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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.

NEWTON B WIGGINS
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NEWTON B WIGGINS

Listed Specialty: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, DURHAM, NC, 27710-0001
* Note: This physician had a Tennessee practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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NEWTON WIGGINS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

16

payments

$4,857

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
Travel and Lodging
 2 $2,107
Grant
 1 $2,100
Food and Beverage
 13 $650

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†
GENERAL EP

device

 $2,100
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,871
WATCHMAN

device

 $398
CLARIA MRI

device

 $142
FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD

device

 $115
CARTO 3 SYSTEM

device

 $94
QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR

device

 $89
EMBLEM

device

 $21
CARTOSOUND

device

 $16
LIFEVEST

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
Mar 27, 2018 $2,100 GENERAL EP Grant BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION HEART RHYTHM SOCIETY
May 7, 2018 $1,871 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $236 WATCHMAN Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 8, 2018 $142 CLARIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $133 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 14, 2018 $115 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 15, 2018 $89 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 13, 2018 $38 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $33 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $23 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
May 9, 2018 $21 EMBLEM Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 15, 2018 $18 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 27, 2018 $12 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 1, 2018 $12 CARTOSOUND Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
May 31, 2018 $11 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
May 25, 2018 $4 CARTOSOUND Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.