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MICHAEL R KAUFMANN
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MICHAEL R KAUFMANN

Listed Specialty: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
1600 SW ARCHER RD, RM M432, GAINESVILLE, FL, 32610-3003
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MICHAEL KAUFMANN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

45

payments

$6,134

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $3,750
Food and Beverage
 42 $1,862
Travel and Lodging
 2 $522

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $4,586
SELECTSECURE

device

 $257
AMPLIA MRI

device

 $238
ARCTIC FRONT

device

 $203
RESONATE

device

 $194
CARTO 3 SYSTEM

device

 $149
THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH

device

 $149
CONFIDENSE

device

 $135
QTRAK ELECTRODE

device

 $130
SAMSCA

drug

 $98
ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM

device

 $85
CLARIA MRI

device

 $39
REVEAL LINQ

device

 $32
PRALUENT

drug

 $26
ELIQUIS

drug

 $23
AZURE

device

 $22
BRILINTA

drug

 $15
REPATHA

drug

 $14
LIFEVEST

device

 $13
TYRX

device

 $12
† 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
Jan 18, 2018 $3,750 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $448 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $135 CARTO 3 SYSTEM CONFIDENSE THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
May 11, 2018 $130 QTRAK ELECTRODE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 23, 2018 $127 SELECTSECURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $125 ARCTIC FRONT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 11, 2018 $122 AMPLIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $89 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 9, 2018 $87 RESONATE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 7, 2018 $85 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 11, 2018 $78 ARCTIC FRONT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $75 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 25, 2018 $64 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $63 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 10, 2018 $62 RESONATE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 11, 2018 $53 AMPLIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $53 SELECTSECURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $51 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 10, 2018 $47 AMPLIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $45 RESONATE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 12, 2018 $43 SELECTSECURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 30, 2018 $39 CLARIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 11, 2018 $26 SELECTSECURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 25, 2018 $24 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $23 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $22 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $22 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $21 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $21 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $19 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Aug 11, 2018 $17 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $16 AMPLIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $15 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Dec 10, 2018 $14 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $14 CARTO 3 SYSTEM THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $13 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $13 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $13 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Sep 28, 2018 $13 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Oct 5, 2018 $12 TYRX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $12 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $11 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Dec 21, 2018 $10 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 12, 2018 $8 SELECTSECURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $4 REVEAL LINQ 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.