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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.

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HOWARD A BLACK
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HOWARD A BLACK

Listed Specialty: Pain Medicine
2142 N COVE BLVD, TOLEDO, OH, 43606-3895
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DR. HOWARD BLACK,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

24

payments

$3,783

payment total

2

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
 4 $3,500
Food and Beverage
 20 $283

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†
AVALUS

device

 $2,053
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

 $1,500
MOSAIC

device

 $104
BIO-MEDICUS

device

 $87
AFFINITY FUSION

device

 $24
ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES

device

 $11
MEDTRONIC EXTERNAL PACEMAKERS

device

 $4
† 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 5, 2018 $2,000 AVALUS Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 23, 2018 $500 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $500 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $500 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $104 MOSAIC Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $23 BIO-MEDICUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $20 BIO-MEDICUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $18 BIO-MEDICUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $12 BIO-MEDICUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 10, 2018 $12 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $11 AFFINITY FUSION Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $11 AFFINITY FUSION Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $11 ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES Food and Beverage AVANOS MEDICAL
May 18, 2018 $11 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $10 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $9 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 30, 2018 $9 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $8 BIO-MEDICUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $4 MEDTRONIC EXTERNAL PACEMAKERS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $3 BIO-MEDICUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $2 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $1 AFFINITY FUSION Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $1 BIO-MEDICUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $1 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.