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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.

ALESSANDRO VIVACQUA
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ALESSANDRO VIVACQUA

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
3601 W 13 MILE RD, ERNST CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER, ROYAL OAK, MI, 48073-6712
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ALESSANDRO VIVACQUA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

16

payments

$1,220

payment total

8

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
 16 $1,220

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†
TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE

device

 $273
IMPELLA

device

 $249
HANCOCK

device

 $200
ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM

device

 $175
ACC2 CARDIAC CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $147
ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION

device

 $147
3F

device

 $132
CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $97
COR KNOT

device

 $60
RAM

device

 $60
COBRA FUSION ABLATION SYSTEM

device

 $28
ESTECH SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS

device

 $28
PLASMABLADE

device

 $20
BIOGLUE

device

 $13
ON-X

device

 $13
† 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
Feb 5, 2018 $184 HANCOCK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 14, 2018 $155 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 6, 2018 $147 ACC2 CARDIAC CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $125 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Apr 18, 2018 $124 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Sep 20, 2018 $118 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 6, 2018 $100 3F Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 13, 2018 $97 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $60 COR KNOT RAM Food and Beverage LSI SOLUTIONS INC
Sep 12, 2018 $32 3F Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $28 ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM COBRA FUSION ABLATION SYSTEM ESTECH SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $20 PLASMABLADE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $13 BIOGLUE ON-X Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $7 HANCOCK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $5 HANCOCK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $4 HANCOCK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.