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GETU ASSEFA
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GETU ASSEFA

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
800 HOSPITAL DR, MADISONVILLE, KY, 42431-1658
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DR. GETU ASSEFA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

97

payments

$5,832

payment total

22

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
 12 $3,131
Food and Beverage
 84 $2,611
Education
 1 $90

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†
PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $1,425
AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS

device

 $1,106
GLIDESHEATH

device

 $983
GLIDEWIRE

device

 $983
NAVICROSS

device

 $951
EKOSONIC

device

 $701
ENTRESTO

drug

 $320
ASAHI PTCA GUIDE WIRE

device

 $232
PERCLOSE PROGLIDE SUTURE MEDIATED CLOSURE SYSTEM

device

 $185
REPATHA

drug

 $169
IMPELLA

device

 $111
CORLANOR

drug

 $96
ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION

device

 $81
EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS

device

 $81
ELIQUIS

drug

 $79
XARELTO

drug

 $61
PRALUENT

drug

 $59
INTERVENTIONAL PRODUCTS

device

 $51
NORTHERA

drug

 $50
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $45
KENGREAL

drug

 $33
METACROSS

device

 $32
INGEVITY

device

 $29
DEFINITY

drug

 $28
CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $18
REVEAL LINQ

device

 $16
LEXISCAN

drug

 $16
BIDIL

drug

 $14
BRILINTA

drug

 $14
QUADRA ALLURE MP RF CRT PACEMKR

device

 $13
CARDENE

drug

 $11
CLEVIPREX

drug

 $11
LIFEVEST

device

 $9
† 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
Jun 14, 2018 $951 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $440 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 2, 2018 $438 NAVICROSS GLIDESHEATH GLIDEWIRE Travel and Lodging TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
May 2, 2018 $335 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 13, 2018 $264 EKOSONIC Food and Beverage EKOS CORPORATION
Apr 13, 2018 $255 EKOSONIC Travel and Lodging EKOS CORPORATION
Apr 19, 2018 $206 NAVICROSS GLIDESHEATH GLIDEWIRE Travel and Lodging TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Apr 12, 2018 $183 EKOSONIC Food and Beverage EKOS CORPORATION
Jun 8, 2018 $182 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
May 2, 2018 $173 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 2, 2018 $151 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 23, 2018 $141 ASAHI PTCA GUIDE WIRE Food and Beverage ASAHI INTECC USA, INC.
Jun 30, 2018 $108 PERCLOSE PROGLIDE SUTURE MEDIATED CLOSURE SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 6, 2018 $96 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $90 NAVICROSS GLIDESHEATH GLIDEWIRE Education TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Jun 5, 2018 $82 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Feb 12, 2018 $81 EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $77 PERCLOSE PROGLIDE SUTURE MEDIATED CLOSURE SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 11, 2018 $73 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $73 NAVICROSS GLIDESHEATH GLIDEWIRE Travel and Lodging TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Apr 17, 2018 $73 NAVICROSS GLIDESHEATH GLIDEWIRE Food and Beverage TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
May 15, 2018 $67 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Jun 6, 2018 $64 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $51 INTERVENTIONAL PRODUCTS Food and Beverage ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Aug 30, 2018 $50 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Oct 16, 2018 $47 ASAHI PTCA GUIDE WIRE Food and Beverage ASAHI INTECC USA, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $45 ASAHI PTCA GUIDE WIRE Food and Beverage ASAHI INTECC USA, INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $44 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $37 NAVICROSS GLIDESHEATH GLIDEWIRE Travel and Lodging TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Apr 2, 2018 $35 NAVICROSS GLIDESHEATH GLIDEWIRE Travel and Lodging TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Apr 19, 2018 $29 INGEVITY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 4, 2018 $26 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $22 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Oct 10, 2018 $22 NORTHERA Food and Beverage LUNDBECK LLC
Jun 13, 2018 $22 KENGREAL Food and Beverage CHIESI USA, INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $21 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
May 22, 2018 $21 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
May 29, 2018 $18 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $18 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Sep 7, 2018 $18 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Aug 27, 2018 $18 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $18 METACROSS GLIDEWIRE GLIDESHEATH Food and Beverage TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Nov 27, 2018 $17 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Oct 9, 2018 $16 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Dec 17, 2018 $16 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $16 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $16 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Mar 13, 2018 $16 LEXISCAN Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Jul 18, 2018 $15 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Nov 9, 2018 $15 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 2, 2018 $15 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Apr 26, 2018 $15 METACROSS GLIDESHEATH GLIDEWIRE Food and Beverage TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Dec 12, 2018 $14 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $14 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jan 30, 2018 $14 BIDIL Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $14 DEFINITY Food and Beverage LANTHEUS MEDICAL IMAGING, INC.
May 8, 2018 $14 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 10, 2018 $14 NORTHERA Food and Beverage LUNDBECK LLC
Jul 17, 2018 $14 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
May 23, 2018 $14 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Apr 26, 2018 $14 DEFINITY Food and Beverage LANTHEUS MEDICAL IMAGING, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $14 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jan 17, 2018 $14 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Oct 2, 2018 $14 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Nov 27, 2018 $14 NORTHERA Food and Beverage LUNDBECK LLC
Feb 13, 2018 $13 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Mar 23, 2018 $13 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Feb 6, 2018 $13 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
May 23, 2018 $13 QUADRA ALLURE MP RF CRT PACEMKR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 13, 2018 $13 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $13 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $13 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
May 3, 2018 $13 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
May 14, 2018 $13 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Oct 16, 2018 $12 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Oct 25, 2018 $12 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jun 7, 2018 $12 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Sep 21, 2018 $12 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Mar 8, 2018 $12 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Oct 4, 2018 $12 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jun 16, 2018 $12 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Nov 29, 2018 $12 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Nov 12, 2018 $12 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $11 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Nov 28, 2018 $11 CARDENE CLEVIPREX KENGREAL Food and Beverage CHIESI USA, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $10 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Sep 18, 2018 $9 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Oct 22, 2018 $9 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Nov 30, 2018 $9 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
May 21, 2018 $9 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Mar 26, 2018 $9 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Aug 3, 2018 $9 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
May 2, 2018 $8 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 7, 2018 $7 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Nov 19, 2018 $2 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Aug 2, 2018 $2 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Apr 18, 2018 $1 No Listed Product Food and Beverage TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.