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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.

DAVID J ALTSCHUL
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DAVID J ALTSCHUL

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
3316 ROCHAMBEAU AVE, DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY, BRONX, NY, 10467-2841
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DR. DAVID ALTSCHUL,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

12

payments

$1,841

payment total

4

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 $1,014
Food and Beverage
 9 $826

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†
ARTEMIS

device

 $1,204
HYDROFRAME COIL

device

 $236
LVIS

device

 $236
LVIS JR.

device

 $236
AVIGO

device

 $160
ACTIVA

device

 $110
PENUMBRA SMART COIL

device

 $100
SPECTRA WAVEWRITER

device

 $23
PENUMBRA SYSTEM

device

 $6
† 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 4, 2018 $698 ARTEMIS Travel and Lodging PENUMBRA, INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $236 LVIS LVIS JR. HYDROFRAME COIL Food and Beverage MICROVENTION, INC.
Feb 4, 2018 $190 ARTEMIS Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $161 ARTEMIS Travel and Lodging PENUMBRA, INC.
Feb 4, 2018 $156 ARTEMIS Travel and Lodging PENUMBRA, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $139 AVIGO Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $110 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 15, 2018 $100 PENUMBRA SMART COIL Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Jul 9, 2018 $23 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 7, 2018 $22 AVIGO Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $4 PENUMBRA SYSTEM Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $2 PENUMBRA SYSTEM Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.