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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.

GEORGE BEHRENS
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GEORGE BEHRENS

Listed Specialty: Vascular & Interventional Radiology
911 N ELM ST, STE 128, HINSDALE, IL, 60521-3634
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DR. GEORGE BEHRENS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

23

payments

$30,145

payment total

11

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
3 $14,100
Travel and Lodging
4 $7,427
Consulting
2 $7,050
Food and Beverage
14 $1,568

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
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$9,872
INDIGO

device

$9,639
CFN PLEURX

device

$8,747
DENVER SHUNT

device

$8,550
PENUMBRA SYSTEM

device

$938
PENUMBRA RUBY COIL

device

$207
OPTION

device

$163
LUTONIX

device

$155
VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

$129
COOK MEDICAL EMBOLIZATION

device

$101
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

$87
SIR-SPHERES MICROSPHERES

device

$59
ANGIOSEAL

device

$30
FLEXITOUCH

device

$18
ACTITOUCH

device

$18
ENTRE

device

$18
† 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
Oct 4, 2018 $7,200 INDIGO Promotional Speaking/Other PENUMBRA, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $6,292 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $4,500 CFN PLEURX DENVER SHUNT Promotional Speaking/Other BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Apr 30, 2018 $4,050 CFN PLEURX DENVER SHUNT Consulting BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Mar 7, 2018 $3,000 No Listed Product Consulting ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $2,400 INDIGO Promotional Speaking/Other PENUMBRA, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $927 PENUMBRA SYSTEM Travel and Lodging PENUMBRA, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $580 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $155 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $145 OPTION Food and Beverage ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $129 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $104 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Travel and Lodging PENUMBRA, INC.
Oct 6, 2018 $103 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Travel and Lodging PENUMBRA, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $103 CFN PLEURX Food and Beverage BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Jun 7, 2018 $101 COOK MEDICAL EMBOLIZATION Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Jun 13, 2018 $94 CFN PLEURX Food and Beverage BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Sep 25, 2018 $87 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 27, 2018 $59 SIR-SPHERES MICROSPHERES Food and Beverage SIRTEX MEDICAL INC
Nov 7, 2018 $39 INDIGO Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Oct 15, 2018 $30 ANGIOSEAL Food and Beverage TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Sep 6, 2018 $18 FLEXITOUCH ACTITOUCH ENTRE Food and Beverage TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC
Nov 28, 2018 $17 OPTION Food and Beverage ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $11 PENUMBRA SYSTEM Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.