Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$180,012.24
168 reported records · 12 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Joseph Bavaria, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · ALLENTOWN, PA · NPI 1235186073
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Joseph Bavaria, MD received $180,012.24 in general payments during 2025 across 168 reported records.
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. accounted for 37.9% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $68,189.56 | 37.9% | 58 | 2025 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $60,370.62 | 33.5% | 69 | 2025 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $24,110.90 | 13.4% | 8 | 2025 |
| Baxter Healthcare | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $19,893.87 | 11.1% | 9 | 2025 |
| Artivion, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $5,850.00 | 3.2% | 3 | 2025 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Medtronic, Inc. exact · evidence 2025-07-22 |
$507.59 | 0.3% | 6 | 2025 |
| Paladin Technology Solutions | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $335.59 | 0.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $275.16 | 0.1% | 4 | 2025 |
| AtriCure, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $180.61 | 0.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| ABIOMED | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $146.85 | 0.1% | 6 | 2025 |
| Arthrex, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $123.03 | 0.1% | 2 | 2025 |
| Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $28.46 | 0.0% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $128,717.50 | 24 |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $28,446.88 | 6 |
| Travel and Lodging | $14,483.54 | 48 |
| Food and Beverage | $6,114.32 | 88 |
| Honoraria | $2,250.00 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis Normalized: gore tag thoracic branch endoprosthesis |
Device | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $40,947.33 | 34 | 2025 |
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| Product in Development Normalized: product in development |
Device | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $24,787.95 | 12 | 2025 |
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| FLOSEAL Normalized: floseal |
Biological | Baxter Healthcare | $19,555.99 | 3 | 2025 |
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| THORAFLEX HYBRID Normalized: thoraflex hybrid |
Device | Bolton Medical Inc | $16,288.62 | 2 | 2025 |
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| GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Stent Graft Normalized: gore tag conformable thoracic stent graft |
Device | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $15,413.67 | 3 | 2025 |
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| TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM Normalized: treo abdominal stent graft system |
Device | Bolton Medical Inc | $6,417.31 | 5 | 2025 |
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| KONECT RESILIA Normalized: konect resilia |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $4,499.23 | 14 | 2025 |
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| ARCEVO LSA Normalized: arcevo lsa |
Device | Artivion, Inc. | $3,600.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| CRYOVALVE SG PULMONARY HUMAN HEART VALVE Normalized: cryovalve sg pulmonary human heart valve |
Device | Artivion, Inc. | $2,000.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis Normalized: gore tag conformable thoracic endoprosthesis |
Device | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $1,867.37 | 10 | 2025 |
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| GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo Normalized: gore viabahn vbx balloon expandable endo |
Device | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $1,159.59 | 1 | 2025 |
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| INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Normalized: inspiris resilia aortic valve |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $762.67 | 12 | 2025 |
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| COREVALVE EVOLUT R Normalized: corevalve evolut r |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $311.00 | 4 | 2025 |
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| NAVITOR Normalized: navitor |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $257.24 | 3 | 2025 |
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| Jotec Products Normalized: jotec products |
Device | Artivion, Inc. | $250.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| PREVELEAK Normalized: preveleak |
Device | Baxter Healthcare | $195.40 | 5 | 2025 |
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| SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Normalized: synergy ablation system |
Device | AtriCure, Inc. | $180.61 | 1 | 2025 |
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| SYMPLICITY G3 Normalized: symplicity g3 |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $171.23 | 1 | 2025 |
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| SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA Normalized: sapien 3 ultra resilia |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $165.93 | 1 | 2025 |
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| STARLING SYSTEM Normalized: starling system |
Device | Baxter Healthcare | $142.48 | 1 | 2025 |
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| RELAY THORACIC STENT-GRAFT WITH PLUS DELIVERY SYSTEM Normalized: relay thoracic stent graft with plus delivery system |
Device | Bolton Medical Inc | $142.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| TISSEEL Normalized: tisseel |
Biological | Baxter Healthcare | $125.99 | 1 | 2025 |
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| MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve Normalized: mitris resilia mitral valve |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $123.88 | 2 | 2025 |
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| GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis Normalized: gore excluder thoracoabdominal branch endoprosthesis |
Device | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $63.65 | 1 | 2025 |
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| CAPIOX FX ADVANCE HOLLOW FIBER OXYGENATOR W INTEGRATED AF W HARDSHELL RES. Normalized: capiox fx advance hollow fiber oxygenator w integrated af w hardshell res |
Device | Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation | $28.46 | 1 | 2025 |
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| AVALUS Normalized: avalus |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $25.36 | 1 | 2025 |
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| EPIC Normalized: epic |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $17.92 | 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.
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 | $180,012.24 · 168 records | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | ARCEVO LSA, AVALUS, CAPIOX FX ADVANCE HOLLOW FIBER OXYGENATOR W INTEGRATED AF W HARDSHELL RES., COREVALVE EVOLUT R, CRYOVALVE SG PULMONARY HUMAN HEART VALVE, EPIC, FLOSEAL, GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis, GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis, GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Stent Graft, GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis, GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo, INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE, Jotec Products, KONECT RESILIA, MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve, NAVITOR, PREVELEAK, Product in Development, RELAY THORACIC STENT-GRAFT WITH PLUS DELIVERY SYSTEM, SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA, STARLING SYSTEM, SYMPLICITY G3, SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM, THORAFLEX HYBRID, TISSEEL, TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM | — | — |
| 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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