Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$3,840.02
77 reported records · 20 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
David Smith Talton, M.D.
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · TUPELO, MS · NPI 1629078746
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show David Smith Talton, M.D. received $3,840.02 in general payments during 2025 across 77 reported records.
Artivion, Inc. accounted for 30.2% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artivion, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $1,158.03 | 30.2% | 6 | 2025 |
| Surgical Specialties Corporation (us), Inc. (dba Corza Medical) | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $550.87 | 14.3% | 11 | 2025 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $416.51 | 10.8% | 8 | 2025 |
| ABIOMED | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $380.45 | 9.9% | 11 | 2025 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $364.14 | 9.5% | 8 | 2025 |
| AtriCure, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $195.66 | 5.1% | 6 | 2025 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $192.61 | 5.0% | 2 | 2025 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Medtronic, Inc. exact · evidence 2025-07-22 |
$101.57 | 2.6% | 4 | 2025 |
| LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $93.93 | 2.5% | 4 | 2025 |
| Baxter Healthcare | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $63.63 | 1.7% | 3 | 2025 |
| Corcym Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $53.44 | 1.4% | 2 | 2025 |
| Cook Medical LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $47.32 | 1.2% | 3 | 2025 |
| Philips North America LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $46.92 | 1.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $42.16 | 1.1% | 2 | 2025 |
| Octapharma USA, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $32.61 | 0.8% | 1 | 2025 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $25.18 | 0.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| Stimlabs LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $22.94 | 0.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| LSI SOLUTIONS INC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $20.94 | 0.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| AngioDynamics, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $17.19 | 0.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| PFIZER INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $13.92 | 0.4% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,990.48 | 75 |
| Travel and Lodging | $849.54 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMDS-Ascyrus Medical Normalized: amds ascyrus medical |
Device | Artivion, Inc. | $1,158.03 | 6 | 2025 |
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| NAVITOR Normalized: navitor |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $209.75 | 4 | 2025 |
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| RIBFIX BLU ADVANTAGE Normalized: ribfix blu advantage |
Device | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $192.61 | 2 | 2025 |
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| TRICLIP Normalized: triclip |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $181.35 | 3 | 2025 |
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| SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA Normalized: sapien 3 ultra resilia |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $180.66 | 2 | 2025 |
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| SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Normalized: synergy ablation system |
Device | AtriCure, Inc. | $159.15 | 4 | 2025 |
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| RIBFIX TITAN Normalized: ribfix titan |
Device | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $103.40 | 1 | 2025 |
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| EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Normalized: edwards intuity elite valve system |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $101.75 | 1 | 2025 |
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| COREVALVE EVOLUT R Normalized: corevalve evolut r |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $101.57 | 4 | 2025 |
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| ON-X AORTIC HEART VALVE WITH CONFORM-X SEWING RING AND EXTENDED HOLDER Normalized: on x aortic heart valve with conform x sewing ring and extended holder |
Device | Artivion, Inc. | $72.93 | 2 | 2025 |
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| ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM Normalized: atriclip laa exclusion system |
Device | AtriCure, Inc. | $70.49 | 3 | 2025 |
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| KONECT RESILIA Normalized: konect resilia |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $58.44 | 3 | 2025 |
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| PERCEVAL Normalized: perceval |
Device | Corcym Inc | $53.44 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Coronary Other Normalized: coronary other |
Device | Philips North America LLC | $46.92 | 1 | 2025 |
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| XENOSURE BIOLOGIC PATCH Normalized: xenosure biologic patch |
Device | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | $38.15 | 2 | 2025 |
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| OSTENE Normalized: ostene |
Device | Baxter Healthcare | $36.88 | 2 | 2025 |
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| BIOGLUE SURGICAL ADHESIVE Normalized: bioglue surgical adhesive |
Device | Artivion, Inc. | $35.17 | 1 | 2025 |
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| RESTOREFLOW Normalized: restoreflow |
Device | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | $34.82 | 1 | 2025 |
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| FIBRYGA Normalized: fibryga |
Biological | Octapharma USA, Inc. | $32.61 | 1 | 2025 |
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| PREVELEAK Normalized: preveleak |
Device | Baxter Healthcare | $26.75 | 1 | 2025 |
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| COOK Normalized: cook |
Device | Cook Medical LLC | $26.32 | 1 | 2025 |
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| MITRACLIP Normalized: mitraclip |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $25.41 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System Normalized: enroute transcarotid neuroprotection system |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $25.18 | 1 | 2025 |
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| CORPLEX P Normalized: corplex p |
Device | Stimlabs LLC | $22.94 | 1 | 2025 |
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| RUBY Coil Normalized: ruby coil |
Device | Penumbra, Inc. | $22.30 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ZENITH Normalized: zenith |
Device | Cook Medical LLC | $21.00 | 2 | 2025 |
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| PRUITT F3 CAROTID SHUNT Normalized: pruitt f3 carotid shunt |
Device | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | $20.96 | 1 | 2025 |
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| COR-KNOT Normalized: cor knot |
Device | LSI SOLUTIONS INC | $20.94 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Penumbra System Normalized: penumbra system |
Device | Penumbra, Inc. | $19.86 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ANGIOVAC Normalized: angiovac |
Device | AngioDynamics, Inc. | $17.19 | 1 | 2025 |
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| MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve Normalized: mitris resilia mitral valve |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $16.22 | 1 | 2025 |
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| VYNDAQEL Normalized: vyndaqel |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $13.92 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM Normalized: atricure cryoice cryosphere cryoablation system |
Device | AtriCure, Inc. | $12.38 | 1 | 2025 |
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| AtriCure cryoICE Cryoablation System (CRYO2) Normalized: atricure cryoice cryoablation system cryo2 |
Device | AtriCure, Inc. | $12.32 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve Normalized: edwards sapien 3 ultra transcatheter heart valve |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $7.07 | 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 | $3,840.02 · 77 records | Artivion, Inc. | AMDS-Ascyrus Medical, ANGIOVAC, ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM, ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM, AtriCure cryoICE Cryoablation System (CRYO2), BIOGLUE SURGICAL ADHESIVE, COOK, COR-KNOT, COREVALVE EVOLUT R, CORPLEX P, Coronary Other, EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM, ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System, Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve, FIBRYGA, KONECT RESILIA, MITRACLIP, MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve, NAVITOR, ON-X AORTIC HEART VALVE WITH CONFORM-X SEWING RING AND EXTENDED HOLDER, OSTENE, PERCEVAL, PREVELEAK, PRUITT F3 CAROTID SHUNT, Penumbra System, RESTOREFLOW, RIBFIX BLU ADVANTAGE, RIBFIX TITAN, RUBY Coil, SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA, SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM, TRICLIP, VYNDAQEL, XENOSURE BIOLOGIC PATCH, ZENITH | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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