Dr. Ibrahim Sultan, M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgery (Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 18
- In the NPI registry since
- 2008
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 93
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2008Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician primary
NJ license 25IA13068800 · PA license MD449686 -
Surgery Physician
MD license 5312
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Pittsburgh, PA
- UPMC PAssavant Pittsburgh, PA
- Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Camden, NJ
- Wheeling Hospital, Inc Wheeling, WV
- UPMC East Monroeville, PA
Medical groups
- University of Pittsburgh Physicians (4,236 clinicians)
- Virtua Medical Group, PA (1,688 clinicians)
- Wheeling Hospital Inc (444 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 93
- Services billed
- 188
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine | 21 | 21 |
| Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | 18 | 18 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 12 | 12 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 6 companies reported 101 payments worth $47,431 in total to this clinician.
| Atricure, Inc. | $22,081 |
|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $18,851 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $5,062 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,256 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | $149 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $31.75 |
| Consulting Fee | $35,825 |
|---|---|
| Speaking at a medical education program | $4,565 |
| Food and Beverage | $4,112 |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,929 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Atricure, Inc. Nov 21, 2025 | Consulting Fee SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · CARDIOVASCULAR | $12,000 |
| Atricure, Inc. Jul 25, 2025 | Consulting Fee SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · CARDIOVASCULAR | $6,750 |
| Abbott Laboratories Oct 2, 2025 | Consulting Fee NAVITOR · Structural Heart | $6,500 |
| Abbott Laboratories Oct 16, 2025 | Speaking at a medical education program NAVITOR · Structural Heart | $4,565 |
| Abbott Laboratories Jul 29, 2025 | Consulting Fee NAVITOR · Structural Heart | $2,625 |
| Abbott Laboratories Jun 26, 2025 | Consulting Fee EPIC · Structural Heart | $2,250 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Nov 7, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $2,100 |
| Atricure, Inc. Dec 19, 2025 | Consulting Fee SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · CARDIOVASCULAR | $1,500 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Oct 28, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $1,200 |
| Abbott Laboratories Oct 9, 2025 | Travel and Lodging NAVITOR · Structural Heart · travel to Minneapolis, MN · in-kind | $635 |
All 20 payments other than meals, newest first
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Atricure, Inc. Dec 19, 2025 | Consulting Fee SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · CARDIOVASCULAR | $1,500 |
| Atricure, Inc. Nov 21, 2025 | Consulting Fee SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · CARDIOVASCULAR | $12,000 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Nov 7, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $2,100 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Oct 29, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $300 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Oct 28, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $1,200 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Oct 28, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $600 |
| Abbott Laboratories Oct 16, 2025 | Speaking at a medical education program NAVITOR · Structural Heart | $4,565 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Oct 15, 2025 | Travel and Lodging EVOQUE · Transcatheter Valve Repair · travel to Philadelphia, PA · in-kind | $328 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Oct 11, 2025 | Travel and Lodging EVOQUE · Transcatheter Valve Repair · travel to Philadelphia, PA · in-kind | $266 |
| Abbott Laboratories Oct 9, 2025 | Travel and Lodging NAVITOR · Structural Heart · travel to Minneapolis, MN · in-kind | $635 |
| Abbott Laboratories Oct 9, 2025 | Travel and Lodging NAVITOR · Structural Heart · travel to Minneapolis, MN · in-kind | $272 |
| Atricure, Inc. Oct 7, 2025 | Travel and Lodging SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · CARDIOVASCULAR · travel to NEW YORK, NY · in-kind | $458 |
| Atricure, Inc. Oct 4, 2025 | Travel and Lodging SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · CARDIOVASCULAR · travel to NEW YORK, NY · in-kind | $381 |
| Abbott Laboratories Oct 2, 2025 | Consulting Fee NAVITOR · Structural Heart | $6,500 |
| Abbott Laboratories Oct 1, 2025 | Travel and Lodging NAVITOR · Structural Heart · travel to Pittsburgh, PA · in-kind | $295 |
| Abbott Laboratories Oct 1, 2025 | Travel and Lodging NAVITOR · Structural Heart · travel to Pittsburgh, PA · in-kind | $9.02 |
| Abbott Laboratories Jul 29, 2025 | Consulting Fee NAVITOR · Structural Heart | $2,625 |
| Atricure, Inc. Jul 25, 2025 | Consulting Fee SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · CARDIOVASCULAR | $6,750 |
| Abbott Laboratories Jun 26, 2025 | Consulting Fee EPIC · Structural Heart | $2,250 |
| Atricure, Inc. Jun 8, 2025 | Travel and Lodging SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · CARDIOVASCULAR · travel to PITTSBURGH, PA · in-kind | $284 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 14 industry-funded studies in 2025, from 6 companies. The companies reported $558,182 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- NCT05932615--ENVISION IDE Trial: Safety and Effectiveness of NAVITOR in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Abbott Laboratories - EXTEND
Bolton Medical Inc - CLIP-IT
Medtronic, Inc. - NCT04198870--MitraClip REPAIR MR Study
Abbott Laboratories - MOMENTIS Clinical Trial No 2022-09
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation - Avalus Ultra PAS
Medtronic, Inc. - NCT04011722--Portico Next Generation Approval Study
Abbott Laboratories - SMART Trial
Medtronic, Inc. - Impact of an Interdisciplinary Screening Protocol on Atrial Fibrillation During Concomitant Cardiac Surgery
Atricure, Inc. - TIGER PAS
Bolton Medical Inc
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.