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WILLIAM C KITCHENS
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WILLIAM C KITCHENS

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
1348 WALTON WAY STE 5700, AUGUSTA, GA, 30901-5110
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DR. WILLIAM KITCHENS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

41

payments

$3,325

payment total

18

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
 37 $1,428
Education
 1 $1,000
Travel and Lodging
 3 $897

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†
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $2,134
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $154
KENGREAL

drug

 $135
IMPELLA

device

 $128
CERTUS 140 MICROWAVE ABLATION SYSTEM

device

 $125
HEARTMATE

device

 $124
TEG

device

 $85
ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION

device

 $81
ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $81
CYRAMZA

drug

 $75
EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE

device

 $73
VERZENIO

drug

 $51
NINLARO

drug

 $42
REVLIMID

drug

 $39
INJECTAFER

drug

 $28
ALIQOPA

drug

 $27
ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM

device

 $18
VOTRIENT

drug

 $17
CLOSUREFAST

device

 $15
VISUAL-ICE

device

 $13
DARZALEX

drug

 $11
IMBRUVICA

drug

 $11
† 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 26, 2018 $1,000 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Education INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $692 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $186 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $128 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Aug 15, 2018 $125 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ACTELION PHARMACEUTICALS US, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $125 CERTUS 140 MICROWAVE ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $124 HEARTMATE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 28, 2018 $105 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $89 KENGREAL Food and Beverage CHIESI USA, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $85 TEG Food and Beverage HAEMONETICS CORPORATION
Jul 17, 2018 $75 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jul 5, 2018 $73 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 10, 2018 $56 ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $46 KENGREAL Food and Beverage CHIESI USA, INC.
Oct 8, 2018 $29 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Sep 6, 2018 $25 ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $22 REVLIMID Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Oct 17, 2018 $19 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $18 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $18 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $18 NINLARO Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
May 29, 2018 $17 VOTRIENT Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Aug 1, 2018 $17 REVLIMID Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Sep 4, 2018 $15 ALIQOPA Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
May 21, 2018 $15 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $14 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $14 INJECTAFER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $14 INJECTAFER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $13 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $13 CYRAMZA VERZENIO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Nov 27, 2018 $13 CYRAMZA VERZENIO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
May 8, 2018 $13 CYRAMZA VERZENIO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Oct 30, 2018 $13 ALIQOPA Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $13 VISUAL-ICE Food and Beverage BIOCOMPATIBLES, INC.
Jul 3, 2018 $12 NINLARO Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Jan 2, 2018 $12 NINLARO Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $12 CYRAMZA Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Jun 12, 2018 $12 CYRAMZA Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Sep 25, 2018 $12 CYRAMZA VERZENIO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Mar 27, 2018 $11 DARZALEX IMBRUVICA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $11 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.