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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 R KAUTEN
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JAMES R KAUTEN

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
95 COLLIER ROAD, SUITE 5015, ATLANTA, GA, 30309
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JAMES KAUTEN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

35

payments

$2,497

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
Food and Beverage
31 $1,333
Travel and Lodging
3 $1,127
Education
1 $38

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

$1,714
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

$256
MITRA CLIP SYSTEM

device

$159
3F

device

$145
EPIC STENTED TISSUE VALVE

device

$92
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

$70
INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE

device

$39
VASOVIEW

device

$22
† 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
Jan 11, 2018 $570 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 11, 2018 $336 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 11, 2018 $220 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $203 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SAPHENA MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $159 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 8, 2018 $138 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $112 3F Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 11, 2018 $102 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $70 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 12, 2018 $65 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $62 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $44 EPIC STENTED TISSUE VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 11, 2018 $38 No Listed Product Education MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $37 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $33 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $31 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $29 EPIC STENTED TISSUE VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 23, 2018 $22 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 11, 2018 $22 VASOVIEW Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Aug 17, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 23, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 13, 2018 $17 3F Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $17 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 14, 2018 $16 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 3, 2018 $16 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Dec 7, 2018 $16 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 22, 2018 $16 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Dec 10, 2018 $16 3F Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $15 EPIC STENTED TISSUE VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 14, 2018 $9 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $9 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Oct 15, 2018 $9 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 28, 2018 $8 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $3 EPIC STENTED TISSUE VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 13, 2018 $2 EPIC STENTED TISSUE VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.