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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.

LEE A BIRNBAUM
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LEE A BIRNBAUM

Listed Specialty: Neurology
7703 FLOYD CURL DR, MAIL CODE 7977, SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78229-3901
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DR. LEE BIRNBAUM,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

24

payments

$2,008

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
Food and Beverage
 21 $1,414
Travel and Lodging
 3 $594

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

 $1,026
TREVO

device

 $289
SOLITAIRE

device

 $282
PENUMBRA SYSTEM

device

 $146
AXIUM

device

 $130
ASAHI NEUROVASCULAR GUIDE WIRE

device

 $113
ATLAS

device

 $22
† 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
Feb 22, 2018 $249 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging CORINDUS INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $233 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging CORINDUS INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $208 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CORINDUS INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $130 AXIUM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $125 PENUMBRA SYSTEM Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $125 TREVO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 21, 2018 $121 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CORINDUS INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $121 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $116 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $112 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging CORINDUS INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $102 TREVO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jan 23, 2018 $87 ASAHI NEUROVASCULAR GUIDE WIRE Food and Beverage ASAHI INTECC USA, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $65 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CORINDUS INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $38 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CORINDUS INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $26 ASAHI NEUROVASCULAR GUIDE WIRE Food and Beverage ASAHI INTECC USA, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $22 TREVO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 23, 2018 $21 TREVO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 13, 2018 $21 PENUMBRA SYSTEM Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $20 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $18 TREVO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 20, 2018 $14 ATLAS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 11, 2018 $14 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $12 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 4, 2018 $8 ATLAS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.