Cardiothoracic Surgery in Fredericksburg, VA
4 verified cardiothoracic surgery doctors in Fredericksburg.
Cardiothoracic surgeons operate on the heart, lungs, and other organs in the chest.
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Dr. Howard Heppe, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $279.87 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$279.87
Total received
6
Transactions
4
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 2,660 cardiothoracic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 66% received any industry payment (median $331 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 64th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.
Payments to Howard Heppe do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Harold Bautista, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $102.54 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$102.54
Total received
4
Transactions
3
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 2,660 cardiothoracic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 66% received any industry payment (median $331 among those who did). This doctor's total is on the lower end — around the 48th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.
Payments to Harold Bautista do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Balvant Arora, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $12.83 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$12.83
Total received
1
Transactions
1
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 2,660 cardiothoracic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 66% received any industry payment (median $331 among those who did). This doctor's total is on the lower end — around the 34th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.
Payments to Balvant Arora do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Pejman Aflaki, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery
CMS Open Payments· $71.34 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$71.34
Total received
3
Transactions
2
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 2,660 cardiothoracic surgery doctors we've analyzed, about 66% received any industry payment (median $331 among those who did). This doctor's total is on the lower end — around the 45th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US cardiothoracic surgery doctors.
Payments to Pejman Aflaki do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.