Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$23,236.94
43 reported records · 9 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Ralph S. Augostini, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · COLUMBUS, OH · NPI 1104821552
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Ralph S. Augostini, MD received $23,236.94 in general payments during 2025 across 43 reported records.
Boston Scientific Corporation accounted for 46.6% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 18 associated products.
These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.
Separate record types
Research & Ownership
Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data
Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data
Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data
These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.
Who paid this doctor?
Companies in 2025 General Payments
| Reported company | Canonical company | Amount | Share | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $10,825.08 | 46.6% | 20 | 2025 |
| ZOLL Respicardia, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $6,735.61 | 29.0% | 5 | 2025 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Medtronic, Inc. exact · evidence 2025-07-22 |
$3,758.37 | 16.2% | 6 | 2025 |
| Philips North America LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $1,339.96 | 5.8% | 6 | 2025 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $302.58 | 1.3% | 2 | 2025 |
| AltaThera Pharmaceuticals LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $126.80 | 0.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| Vektor Medical Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $114.48 | 0.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $19.27 | 0.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| ABIOMED | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $14.79 | 0.1% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $7,250.00 | 3 |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $6,400.00 | 2 |
| Consulting Fee | $4,687.50 | 1 |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,754.84 | 9 |
| Food and Beverage | $2,144.60 | 28 |
A meal, consulting fee, royalty, and travel payment describe different kinds of reported relationships and should not be interpreted as equivalent.
Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products
Products named in Open Payments records
| Reported product | Type | Reported company | Related amount* | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| remede System Normalized: remede system |
Device | ZOLL Respicardia, Inc. | $6,735.61 | 5 | 2025 |
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| FARAPULSE Normalized: farapulse |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $5,163.26 | 5 | 2025 |
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| EMBLEM MRI S-ICD Normalized: emblem mri s icd |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $3,750.00 | 2 | 2025 |
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| MICRA Normalized: micra |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $3,748.08 | 5 | 2025 |
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| LithoVue Empower Normalized: lithovue empower |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $1,321.78 | 4 | 2025 |
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| LM Undivided Normalized: lm undivided |
Device | Philips North America LLC | $631.07 | 2 | 2025 |
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| IGT Devices Undivided Normalized: igt devices undivided |
Device | Philips North America LLC | $576.15 | 3 | 2025 |
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| WATCHMAN Access System Normalized: watchman access system |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $508.60 | 4 | 2025 |
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| AVEIR Normalized: aveir |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $302.58 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Bridge Normalized: bridge |
Device | Philips North America LLC | $132.74 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Sotalol Hydrochloride Normalized: sotalol hydrochloride |
Drug | AltaThera Pharmaceuticals LLC | $126.80 | 1 | 2025 |
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| vMap Normalized: vmap |
Device | Vektor Medical Inc. | $114.48 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Rhythmia Mapping System Normalized: rhythmia mapping system |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $44.36 | 1 | 2025 |
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| CARTO 3 Normalized: carto 3 |
Device | Biosense Webster, Inc. | $19.27 | 1 | 2025 |
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| CDS - MCT/CEM Monitoring Normalized: cds mct cem monitoring |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $16.48 | 2 | 2025 |
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| BodyGuardian Normalized: bodyguardian |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $14.40 | 1 | 2025 |
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| AFFERA MAPPING SYSTEM Normalized: affera mapping system |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $10.29 | 1 | 2025 |
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| CDS - Other Normalized: cds other |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $6.20 | 1 | 2025 |
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* Product-associated amounts are non-additive because one payment record may name more than one product.
These products were named on specific Open Payments records. A named product does not show that the payment influenced treatment or prescribing.
Public prescribing for products named in payments
No exact normalized or approved-alias overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed the product.
The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.
Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap
Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D
This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.
No publishable same-company prescribing overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed a drug reported elsewhere by a paying company.
These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.
Public Medicare Part D data
Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024
| Brand | Generic | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 248 | 74 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 146 | 53 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | Amiodarone Hcl | 143 | 56 |
| Sotalol | Sotalol Hcl | 96 | 37 |
| Dofetilide | Dofetilide | 77 | 28 |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 68 | 15 |
| Mexiletine Hcl | Mexiletine Hcl | 47 | 14 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 45 | 14 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd) | Diltiazem Hcl | 41 | 16 |
| Warfarin Sodium | Warfarin Sodium | 37 | 14 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 32 | suppressed |
| Propafenone Hcl Er | Propafenone Hcl | 28 | suppressed |
| Flecainide Acetate | Flecainide Acetate | 27 | suppressed |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 26 | suppressed |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 25 | suppressed |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 22 | suppressed |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 20 | suppressed |
| Entresto | Sacubitril/Valsartan | 14 | suppressed |
| Quinidine Gluconate | Quinidine Gluconate | 14 | suppressed |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 13 | suppressed |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 13 | suppressed |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 13 | suppressed |
| Dabigatran Etexilate | Dabigatran Etexilate Mesylate | 11 | suppressed |
Timeline
Payment and prescribing data by year
Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.
| Year | General Payments | Main payer | Explicit products | Company overlaps | Part D coverage |
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| 2025 | $23,236.94 · 43 records | Boston Scientific Corporation | AFFERA MAPPING SYSTEM, AVEIR, BodyGuardian, Bridge, CARTO 3, CDS - MCT/CEM Monitoring, CDS - Other, EMBLEM MRI S-ICD, FARAPULSE, IGT Devices Undivided, LM Undivided, LithoVue Empower, MICRA, Rhythmia Mapping System, Sotalol Hydrochloride, WATCHMAN Access System, remede System, vMap | — | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- Are there reasonable alternatives I should understand when we discuss treatment options?
- How should I interpret the industry-payment records shown here in the context of my care?
These are general questions generated from reviewed templates. They are not personalized medical advice.
Sources and limitations
How to read this page
- Payment and Medicare prescribing data can cover different years; every comparison shows both years explicitly.
- Part D does not represent a doctor’s entire practice; it excludes many patients and is subject to CMS public-release thresholds.
- Company–drug relationships must have an auditable source, a precise relationship type, and a valid evidence period. Unresolved mappings are not published.
- Generic drug claims are not attributed to a specific manufacturer without manufacturer-level evidence.
- When a source extract is incomplete, missing rows are never treated as proof of no payments or no prescriptions.
Loaded source releases
| Dataset | Year | Publication | Source |
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| CMS Open Payments — General Payments | 2025 | 2026-06-30 | Original source |
| Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug | 2024 | 2026-05-06 | Original source |
| NPPES Data Dissemination V2 | current / reference data | 2026-08-10 | Original source |
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