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FERNANDO E KARST
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FERNANDO E KARST

Listed Specialty: General Practice
6633 E HWY 290, SUITE 101, AUSTIN, TX, 78723-1172
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FERNANDO KARST,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

36

payments

$494

payment total

5

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
 36 $494

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†
SANTYL

drug

 $247
APLIGRAF

drug

 $164
AMNIOEXCEL

device

 $41
MEDIHONEY

device

 $41
OMNIGRAFT

device

 $41
PRIMATRIX

device

 $41
TCC-EZ

device

 $41
FLEXITOUCH

device

 $26
ACTITOUCH

device

 $26
ENTRE

device

 $26
HYALOMATRIX WOUND DEVICE

device

 $16
OPTICELL AG+ GELLING FIBER WITH SILVER

device

 $16
PURACOL PLUS AG+ COLLAGEN DRESSINGS

device

 $16
MAXORB ES REINFORCED CMC/ALGINATE RIBBON

device

 $16
† 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
May 9, 2018 $41 OMNIGRAFT PRIMATRIX MEDIHONEY TCC-EZ AMNIOEXCEL Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 17, 2018 $41 APLIGRAF Food and Beverage ORGANOGENESIS INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $27 SANTYL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $25 APLIGRAF Food and Beverage ORGANOGENESIS INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $22 APLIGRAF Food and Beverage ORGANOGENESIS INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $18 SANTYL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $17 APLIGRAF Food and Beverage ORGANOGENESIS INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $16 HYALOMATRIX WOUND DEVICE OPTICELL AG+ GELLING FIBER WITH SILVER MAXORB ES REINFORCED CMC/ALGINATE RIBBON PURACOL PLUS AG+ COLLAGEN DRESSINGS Food and Beverage MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $16 APLIGRAF Food and Beverage ORGANOGENESIS INC.
Jun 25, 2018 $16 SANTYL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 26, 2018 $16 SANTYL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $15 SANTYL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 20, 2018 $14 SANTYL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $14 FLEXITOUCH ACTITOUCH ENTRE Food and Beverage TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC
Mar 26, 2018 $13 SANTYL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 29, 2018 $12 SANTYL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 11, 2018 $12 SANTYL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $12 APLIGRAF Food and Beverage ORGANOGENESIS INC.
May 14, 2018 $12 FLEXITOUCH ACTITOUCH ENTRE Food and Beverage TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC
May 1, 2018 $11 SANTYL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $11 APLIGRAF Food and Beverage ORGANOGENESIS INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $11 SANTYL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $11 SANTYL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $10 APLIGRAF Food and Beverage ORGANOGENESIS INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $10 SANTYL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $10 SANTYL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $8 SANTYL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 11, 2018 $8 SANTYL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 2, 2018 $8 SANTYL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 22, 2018 $8 SANTYL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $8 SANTYL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $6 SANTYL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $6 APLIGRAF Food and Beverage ORGANOGENESIS INC.
May 31, 2018 $4 APLIGRAF Food and Beverage ORGANOGENESIS INC.
Jun 11, 2018 $2 SANTYL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $2 SANTYL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.