Physician profile

John L Harlan

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Birmingham, AL

NPI 1639118169

$5,592.87

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

28 companies · $946 in 2025

The $946 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $796).

Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Food and Beverage$2,635.98

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.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Medtronic, INC. $1,950.69 2021-2025 Valiant Captivia, Endurant Iis, Heli-Fx Endoanchor System
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $676.30 2021-2025 Edwards Sapien 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve, Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia
Abbott Laboratories $439.55 2019-2022
Atricure, INC. $401.11 2019-2025 Synergy Ablation System
Chiesi USA, INC. $297.59 2019-2022
Baxter Healthcare $297.23 2019-2025 Perclot
Silk Road Medical, INC. $260.82 2019-2024 Enroute Transcarotid Neuroprotection System, Enroute Transcarotid Stent, Enroute Enflate Transcarotid Rx Balloon Dilatation Catheter
Medtronic Vascular, INC. $252.49 2019-2020
Ethicon US, LLC $230.67 2023-2025 Vistaseal, Surgiflo Hemostatic Matrix, Prolene
Livanova USA, INC. $168.26 2019-2023 Tandemlife
Elutia, INC. $140.07 2019-2022
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $108.70 2020-2022
Davol INC. $50.33 2020
W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. $38.47 2021-2025 Gore Tag Conformable Thoracic Stent Graft
Sanara Medtech INC. $36.57 2022-2023 Celleraterx
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Angiodynamics, INC. $35.04 2019
Kls-Martin L.P. $32.06 2022-2023
Artivion, INC. $21.51 2023 On-X Aortic Heart Valve With Conform-X Sewing Ring and Extended Holder, Bioglue Surgical Adhesive
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp $21.47 2025 Imfinzi
Teleflex LLC $20.18 2024 Manta
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $16.90 2021
Lemaitre Vascular, INC. $15.31 2024 Tyke, Patch, Pledget and Intracardiac
Abiomed $14.97 2024 Impella
Convatec INC. $14.68 2024
Merit Medical Systems INC $13.84 2021
Pulmonx Corporation $13.80 2023 Zephyr Endobronchial Valve, Zephyr Delivery Catheter, Pulmonx Chartis Tablet Console
Argon Medical Devices, INC. $12.69 2019
Becton, Dickinson and Company $11.57 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

John L Harlan

$5,592.87

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Medtronic, INC.
Context
The $946 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $796).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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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.