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This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.

JAMES D SHEPHERD
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JAMES D SHEPHERD

Listed Specialty: Surgery
303 HARRIS INDUSTRIAL BLVD, SUITE 3, VIDALIA, GA, 30474-8853
* Note: This physician had a Oklahoma practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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JAMES SHEPHERD,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

12

payments

$705

payment total

6

companies paid this doctor

Payment Calendar in 2018

This doctor received a payment on days in 2018.

Each box below represents a single day during the disclosure period. A gray box indicates no payments. The darker the color, the more payments a doctor received that day.

2018

Types of Payments in 2018

Category Payments Payment Value
Travel and Lodging
4 $494
Food and Beverage
8 $211

Drugs & Devices in 2018

Totals listed below account for all payments from that mention this product. Beginning in 2016, the government began classifying products as drugs, devices, biologics or medical supplies. Below, you will see drugs (drugs and biologics) and devices (devices and medical supplies). If a payment record mentions more than one product, the entire value will be included in each of those products. When no products are listed, they are not included in the list below.

Product Name Product Type Payments
COOK MEDICAL PERIPHERAL INTERVENTION

device

$371
COOK MEDICAL FILTERS

device

$207
COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX

device

$33
OPTIFOAM GENTLE POST_OP

device

$22
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$21
GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION

device

$19
PILLCAM

device

$18
TRUEPATH

device

$14
† May not add up to dollar total at top of page, since a payment record may not be associated with any product or can be associated with several products.

Payment Details in 2018

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Mar 7, 2018 $226 COOK MEDICAL PERIPHERAL INTERVENTION Travel and Lodging COOK INCORPORATED
Apr 16, 2018 $207 COOK MEDICAL FILTERS Travel and Lodging COOK INCORPORATED
Feb 21, 2018 $84 COOK MEDICAL PERIPHERAL INTERVENTION Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Feb 24, 2018 $31 COOK MEDICAL PERIPHERAL INTERVENTION Travel and Lodging COOK INCORPORATED
Feb 26, 2018 $30 COOK MEDICAL PERIPHERAL INTERVENTION Travel and Lodging COOK INCORPORATED
Apr 11, 2018 $22 OPTIFOAM GENTLE POST_OP Food and Beverage MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $21 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ACELL, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $19 GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 23, 2018 $18 PILLCAM Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Apr 19, 2018 $18 COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Feb 15, 2018 $15 COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
May 3, 2018 $14 TRUEPATH Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.