Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$37,466.15
48 reported records · 8 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Vladimir Markovicl Kushnir, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Gastroenterology · SAINT LOUIS, MO · NPI 1275641813
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Vladimir Markovicl Kushnir, MD received $37,466.15 in general payments during 2025 across 48 reported records.
Boston Scientific Corporation accounted for 64.0% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 23 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 | $23,973.84 | 64.0% | 32 | 2025 |
| CONMED Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $10,133.99 | 27.1% | 2 | 2025 |
| Olympus Medical Systems Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $1,938.40 | 5.2% | 3 | 2025 |
| US ENDOSCOPY | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $500.00 | 1.3% | 2 | 2025 |
| Olympus America Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $313.56 | 0.8% | 3 | 2025 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Medtronic, Inc. exact · evidence 2025-07-22 |
$294.04 | 0.8% | 4 | 2025 |
| STERIS CORPORATION | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $158.48 | 0.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| Cook Medical LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $153.84 | 0.4% | 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 | $20,500.00 | 10 |
| Grant | $10,000.00 | 1 |
| Food and Beverage | $2,819.48 | 25 |
| Consulting Fee | $2,425.00 | 4 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,721.67 | 8 |
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 |
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| General - Therapies Normalized: general therapies |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $12,697.50 | 6 | 2025 |
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| X-Tack Endoscopic HeliX Tacking System Normalized: x tack endoscopic helix tacking system |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $8,000.00 | 6 | 2025 |
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| OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System Normalized: overstitch endoscopic suturing system |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $2,440.08 | 11 | 2025 |
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| EVIS EXERA III DUODENOVIDEOSCOPE Normalized: evis exera iii duodenovideoscope |
Device | Olympus Medical Systems Corporation | $1,938.40 | 3 | 2025 |
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| truFreeze Normalized: trufreeze |
Device | US ENDOSCOPY | $250.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| WallFlex Duodenal Normalized: wallflex duodenal |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $179.36 | 2 | 2025 |
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| EXALT Model D Normalized: exalt model d |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $178.26 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Single Use Electrosurgical Knife KD-655 Normalized: single use electrosurgical knife kd 655 |
Device | Olympus America Inc. | $176.96 | 2 | 2025 |
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| SpyGlass Normalized: spyglass |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $154.91 | 2 | 2025 |
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| HEMOSPRAY Normalized: hemospray |
Device | Cook Medical LLC | $153.84 | 1 | 2025 |
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| SpyGlass Discover Normalized: spyglass discover |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $146.81 | 1 | 2025 |
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| EVIS EXERA III COLONOVIDEOSCOPE Normalized: evis exera iii colonovideoscope |
Device | Olympus America Inc. | $136.60 | 1 | 2025 |
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| EVIS EXERA III VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER Normalized: evis exera iii video system center |
Device | Olympus America Inc. | $136.60 | 1 | 2025 |
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| GASTROINTESTINAL VIDEOSCOPE Normalized: gastrointestinal videoscope |
Device | Olympus America Inc. | $136.60 | 1 | 2025 |
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| CONMED BILIARY Normalized: conmed biliary |
Device | CONMED Corporation | $133.99 | 1 | 2025 |
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| CONMED GENERATORS Normalized: conmed generators |
Device | CONMED Corporation | $133.99 | 1 | 2025 |
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| NEXPOWDER Normalized: nexpowder |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $124.58 | 1 | 2025 |
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| OverStitch NXT Endoscopic Suturing System Normalized: overstitch nxt endoscopic suturing system |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $101.48 | 1 | 2025 |
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| GI GENIUS Normalized: gi genius |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $96.83 | 2 | 2025 |
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| EndoClot PHS Normalized: endoclot phs |
Device | Olympus America Inc. | $87.02 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Single Use Aspiration Needle NA-U200H Normalized: single use aspiration needle na u200h |
Device | Olympus America Inc. | $87.02 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Apollo 2-0 Polypropylene Endobariatric Suture Normalized: apollo 2 0 polypropylene endobariatric suture |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $75.44 | 1 | 2025 |
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| BEACON Normalized: beacon |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $72.63 | 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 |
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| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 382 | 101 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 159 | 45 |
| Sucralfate | Sucralfate | 102 | 55 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 95 | 21 |
| Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf | Sodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates | 94 | 88 |
| Gavilyte-G | Peg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl | 62 | 57 |
| Creon | Lipase/Protease/Amylase | 51 | 11 |
| Rabeprazole Sodium | Rabeprazole Sodium | 50 | 11 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 31 | suppressed |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | Esomeprazole Magnesium | 26 | suppressed |
| Lansoprazole | Lansoprazole | 22 | suppressed |
| Dexlansoprazole Dr | Dexlansoprazole | 21 | suppressed |
| Dicyclomine Hcl | Dicyclomine Hcl | 19 | suppressed |
| Peg-3350 And Electrolytes | Peg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl | 18 | 17 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 13 | 13 |
| Nexium | Esomeprazole Magnesium | 13 | suppressed |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 12 | suppressed |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 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 | $37,466.15 · 48 records | Boston Scientific Corporation | Apollo 2-0 Polypropylene Endobariatric Suture, BEACON, CONMED BILIARY, CONMED GENERATORS, EVIS EXERA III COLONOVIDEOSCOPE, EVIS EXERA III DUODENOVIDEOSCOPE, EVIS EXERA III VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER, EXALT Model D, EndoClot PHS, GASTROINTESTINAL VIDEOSCOPE, GI GENIUS, General - Therapies, HEMOSPRAY, NEXPOWDER, OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System, OverStitch NXT Endoscopic Suturing System, Single Use Aspiration Needle NA-U200H, Single Use Electrosurgical Knife KD-655, SpyGlass, SpyGlass Discover, WallFlex Duodenal, X-Tack Endoscopic HeliX Tacking System, truFreeze | — | — |
| 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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