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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.

MARCO FERRARA
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MARCO FERRARA

Listed Specialty: Surgery
840 MONTCLAIR RD, SUITE 122, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35213-1920
* Note: This physician had a Florida practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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MARCO FERRARA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

19

payments

$4,610

payment total

7

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
 7 $2,836
Education
 1 $1,000
Food and Beverage
 11 $774

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†
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $3,418
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $712
EVIS EXERA

device

 $167
SURGIMEND

device

 $132
ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES

device

 $97
CONTOUR

device

 $84
ECHELON FLEX STAPLER

device

 $84
PERMA-HAND

device

 $84
OLYMPUS LAPAROSCOPES

device

 $69
OLYMPUS LAPAROSCOPIC ACCESSORIES

device

 $69
† 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
Apr 11, 2018 $1,000 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Education INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
May 10, 2018 $773 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $720 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $544 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDROBOTICS INC.
May 1, 2018 $430 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
May 29, 2018 $324 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $125 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ACELL, INC.
May 21, 2018 $102 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
May 22, 2018 $99 EVIS EXERA Food and Beverage OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $97 ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES Food and Beverage AVANOS MEDICAL
Apr 19, 2018 $84 CONTOUR ECHELON FLEX STAPLER PERMA-HAND Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Sep 22, 2018 $69 SURGIMEND Food and Beverage TEI BIOSCIENCES INC
Nov 8, 2018 $69 EVIS EXERA OLYMPUS LAPAROSCOPES OLYMPUS LAPAROSCOPIC ACCESSORIES Food and Beverage OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $62 SURGIMEND Food and Beverage TEI BIOSCIENCES INC
Aug 22, 2018 $32 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDROBOTICS INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $24 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
May 1, 2018 $23 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $23 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $11 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDROBOTICS INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.