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LUCY KUPERSMITH
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LUCY KUPERSMITH

Listed Specialty: Vascular Surgery
1542 TULANE AVE, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70112-2865
* Note: This physician had a Maryland practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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LUCY KUPERSMITH,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

42

payments

$2,305

payment total

7

companies paid this doctor

Payment Calendar in 2018

This doctor received a payment on 34 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
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Types of Payments in 2018

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 39 $2,089
Travel and Lodging
 2 $150
Education
 1 $66

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†
EXCLUDER ILIAC BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $551
VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $371
EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $356
CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $198
ENDURANT

device

 $176
XARELTO

drug

 $145
VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $111
PROTEGE RX

device

 $100
EKOSONIC

device

 $98
VASCULAR GRAFT

device

 $66
VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH HEPARIN BIOACTIVE SURFACE

device

 $47
TIGRIS STENT

device

 $45
COOK MEDICAL ZENITH

device

 $19
OASIS

device

 $14
SANTYL

drug

 $14
ECM

device

 $9
† 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 7, 2018 $182 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $173 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 12, 2018 $170 EXCLUDER ILIAC BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $125 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Mar 29, 2018 $111 VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $100 PROTEGE RX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 7, 2018 $98 EKOSONIC Food and Beverage EKOS CORPORATION
Jan 16, 2018 $96 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 16, 2018 $90 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 19, 2018 $90 EXCLUDER ILIAC BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 15, 2018 $88 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Feb 17, 2018 $87 EXCLUDER ILIAC BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Feb 18, 2018 $84 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $81 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $66 VASCULAR GRAFT Education W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. ELSEVIER OFFICE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION
Jun 14, 2018 $47 VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH HEPARIN BIOACTIVE SURFACE Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $45 TIGRIS STENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 6, 2018 $43 EXCLUDER ILIAC BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $39 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Feb 17, 2018 $39 EXCLUDER ILIAC BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jan 15, 2018 $36 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Mar 31, 2018 $34 EXCLUDER ILIAC BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 25, 2018 $33 EXCLUDER ILIAC BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $30 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $28 EXCLUDER ILIAC BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jan 16, 2018 $28 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $24 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $22 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $21 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $21 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 16, 2018 $21 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $20 EXCLUDER ILIAC BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Dec 14, 2018 $20 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Apr 17, 2018 $19 COOK MEDICAL ZENITH Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Mar 2, 2018 $19 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jan 15, 2018 $17 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $16 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $14 SANTYL OASIS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 7, 2018 $10 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $9 ECM Food and Beverage AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $8 EXCLUDER ILIAC BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $4 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
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