Open Payments

GOVINDARAJAN VENKATESH

Type
Physician · Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians / Internal Medicine / Cardiovascular Disease
Where
AMERICUS, GA
NPI
1356317648
Received
$5,338 in 57 records, 2019 to 2025
Source
CMS Open Payments search ↗

By year

Program yearKindRecordsAmount
2025General payment4$188
2024General payment9$259
2023General payment12$821
2022General payment12$1,631
2021General payment19$2,403
2019General payment1$33

By company

CompanyRecordsAmountYears
BIOTRONIK INC.21$2,4772019–2022
Abbott Laboratories19$2,3022022–2024
BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.1$1162025
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation1$782024
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)5$782023–2025
Shockwave Medical, Inc2$612024–2025
Acist Medical Systems, Inc.1$542024
Vifor Pharma, Inc.1$402021
Medtronic, Inc.2$382023–2024
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation1$262023
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.1$252023
scPharmaceuticals Inc.1$212024
CORDIS US CORP.1$172025

By nature of payment

NatureRecordsAmount
Travel and Lodging12$3,332
Food and Beverage44$1,966
Education1$40

Records

DateCompanyAmountNatureFormProductStudyYear
2025-10-22BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.$116Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesAttruby Drug, Cardiomyopathy2025
2025-02-13Shockwave Medical, Inc$29Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesShockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter Device, Cardiology2025
2025-02-11ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)$25Food and BeverageCash or cash equivalentLifeVest Device, Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus2025
2025-02-11CORDIS US CORP.$17Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesMYNX CONTROL Device, Cardiology/Vascular Diseases2025
2024-12-17scPharmaceuticals Inc.$21Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesFUROSCIX Drug, Cardiology2024
2024-12-16ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)$13Food and BeverageCash or cash equivalentLifeVest Device, Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus2024
2024-11-11Shockwave Medical, Inc$31Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesShockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter Device, Lithoplasty2024
2024-10-01ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)$17Food and BeverageCash or cash equivalentLifeVest Device, Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus2024
2024-08-28Edwards Lifesciences Corporation$78Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesPASCAL Device, Transcatheter Valve Repair2024
2024-08-27Medtronic, Inc.$15Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesLINQ II Device, Cardiac Diagnostics and Monitoring2024
2024-08-14Acist Medical Systems, Inc.$54Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesCVI Systems Device, Diagnostic Imaging2024
2024-05-30Abbott Laboratories$16Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesALLURE QUADRA Device, Cardiac Rhythm Management2024
2024-03-27ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)$10Food and BeverageCash or cash equivalentLifeVest Device, Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus2024
2023-11-30ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)$11Food and BeverageCash or cash equivalentLifeVest Device, Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus2023
2023-11-02Medtronic, Inc.$22Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesAZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN Device, Pacemakers2023
2023-10-24Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation$26Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesLEQVIO Drug, Cardiology/Vascular Diseases2023
2023-10-18Abbott Laboratories$120Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesAVEIR Device, Cardiac Rhythm Management2023
2023-07-24Abbott Laboratories$126Travel and LodgingIn-kind items and servicesAVEIR Device, Cardiac Rhythm Management2023
2023-07-20Abbott Laboratories$20Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesAVEIR Device, Cardiac Rhythm Management2023
2023-07-20Abbott Laboratories$20Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesAVEIR Device, Cardiac Rhythm Management2023
2023-06-21Abbott Laboratories$13Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesASSURITY Device, Cardiac Rhythm Management2023
2023-05-30Abbott Laboratories$252Travel and LodgingIn-kind items and servicesAVEIR Device, Cardiac Rhythm Management2023
2023-05-30Abbott Laboratories$172Travel and LodgingIn-kind items and servicesAVEIR Device, Cardiac Rhythm Management2023
2023-05-30Abbott Laboratories$9Travel and LodgingIn-kind items and servicesAVEIR Device, Cardiac Rhythm Management2023
2023-05-24Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.$25Food and BeverageCash or cash equivalentOPTIMIZER Device, Cardiovascular Device2023
2022-10-20Abbott Laboratories$263Travel and LodgingIn-kind items and servicesAVEIR Device, Cardiac Rhythm Management2022
2022-10-20Abbott Laboratories$97Travel and LodgingIn-kind items and servicesAVEIR Device, Cardiac Rhythm Management2022
2022-10-20Abbott Laboratories$76Travel and LodgingIn-kind items and servicesAVEIR Device, Cardiac Rhythm Management2022
2022-10-17Abbott Laboratories$44Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesAVEIR Device, Cardiac Rhythm Management2022
2022-10-17Abbott Laboratories$44Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesAVEIR Device, Cardiac Rhythm Management2022
2022-10-17Abbott Laboratories$44Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesAVEIR Device, Cardiac Rhythm Management2022
2022-10-17Abbott Laboratories$44Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesAVEIR Device, Cardiac Rhythm Management2022
2022-10-14Abbott Laboratories$246Travel and LodgingIn-kind items and servicesAVEIR Device, Cardiac Rhythm Management2022
2022-09-30Abbott Laboratories$680Travel and LodgingIn-kind items and servicesAVEIR Device, Cardiac Rhythm Management2022
2022-03-26Abbott Laboratories$9Travel and LodgingIn-kind items and servicesAVEIR Device, Cardiac Rhythm Management2022
2022-02-03BIOTRONIK INC.$51Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesActicor 7 VR-T DX Device, Cardiology/Vascular Diseases2022
2022-02-01BIOTRONIK INC.$28Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesRivacor 7 DR-T Device, Cardiology/Vascular Diseases2022
2021-11-30BIOTRONIK INC.$795Travel and LodgingIn-kind items and servicesEdora Device, Cardiology/Vascular Diseases2021
2021-11-16BIOTRONIK INC.$602Travel and LodgingIn-kind items and servicesBioMonitor Device, Cardiology/Vascular Diseases2021
2021-11-16BIOTRONIK INC.$145Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesRivacor Device, Cardiology/Vascular Diseases2021
2021-11-16BIOTRONIK INC.$92Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesRivacor Device, Cardiology/Vascular Diseases2021
2021-11-16BIOTRONIK INC.$74Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesSolia Device, Cardiology/Vascular Diseases2021
2021-11-16BIOTRONIK INC.$69Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesBioMonitor Device, Cardiology/Vascular Diseases2021
2021-11-16BIOTRONIK INC.$58Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesEdora Device, Cardiology/Vascular Diseases2021
2021-11-16BIOTRONIK INC.$58Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesBioMonitor Device, Cardiology/Vascular Diseases2021
2021-11-16BIOTRONIK INC.$23Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesSolia Device, Cardiology/Vascular Diseases2021
2021-11-09BIOTRONIK INC.$97Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesEdora Device, Cardiology/Vascular Diseases2021
2021-11-07BIOTRONIK INC.$14Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesSolia Device, Cardiology/Vascular Diseases2021
2021-11-07BIOTRONIK INC.$13Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesSolia Device, Cardiology/Vascular Diseases2021
2021-11-06BIOTRONIK INC.$38Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesBioMonitor Device, Cardiology/Vascular Diseases2021
2021-11-06BIOTRONIK INC.$21Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesRivacor Device, Cardiology/Vascular Diseases2021
2021-11-06BIOTRONIK INC.$10Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesRivacor Device, Cardiology/Vascular Diseases2021
2021-11-05BIOTRONIK INC.$100Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesActicor Device, Cardiology/Vascular Diseases2021
2021-10-30BIOTRONIK INC.$48Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesBioMonitor Device, Cardiology/Vascular Diseases2021
2021-10-06BIOTRONIK INC.$98Food and BeverageIn-kind items and servicesBioMonitor Device, Cardiology/Vascular Diseases2021
2021-05-10Vifor Pharma, Inc.$40EducationIn-kind items and services2021
2019-12-10BIOTRONIK INC.$33Food and BeverageIn-kind items and services2019

