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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.

KRISTOPHER PFIRMAN
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KRISTOPHER PFIRMAN

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY 800 ROSE ST, LEXINGTON, KY, 40536
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Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

14

payments

$359

payment total

8

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
 14 $359

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†
REPATHA

drug

 $124
LIFEVEST

device

 $72
DEFINITY

drug

 $57
OPSUMIT

drug

 $31
UPTRAVI

drug

 $31
HI-TORQUE VERSACORE GUIDE WIRES

device

 $24
BRILINTA

drug

 $21
VASCEPA

drug

 $17
KENGREAL

drug

 $12
† 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 28, 2018 $77 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $57 DEFINITY Food and Beverage LANTHEUS MEDICAL IMAGING, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $48 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $37 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Dec 1, 2018 $24 HI-TORQUE VERSACORE GUIDE WIRES Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 23, 2018 $21 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Oct 22, 2018 $19 OPSUMIT UPTRAVI Food and Beverage ACTELION PHARMACEUTICALS US, INC.
Dec 3, 2018 $17 VASCEPA Food and Beverage AMARIN PHARMA INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $12 KENGREAL Food and Beverage CHIESI USA, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $12 OPSUMIT UPTRAVI Food and Beverage ACTELION PHARMACEUTICALS US, INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $12 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Oct 8, 2018 $11 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Aug 15, 2018 $6 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Jul 18, 2018 $6 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
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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.