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JAMES F FOSTER
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JAMES F FOSTER

Listed Specialty: Vascular Surgery
200 HAWKINS DR, DEPARTMENT OF VASCULAR SURGERY, IOWA CITY, IA, 52242-1009
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DR. JAMES FOSTER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

49

payments

$2,522

payment total

9

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
 49 $2,522

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†
OVATION

device

 $1,019
LUTONIX

device

 $314
EXCLUDER ILIAC BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $251
VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $180
ENDURANT

device

 $120
E. LUMINEXX

device

 $119
CROSSER

device

 $108
LIFESTENT

device

 $105
AFX

device

 $77
EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $61
CONCERTO

device

 $58
VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH HEPARIN BIOACTIVE SURFACE

device

 $45
PROPATEN BIOACTIVE SURFACE

device

 $42
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $34
IGT_D PERIPHERAL

device

 $25
ARISTA AH

device

 $18
COOK MEDICAL AAA

device

 $15
IN.PACT ADMIRAL

device

 $14
GELFOAM

device

 $14
SURGISEAL

device

 $14
THROMBIN

drug

 $14
USHER

device

 $14
† 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
Jan 25, 2018 $223 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $150 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Feb 8, 2018 $141 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $141 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $138 EXCLUDER ILIAC BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jan 2, 2018 $133 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $125 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $120 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 23, 2018 $119 E. LUMINEXX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
May 9, 2018 $113 EXCLUDER ILIAC BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 2, 2018 $101 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Jan 16, 2018 $90 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $77 AFX OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Jan 20, 2018 $70 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Feb 19, 2018 $61 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $59 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
May 10, 2018 $52 LIFESTENT Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $48 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Feb 19, 2018 $42 PROPATEN BIOACTIVE SURFACE Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $41 CROSSER Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 25, 2018 $39 CROSSER Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $32 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 11, 2018 $31 LIFESTENT Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 19, 2018 $25 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Feb 19, 2018 $23 VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH HEPARIN BIOACTIVE SURFACE Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $22 VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH HEPARIN BIOACTIVE SURFACE Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 3, 2018 $19 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $18 ARISTA AH Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $18 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $17 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $16 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Sep 4, 2018 $16 CONCERTO Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $16 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ACELL, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $15 CONCERTO Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $15 COOK MEDICAL AAA Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Jun 6, 2018 $14 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $14 CROSSER Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 3, 2018 $14 THROMBIN GELFOAM SURGISEAL Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $14 CONCERTO Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 23, 2018 $14 CROSSER USHER Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $13 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $13 IGT_D PERIPHERAL Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Nov 9, 2018 $12 CONCERTO Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $12 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $12 IGT_D PERIPHERAL Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Aug 14, 2018 $11 LUTONIX LIFESTENT Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
May 22, 2018 $11 LIFESTENT LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $3 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $1 CONCERTO Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
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