Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$7,043.93
111 reported records · 14 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Jay K Bhama, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · JONESBORO, AR · NPI 1760491989
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Jay K Bhama, MD received $7,043.93 in general payments during 2025 across 111 reported records.
ABIOMED accounted for 32.9% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABIOMED | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $2,316.03 | 32.9% | 21 | 2025 |
| Baxter Healthcare | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $1,181.55 | 16.8% | 13 | 2025 |
| AtriCure, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $991.01 | 14.1% | 14 | 2025 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $612.31 | 8.7% | 8 | 2025 |
| CVRx, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $491.18 | 7.0% | 12 | 2025 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $388.99 | 5.5% | 16 | 2025 |
| Davol Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $388.58 | 5.5% | 12 | 2025 |
| Ethicon US, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $230.78 | 3.3% | 3 | 2025 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $110.42 | 1.6% | 5 | 2025 |
| Surgical Specialties Corporation (us), Inc. (dba Corza Medical) | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $104.54 | 1.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| Stryker Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $84.65 | 1.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Medtronic, Inc. exact · evidence 2025-07-22 |
$75.13 | 1.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $55.24 | 0.8% | 3 | 2025 |
| Philips North America LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $13.52 | 0.2% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $5,778.15 | 108 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,265.78 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Normalized: synergy ablation system |
Device | AtriCure, Inc. | $865.13 | 11 | 2025 |
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| Barostim Neo System Normalized: barostim neo system |
Device | CVRx, Inc. | $491.18 | 12 | 2025 |
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| RECOTHROM Normalized: recothrom |
Biological | Baxter Healthcare | $286.65 | 4 | 2025 |
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| ARISTA Normalized: arista |
Device | Davol Inc. | $284.91 | 9 | 2025 |
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| COSEAL Normalized: coseal |
Device | Baxter Healthcare | $265.94 | 3 | 2025 |
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| MITRACLIP Normalized: mitraclip |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $264.20 | 4 | 2025 |
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| MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve Normalized: mitris resilia mitral valve |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $235.09 | 4 | 2025 |
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| THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT Normalized: thoratec heartmate 3 lvas implant kit |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $206.22 | 2 | 2025 |
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| ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM Normalized: atriclip laa exclusion system |
Device | AtriCure, Inc. | $195.50 | 6 | 2025 |
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| AtriCure cryoICE Cryoablation System (CRYO2) Normalized: atricure cryoice cryoablation system cryo2 |
Device | AtriCure, Inc. | $136.95 | 3 | 2025 |
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| SURGICAL TOOLS Normalized: surgical tools |
Device | Baxter Healthcare | $119.67 | 1 | 2025 |
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| SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA Normalized: sapien 3 ultra resilia |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $119.22 | 9 | 2025 |
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| PREVELEAK Normalized: preveleak |
Device | Baxter Healthcare | $115.64 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Echelon; Endopath Normalized: echelon endopath |
Device | Ethicon US, LLC | $113.12 | 1 | 2025 |
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| PERCLOT Normalized: perclot |
Device | Baxter Healthcare | $109.12 | 1 | 2025 |
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| OSTENE Normalized: ostene |
Device | Baxter Healthcare | $101.98 | 1 | 2025 |
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| PERI-STRIPS DRY Normalized: peri strips dry |
Biological | Baxter Healthcare | $94.14 | 1 | 2025 |
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| FLOSEAL Normalized: floseal |
Biological | Baxter Healthcare | $88.41 | 1 | 2025 |
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| NA Normalized: na |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $84.65 | 1 | 2025 |
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| VITALFLOW CONSOLE Normalized: vitalflow console |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $75.13 | 1 | 2025 |
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| N/A Normalized: n a |
Device | Ethicon US, LLC | $74.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| NAVITOR Normalized: navitor |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $73.78 | 1 | 2025 |
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| EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX Normalized: epi sense guided coagulation system with visitrax |
Device | AtriCure, Inc. | $70.64 | 2 | 2025 |
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| EPIC Normalized: epic |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $68.11 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Tridyne Vascular Sealant Normalized: tridyne vascular sealant |
Device | Davol Inc. | $65.50 | 2 | 2025 |
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| METACROSS OTW Normalized: metacross otw |
Device | Terumo Medical Corporation | $55.24 | 3 | 2025 |
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| R2P MISAGO Normalized: r2p misago |
Device | Terumo Medical Corporation | $55.24 | 3 | 2025 |
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| Echelon Flex Normalized: echelon flex |
Device | Ethicon US, LLC | $43.66 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Avitene Ultrafoam Normalized: avitene ultrafoam |
Device | Davol Inc. | $38.17 | 1 | 2025 |
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| General - Therapies Normalized: general therapies |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $32.01 | 1 | 2025 |
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| General - Balloon Catheters Normalized: general balloon catheters |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $26.17 | 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 | $25.19 | 2 | 2025 |
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| AZUR CX DETACHABLE Normalized: azur cx detachable |
Device | Terumo Medical Corporation | $21.09 | 1 | 2025 |
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| GLIDESHEATH SLENDER Normalized: glidesheath slender |
Device | Terumo Medical Corporation | $21.09 | 1 | 2025 |
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| General - Ultrasound Normalized: general ultrasound |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $20.06 | 1 | 2025 |
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| EkoSonic Normalized: ekosonic |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $16.95 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Ranger Normalized: ranger |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $15.23 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Labosys Normalized: labosys |
Device | Philips North America LLC | $13.52 | 1 | 2025 |
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| INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Normalized: inspiris resilia aortic valve |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $9.49 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ISOLATOR SURGICAL ABLATION SYSTEM Normalized: isolator surgical ablation system |
Device | AtriCure, Inc. | $2.58 | 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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| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 78 | 28 |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 73 | 22 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 65 | 18 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 56 | 28 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | Amiodarone Hcl | 49 | 20 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 35 | suppressed |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 32 | 13 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 30 | suppressed |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 26 | suppressed |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 23 | 12 |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 16 | suppressed |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 15 | suppressed |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 13 | suppressed |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,043.93 · 111 records | ABIOMED | ARISTA, ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM, AZUR CX DETACHABLE, AtriCure cryoICE Cryoablation System (CRYO2), Avitene Ultrafoam, Barostim Neo System, COSEAL, EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, EPIC, Echelon Flex, Echelon; Endopath, Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve, EkoSonic, FLOSEAL, GLIDESHEATH SLENDER, General - Balloon Catheters, General - Therapies, General - Ultrasound, INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE, ISOLATOR SURGICAL ABLATION SYSTEM, Labosys, METACROSS OTW, MITRACLIP, MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve, N/A, NA, NAVITOR, OSTENE, PERCLOT, PERI-STRIPS DRY, PREVELEAK, R2P MISAGO, RECOTHROM, Ranger, SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA, SURGICAL TOOLS, SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM, THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT, Tridyne Vascular Sealant, VITALFLOW CONSOLE | — | — |
| 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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