Physician profile

Buba Marong

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology · La Jolla, CA

NPI 1124523147

$3,721.53

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

25 companies · $1,843 in 2025

The $1,843 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $1,046).

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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$3,451.32
Education$270.21

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
Abbott Laboratories $662.55 2024-2025 Ensite, Dragonfly Opstar, Aptivue
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $422.74 2023-2025
Medtronic, INC. $372.69 2023-2025 Onyx Frontier, Symplicity G3, Azure Xt Dr Mri Surescan
Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) $303.76 2024-2025 Lifevest
Kestra Medical Technology Services, INC. $302.63 2023-2025 Assure Wcd
Boston Scientific Corporation $291.45 2023-2024 Avvigo Guidance System, Accolade Sr, Lux-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor
Shockwave Medical, INC $198.61 2025
Abiomed $183.01 2025
Cardiac Dimensions, INC. $148.19 2024
Bridgebio Pharma, INC. $128.47 2025 Attruby
Cook Medical LLC $107.85 2024 Micropuncture
Lantheus Medical Imaging, INC. $98.33 2023-2024 Definity
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, Plc $98.02 2024 Arcalyst
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, INC. $68.98 2025 Evkeeza
Irhythm Technologies, INC. $63.76 2023-2024 Zio Xt Patch, Zio Monitor
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Philips North America LLC $57.54 2023-2024 (Ck4) Mcot
Cvrx, INC. $41.70 2024-2025 Barostim Neo System
Amgen INC. $36.68 2025 Repatha
Novo Nordisk INC $24.30 2024 Rybelsus, Ozempic
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, LTD. $23.64 2023 Arcalyst
Scpharmaceuticals INC. $19.08 2025
Baxter Healthcare $17.89 2024 Hillrom - Cardiac Ambulatory Monitor
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $17.05 2023 Xarelto
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, INC. $16.99 2025 Uptravi, Opsumit
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $15.62 2024 Farxiga

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Buba Marong

$3,721.53

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2023-2025
Top company
Abbott Laboratories
Context
The $1,843 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $1,046).

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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.