Dollars for Docs

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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.

RICHARD S ZIMMERMAN
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RICHARD S ZIMMERMAN

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
5777 E MAYO BLVD, PHOENIX, AZ, 85054-4502
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DR. RICHARD ZIMMERMAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

10

payments

$5,351

payment total

1

company 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
Consulting
1 $4,063
Travel and Lodging
4 $918
Food and Beverage
5 $371

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

$4,063
VISUALASE

device

$1,025
SOLITAIRE

device

$160
ACTIVA

device

$103
† 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 5, 2018 $4,063 No Listed Product Consulting MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 2, 2018 $392 VISUALASE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 2, 2018 $278 VISUALASE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 2, 2018 $201 VISUALASE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $160 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 2, 2018 $86 VISUALASE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $68 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 2, 2018 $47 VISUALASE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $35 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 2, 2018 $22 VISUALASE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.