CMS Open Payments: payments and transfers of value that drug and medical device makers and group purchasing organizations report to Medicare, program years 2019 on, as published by CMS (general, research and ownership records; refreshed by CMS each June and January). Links to other records on this site are by name (and state) only.

The area Census

Sumter CountyAmericus city

County outline, the place (blue), the tract (orange) and the ZIP center (dot).

In Americus, GA, county Sumter County, GA, state Georgia; placed by its city name.

MeasurePlace (city or town)
Americus, GA
County
Sumter County, GA
State
Georgia
Population B0100315,81329,06110,940,407
Population, 2020 census P116,23029,61610,711,908
Median age B0100228.837.937.6
Under 18 B0100125.1%22.4%23.2%
65 and over B0100114.9%17.7%15.0%
Households B110016,10610,9864,074,366
Foreign born B050023.9%4.3%11.2%
Median household income B19013$39,176$42,653$77,353
Median family income B19113$43,460$50,047$93,754
Per capita income B19301$20,830$27,246$40,924
Poverty rate B1700132.7%23.7%13.4%
Unemployment rate B230255.4%4.7%5.1%
Civilian labor force B230257,14513,2695,496,061
Mean commute (minutes) B0801317.319.928.3
Bachelor's degree or higher B1500321.9%21.4%34.9%
Housing units B250017,25313,5144,541,835
Owner-occupied B2500336.3%56.6%65.7%
Renters B2500363.7%43.4%34.3%
Median home value B25077$107,500$120,200$303,300
Median gross rent B25064$834$857$1,393
White, not Hispanic B0300228.2%38.5%49.1%
Black B0300260.5%49.8%30.7%
Hispanic or Latino B030025.3%6.2%11.0%
Asian B030021.7%1.3%4.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native B030020.0%0.2%0.1%

Economy now FRED unemployment 3.3% in Sep 2026 (3.4% a year earlier); per capita personal income $65,111 in 2025, up 26% in five years (+1.6% after inflation); Unemployment rate: 5.4% in Sep 2016 to 3.3% in Sep 2026; low 3.0%, high 12.5% the state; Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Data: IPUMS NHGIS (ACS 2020-2024 and the 2020 census); each figure links to its table for that area at data.census.gov. Records are placed by ZIP code and city name, not street address. More: everything FURP has in Americus, GA.

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