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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 M DEARMAN
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RICHARD M DEARMAN

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
5000 AMBASSADOR CAFFERY, PROVINCE BLDG. 14-A, LAFAYETTE, LA, 70508
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RICHARD DEARMAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

14

payments

$1,809

payment total

5

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
Travel and Lodging
 3 $1,495
Food and Beverage
 11 $314

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†
IVUS SYSTEMS

device

 $1,495
TIGHTRAIL

device

 $140
LASERS

device

 $34
ECHELON FLEX STAPLER

device

 $32
COBRA FUSION ABLATION SYSTEM

device

 $29
LIFEVEST

device

 $27
EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE

device

 $14
ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM

device

 $13
GLIDELIGHT

device

 $13
SPARTACUS

device

 $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
Aug 21, 2018 $893 IVUS SYSTEMS Travel and Lodging PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Aug 29, 2018 $363 IVUS SYSTEMS Travel and Lodging PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Aug 29, 2018 $239 IVUS SYSTEMS Travel and Lodging PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Aug 29, 2018 $140 TIGHTRAIL Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Aug 29, 2018 $34 LASERS Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Mar 8, 2018 $29 COBRA FUSION ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $17 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Jan 26, 2018 $15 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Nov 16, 2018 $14 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 19, 2018 $14 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Mar 29, 2018 $13 ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
May 8, 2018 $13 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Aug 29, 2018 $13 GLIDELIGHT Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Aug 30, 2018 $11 SPARTACUS Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
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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.