.27Preveleak $35.51S.M.A.R.T. Control $33.37Cguard Prime Carotid Stent System $30.98Diamondback Peripheral $28.59Aquatrack $28.41(9520) Igt Devices Und $27.78Vashe Wound Solution 250 Ml (8.5 Fl Oz) Flip Top Cap $26.16Jindo $24.96Shinobi $24.59Palmaz Blue $23.25Outback $23.23Cguard $23.00Outback Elite $22.06Arrow $21.77(6554) Peripheral Vascular Undivided $20.80Clot Management $18.83Gore Viabahn Endoprosthesis $18.42Integra Dermal Regeneration Template $18.29Primatrix $18.29Urgok2 $17.94
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.
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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.