Total Payments
$3,600
2024 Payments
$739.18
Companies
8
Transactions
34

Payment Breakdown by Category

Food & Beverage$1,829 (50.8%)
Other$1,250 (34.7%)
Travel$520.79 (14.5%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Food and Beverage $1,829 30 50.8%
Charitable Contribution $1,250 1 34.7%
Travel and Lodging $520.79 3 14.5%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Medtronic Vascular, Inc. $1,509 3 $0 (2019)
Abbott Laboratories $1,387 17 $0 (2024)
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION $256.79 4 $0 (2017)
ABIOMED $237.76 5 $0 (2024)
BIOTRONIK INC. $132.16 2 $0 (2017)
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $29.80 1 $0 (2024)
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $25.33 1 $0 (2024)
Novo Nordisk Inc $22.47 1 $0 (2024)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $739.18 13 Abbott Laboratories ($423.82)
2023 $221.04 2 Abbott Laboratories ($221.04)
2022 $107.04 1 Abbott Laboratories ($107.04)
2020 $577.05 7 Abbott Laboratories ($577.05)
2019 $282.51 3 Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($259.04)
2017 $1,673 8 Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($1,250)

All Payment Transactions

34 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
11/11/2024 ABIOMED Impella (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $11.19 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
11/05/2024 Abbott Laboratories THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $139.50 General
Category: Heart Failure
10/31/2024 Abbott Laboratories THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $25.64 General
Category: Heart Failure
10/23/2024 Abbott Laboratories THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $104.29 General
Category: Heart Failure
09/04/2024 ABIOMED Impella (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $15.43 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
06/27/2024 ABIOMED Impella (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $169.37 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
06/25/2024 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC VERQUVO (Drug), VERQUVO Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $25.33 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
06/19/2024 ABIOMED Impella (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $36.40 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
06/18/2024 ABIOMED Impella (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $5.37 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
04/27/2024 AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP FARXIGA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $29.80 General
Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism
03/19/2024 Abbott Laboratories THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $129.39 General
Category: Heart Failure
03/11/2024 Abbott Laboratories THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $25.00 General
Category: Heart Failure
02/26/2024 Novo Nordisk Inc Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.47 General
11/27/2023 Abbott Laboratories THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $136.80 General
Category: Heart Failure
01/23/2023 Abbott Laboratories CARDIOMEMS (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $84.24 General
Category: Heart Failure
09/22/2022 Abbott Laboratories THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $107.04 General
Category: Heart Failure
02/21/2020 Abbott Laboratories Ensite Cardiac Mapping System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $71.40 General
Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure
02/21/2020 Abbott Laboratories Ensite Cardiac Mapping System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $53.67 General
Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure
02/21/2020 Abbott Laboratories Ensite Cardiac Mapping System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $51.98 General
Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure
02/21/2020 Abbott Laboratories Ensite Cardiac Mapping System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $28.81 General
Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure
02/21/2020 Abbott Laboratories Ensite Cardiac Mapping System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.77 General
Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure
02/20/2020 Abbott Laboratories Ensite Cardiac Mapping System (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $343.14 General
Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure
02/20/2020 Abbott Laboratories Ensite Cardiac Mapping System (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $8.28 General
Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure
09/14/2019 Medtronic Vascular, Inc. HeartWare HVAD (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $127.85 General
Category: Ventricular Assist Devices
04/04/2019 Medtronic Vascular, Inc. HeartWare HVAD (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $131.19 General
Category: Ventricular Assist Devices

About Vanessa Blumer

Vanessa Blumer is a Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology healthcare provider based in Falls Church, Virginia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/24/2015. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1659765089.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Vanessa Blumer has received a total of $3,600 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $739.18 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 34 transactions from 8 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,829).

Practice Information

Products in Payments

  • THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) $667.66
  • Ensite Cardiac Mapping System (Device) $577.05
  • HeartWare HVAD (Device) $259.04
  • ENTRESTO (Drug) $256.79
  • Impella (Device) $237.76
  • CARDIOMEMS (Device) $84.24
  • Circulatory Support (Device) $34.31
  • FARXIGA (Drug) $29.80
  • VERQUVO (Drug) $25.33
  • Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system (Device) $23.47

Data Sources

Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Doctors in Falls Church