Physician profile
Joseph Muhlestein
NPI 1760826978
$42,610.15
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
14 companies · $11K in 2025
The $11K reported for 2025 was more than what 82% of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $2,477).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2020: $16K · 2021: $926 · 2022: $551 · 2023: $11K · 2024: $2,509 · 2025: $11K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Travel and Lodging: $9,624 · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $6,600 · Consulting Fee: $3,061 · Compensation For Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker For A Medical Education Program: $2,800 · Food and Beverage: $2,607.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $9,623.89 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $6,600.00 |
| Consulting Fee | $3,061.44 |
| Compensation For Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker For A Medical Education Program | $2,800.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $2,606.70 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $18,092.43 | 2020-2025 | General - Therapies, Ingevity+, Cds Broad Portfolio Offering |
| Cook Incorporated | $6,600.00 | 2023 | Evolution |
| Merit Medical Systems INC | $6,296.08 | 2025 | Flextract, Prelude Introducers |
| Abbott Laboratories | $4,028.69 | 2022-2025 | Aveir, Ensite Precision, Ensite |
| Medtronic, INC. | $3,154.18 | 2023-2025 | Evera Mri Xt Dr Surescan, Micra, Aurora Ev-Icd Mri Surescan |
| Biosense Webster, INC. | $2,131.81 | 2021-2025 | Carto 3, Octaray Mapping Catheter, Soundstar |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $1,101.95 | 2024 | Carto 3 |
| Philips North America LLC | $634.74 | 2021 | |
| Cook Medical LLC | $218.16 | 2022 | |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, INC. | $150.00 | 2023 | Opsumit, Uptravi |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $125.00 | 2023 | Camzyos |
| Cvrx, INC. | $32.11 | 2021 | |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) INC. | $23.53 | 2025 | Optimizer |
| Novo Nordisk INC | $21.47 | 2025 |
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.
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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.