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JAMES M RITTER
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JAMES M RITTER

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
3521 GRAYSTONE PL SE, SUITE 202, CONOVER, NC, 28613-8201
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DR. JAMES RITTER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

27

payments

$533

payment total

9

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
 27 $533

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†
ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

 $116
NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS

device

 $116
XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $116
HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

 $116
REVEAL LINQ

device

 $100
IMPELLA

device

 $93
XARELTO

drug

 $37
ASSURITY PACEMAKER

device

 $28
PACEMAKERS

device

 $28
PRALUENT

drug

 $18
QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR

device

 $17
MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE

device

 $15
PRECISION INFUSION SYSTEM

device

 $15
ELIQUIS

drug

 $13
BRILINTA

drug

 $12
AGGRASTAT

drug

 $12
CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE CARE

device

 $11
CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM

device

 $10
AZURE

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 6, 2018 $93 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Apr 16, 2018 $28 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 11, 2018 $25 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 21, 2018 $24 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 7, 2018 $22 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $21 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 5, 2018 $20 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $20 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Nov 15, 2018 $20 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 26, 2018 $20 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $19 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $19 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 10, 2018 $18 PRALUENT Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Oct 29, 2018 $17 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 24, 2018 $16 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Feb 8, 2018 $16 PACEMAKERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 19, 2018 $15 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 31, 2018 $15 PRECISION INFUSION SYSTEM Food and Beverage SUREFIRE MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $14 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 16, 2018 $13 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $13 PACEMAKERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 22, 2018 $12 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
May 1, 2018 $12 AGGRASTAT Food and Beverage MEDICURE PHARMA INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $11 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 4, 2018 $11 CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE CARE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 18, 2018 $10 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 9, 2018 $9 AZURE 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.