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.

JOSEPH KARAM
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JOSEPH KARAM

Listed Specialty: Surgery
2799 W GRAND BLVD, DETROIT, MI, 48202-2608
* Note: This physician had a Minnesota practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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DR. JOSEPH KARAM,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

16

payments

$6,028

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
2 $5,392
Food and Beverage
14 $636

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
HAWKONE

device

$5,000
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$392
ENDURANT

device

$275
RELAY PLUS

device

$168
CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

$85
TURBOHAWK

device

$62
IN.PACT ADMIRAL

device

$25
OTHER BSC PRODUCT NOT LISTED

device

$11
JETSTREAM

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
Nov 1, 2018 $5,000 HAWKONE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $392 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other SAOL THERAPEUTICS RESEARCH LIMITED
Apr 16, 2018 $168 RELAY PLUS Food and Beverage BOLTON MEDICAL INC
Oct 26, 2018 $119 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $85 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $62 TURBOHAWK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $42 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 28, 2018 $40 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $38 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $25 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 28, 2018 $17 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 8, 2018 $11 OTHER BSC PRODUCT NOT LISTED Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 16, 2018 $11 JETSTREAM Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 26, 2018 $6 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $6 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 28, 2018 $6 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.