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THEODORE CHOW
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THEODORE CHOW

Listed Specialty: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
515 SOUTH DR, SUITE # 23, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, 94040-4204
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DR. THEODORE CHOW,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

42

payments

$9,127

payment total

10

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
Consulting
 12 $6,800
Food and Beverage
 29 $1,390
Travel and Lodging
 1 $937

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $5,415
CARTO 3 SYSTEM

device

 $969
EP GUIDING INTRODUCERS

device

 $750
FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD

device

 $450
ITREVIA

device

 $400
EDORA

device

 $400
CLARIA MRI

device

 $265
MICRA

device

 $102
QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR

device

 $101
NORTHERA

drug

 $81
XARELTO

drug

 $75
CONFIDENSE

device

 $32
JARDIANCE

drug

 $24
PRADAXA

drug

 $24
CHANTIX

drug

 $20
ELIQUIS

drug

 $20
RHYTHMIA

device

 $19
UNIFY ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR

device

 $17
REVEAL LINQ

device

 $15
GENERAL TACHY

device

 $11
CARELINK

device

 $10
ADVISOR CATHETER

device

 $5
† 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
Aug 28, 2018 $1,200 No Listed Product Consulting BIOTRONIK INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $937 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $800 No Listed Product Consulting BIOTRONIK INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $800 No Listed Product Consulting BIOTRONIK INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $800 No Listed Product Consulting BIOTRONIK INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $800 No Listed Product Consulting BIOTRONIK INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $750 EP GUIDING INTRODUCERS Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 30, 2018 $400 ITREVIA Consulting BIOTRONIK INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $400 No Listed Product Consulting BIOTRONIK INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $400 EDORA Consulting BIOTRONIK INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $150 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 28, 2018 $150 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 28, 2018 $150 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 5, 2018 $143 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $140 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $136 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $135 CLARIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 23, 2018 $130 CLARIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $126 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $102 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $101 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 26, 2018 $48 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $32 CARTO 3 SYSTEM CONFIDENSE Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $24 NORTHERA Food and Beverage LUNDBECK LLC
Mar 15, 2018 $24 PRADAXA JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Feb 8, 2018 $22 NORTHERA Food and Beverage LUNDBECK LLC
Feb 22, 2018 $22 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Nov 3, 2018 $22 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $20 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
May 10, 2018 $19 RHYTHMIA Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 8, 2018 $19 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Apr 26, 2018 $19 NORTHERA Food and Beverage LUNDBECK LLC
May 17, 2018 $17 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Aug 23, 2018 $17 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jul 20, 2018 $15 NORTHERA Food and Beverage LUNDBECK LLC
Sep 8, 2018 $14 UNIFY ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 17, 2018 $11 GENERAL TACHY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 8, 2018 $10 CARELINK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 23, 2018 $8 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $6 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $5 ADVISOR CATHETER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 8, 2018 $3 UNIFY ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.