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PETER A WALTS
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PETER A WALTS

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
8433 HARCOURT RD STE 100, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46260-2193
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PETER WALTS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

54

payments

$2,803

payment total

10

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
 11 $1,554
Food and Beverage
 43 $1,248

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†
INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE

device

 $966
EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM

device

 $876
AVALUS

device

 $264
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $115
AORTIC TISSUE VALVE - PERCEVAL

device

 $103
STERNALOCK BLU

device

 $86
LIFEVEST

device

 $70
CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PHYSIO II ANNULOPLASTY RING

device

 $55
STERNALOCK 360

device

 $52
CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PHYSIO TRICUSPID ANNULOPLASTY RING

device

 $36
PREVELEAK

device

 $31
TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE

device

 $27
FLOSEAL

drug

 $26
AQUACEL AG

device

 $26
EDWARDS MC3 TRICUSPID ANNULOPLASTY RING

device

 $23
OCTOPUS

device

 $16
MEPILEX BORDER POST OP

device

 $15
MEPILEX BORDER POST OP AG

device

 $15
AORTIC AND MITRAL TISSUE STENTED VALVES

device

 $15
† 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
Dec 12, 2018 $799 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 28, 2018 $168 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Oct 11, 2018 $147 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Sep 11, 2018 $145 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 17, 2018 $144 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 21, 2018 $123 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 14, 2018 $120 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 30, 2018 $118 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $103 AORTIC TISSUE VALVE - PERCEVAL Food and Beverage LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Apr 28, 2018 $95 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $69 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 16, 2018 $48 CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PHYSIO II ANNULOPLASTY RING Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 16, 2018 $46 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 15, 2018 $43 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 15, 2018 $42 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 19, 2018 $27 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 15, 2018 $27 CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PHYSIO TRICUSPID ANNULOPLASTY RING Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 14, 2018 $26 FLOSEAL Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Nov 6, 2018 $26 AQUACEL AG Food and Beverage CONVATEC INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $24 STERNALOCK 360 Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 12, 2018 $24 STERNALOCK BLU Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $23 EDWARDS MC3 TRICUSPID ANNULOPLASTY RING Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 16, 2018 $21 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 11, 2018 $18 STERNALOCK BLU Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 4, 2018 $17 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 28, 2018 $17 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $17 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Aug 7, 2018 $17 STERNALOCK BLU Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $16 PREVELEAK Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Jan 9, 2018 $16 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $16 OCTOPUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $16 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 16, 2018 $16 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 15, 2018 $16 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 15, 2018 $16 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 10, 2018 $15 MEPILEX BORDER POST OP MEPILEX BORDER POST OP AG Food and Beverage MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE US, LLC
Mar 28, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Food and Beverage KLS-MARTIN L.P.
Feb 2, 2018 $15 AORTIC AND MITRAL TISSUE STENTED VALVES Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 18, 2018 $14 STERNALOCK BLU Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $14 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Feb 14, 2018 $14 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Sep 11, 2018 $14 PREVELEAK Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Mar 21, 2018 $14 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Mar 29, 2018 $14 STERNALOCK BLU Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 21, 2018 $11 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Jul 2, 2018 $10 STERNALOCK 360 Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $9 STERNALOCK 360 Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $9 STERNALOCK 360 Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $8 CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PHYSIO TRICUSPID ANNULOPLASTY RING Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 16, 2018 $6 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 15, 2018 $6 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 17, 2018 $5 CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PHYSIO II ANNULOPLASTY RING Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 15, 2018 $2 CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PHYSIO II ANNULOPLASTY RING Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jul 2, 2018 $0 STERNALOCK 360 Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.