Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$102,144.00
204 reported records · 13 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Thomas E Waggoner, D.O.
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Interventional Cardiology · TUCSON, AZ · NPI 1891083812
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Thomas E Waggoner, D.O. received $102,144.00 in general payments during 2025 across 204 reported records.
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation accounted for 75.4% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 24 associated products.
PFIZER INC. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported ELIQUIS as an associated drug or biological on 87112 records involving 36032 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 150 claims for Eliquis by this doctor in 2024.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $77,049.35 | 75.4% | 116 | 2025 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21,730.72 | 21.3% | 37 | 2025 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $1,658.51 | 1.6% | 12 | 2025 |
| ABIOMED | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $659.73 | 0.7% | 9 | 2025 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $206.64 | 0.2% | 9 | 2025 |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $204.32 | 0.2% | 8 | 2025 |
| Cardiac Dimensions, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $178.34 | 0.2% | 3 | 2025 |
| Ancora Heart, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $165.78 | 0.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Medtronic, Inc. exact · evidence 2025-07-22 |
$147.51 | 0.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $74.48 | 0.1% | 3 | 2025 |
| CVRx, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $38.02 | 0.0% | 3 | 2025 |
| PFIZER INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $16.82 | 0.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| Amgen Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $13.78 | 0.0% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $62,031.25 | 14 |
| Travel and Lodging | $20,380.42 | 25 |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $12,500.00 | 4 |
| Food and Beverage | $7,232.33 | 161 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PASCAL Normalized: pascal |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $62,336.74 | 54 | 2025 |
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| WATCHMAN Normalized: watchman |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $9,985.10 | 12 | 2025 |
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| EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) Normalized: edwards sapien 3 transcatheter heart valve thv |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $9,718.51 | 4 | 2025 |
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| WATCHMAN Access System Normalized: watchman access system |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $6,120.31 | 5 | 2025 |
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| WATCHMAN FLX Normalized: watchman flx |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $5,314.28 | 15 | 2025 |
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| SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA Normalized: sapien 3 ultra resilia |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $2,423.31 | 42 | 2025 |
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| Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter Normalized: shockwave ivl system with the shockwave c2 coronary ivl catheter |
Device | Shockwave Medical, Inc | $1,658.51 | 12 | 2025 |
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| Assure WCD Normalized: assure wcd |
Device | Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | $204.32 | 8 | 2025 |
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| Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve Normalized: edwards sapien 3 ultra transcatheter heart valve |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $172.27 | 5 | 2025 |
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| AccuCinch Normalized: accucinch |
Device | Ancora Heart, Inc. | $165.78 | 1 | 2025 |
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| COREVALVE EVOLUT R Normalized: corevalve evolut r |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $147.51 | 1 | 2025 |
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| General - Therapies Normalized: general therapies |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $141.25 | 1 | 2025 |
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| General - Balloon Catheters Normalized: general balloon catheters |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $107.36 | 2 | 2025 |
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| EVOQUE Normalized: evoque |
Device | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $82.65 | 2 | 2025 |
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| CARDIOMEMS Normalized: cardiomems |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $80.97 | 4 | 2025 |
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| LifeVest Normalized: lifevest |
Device | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $74.48 | 3 | 2025 |
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| AVEIR Normalized: aveir |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $58.91 | 2 | 2025 |
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| AVVIGO Guidance System Normalized: avvigo guidance system |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $58.55 | 1 | 2025 |
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| TRICLIP Normalized: triclip |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $47.27 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Barostim Neo System Normalized: barostim neo system |
Device | CVRx, Inc. | $38.02 | 3 | 2025 |
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| MITRACLIP Normalized: mitraclip |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $19.49 | 1 | 2025 |
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| VYNDAQEL Normalized: vyndaqel |
Drug | PFIZER INC. | $16.82 | 1 | 2025 |
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| REPATHA Normalized: repatha |
Biological | Amgen Inc. | $13.78 | 1 | 2025 |
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| General - EP Normalized: general ep |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $3.87 | 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.
| Paying company | Payment year | Drug reported by same entity | Open Payments evidence | Part D | Claims | Beneficiaries |
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| PFIZER INC. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | ELIQUIS open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 87112 supporting records · 36032 recipient NPIs · example record 1228794063 |
Eliquis · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
150 | 60 |
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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| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 161 | 59 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 150 | 60 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 146 | 67 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 131 | 38 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 114 | 47 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 107 | 39 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 102 | 41 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 101 | 37 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 79 | 47 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 51 | 19 |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 39 | 19 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 36 | 13 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 35 | 20 |
| Entresto | Sacubitril/Valsartan | 31 | 12 |
| Repatha Sureclick | Evolocumab | 28 | suppressed |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 25 | 11 |
| Flecainide Acetate | Flecainide Acetate | 21 | suppressed |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 21 | 14 |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er | Isosorbide Mononitrate | 17 | suppressed |
| Digoxin | Digoxin | 14 | suppressed |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 14 | suppressed |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er | Diltiazem Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 13 | suppressed |
| Nitroglycerin | Nitroglycerin | 13 | suppressed |
| Enoxaparin Sodium | Enoxaparin Sodium | 11 | suppressed |
| Midodrine Hcl | Midodrine Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 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 | $102,144.00 · 204 records | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | AVEIR, AVVIGO Guidance System, AccuCinch, Assure WCD, Barostim Neo System, CARDIOMEMS, COREVALVE EVOLUT R, EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV), EVOQUE, Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve, General - Balloon Catheters, General - EP, General - Therapies, LifeVest, MITRACLIP, PASCAL, REPATHA, SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA, Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter, TRICLIP, VYNDAQEL, WATCHMAN, WATCHMAN Access System, WATCHMAN FLX | 1 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with PFIZER INC.?
- 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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