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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.

SAMUEL SCHWARTZ
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SAMUEL SCHWARTZ

Listed Specialty: Vascular Surgery
1000 W CARSON ST # 461, TORRANCE, CA, 90502-2004
* Note: This physician had a Massachusetts practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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DR. SAMUEL SCHWARTZ,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

16

payments

$451

payment total

2

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 $451

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†
ENDURANT

device

 $161
IN.PACT ADMIRAL

device

 $121
HAWKONE

device

 $118
VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $28
NITREX

device

 $19
VIANCE

device

 $3
QT VASCULAR CHOCOLATE PTA BALLOON

device

 $2
† 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 21, 2018 $121 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $54 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $34 HAWKONE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $33 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $31 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $30 HAWKONE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $29 HAWKONE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 13, 2018 $28 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 21, 2018 $25 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 9, 2018 $22 HAWKONE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $19 NITREX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $11 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 21, 2018 $6 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $4 HAWKONE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $3 VIANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 15, 2018 $2 QT VASCULAR CHOCOLATE PTA BALLOON 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.