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RICHARD C KOVACH
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RICHARD C KOVACH

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
200 TRENTON RD, BROWNS MILLS, NJ, 08015-1705
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RICHARD KOVACH,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

63

payments

$32,949

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
Consulting
 7 $21,713
Promotional Speaking/Other
 3 $6,750
Travel and Lodging
 10 $2,339
Food and Beverage
 43 $2,148

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†
IVUS SYSTEMS

device

 $6,400
ROTABLATOR

device

 $6,000
CVX-300

device

 $5,600
FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER

device

 $4,000
HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $4,000
HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES

device

 $4,000
OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM

device

 $4,000
SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM

device

 $4,000
GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART

device

 $3,145
LIFESTENT

device

 $2,713
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $2,681
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

 $774
TANDEMHEART

device

 $452
WATCHMAN

device

 $209
INDIGO

device

 $155
IGT_D PERIPHERAL

device

 $136
GENERAL ATHERECTOMY

device

 $136
GENERAL STENTS

device

 $130
RESOLUTE

device

 $122
WOLVERINE

device

 $105
XARELTO

drug

 $78
ENCORE

device

 $44
ARMADA 18 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER

device

 $22
GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION

device

 $17
GENERAL - THERAPIES

device

 $16
MYNXGRIP VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICE

device

 $12
SYNERGY

device

 $4
† 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 4, 2018 $5,600 CVX-300 Consulting PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Mar 29, 2018 $4,000 FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 24, 2018 $3,200 IVUS SYSTEMS Consulting PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Jun 2, 2018 $3,200 IVUS SYSTEMS Consulting PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Apr 18, 2018 $3,000 GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART Consulting BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 4, 2018 $3,000 ROTABLATOR Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 4, 2018 $3,000 ROTABLATOR Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 2, 2018 $1,488 LIFESTENT Consulting BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $1,225 LIFESTENT Consulting BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $750 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $544 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 20, 2018 $452 TANDEMHEART Food and Beverage CARDIAC ASSIST, INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $433 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 29, 2018 $390 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 25, 2018 $352 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 25, 2018 $270 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 25, 2018 $246 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 18, 2018 $225 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 30, 2018 $140 INDIGO Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
May 5, 2018 $122 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $104 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 31, 2018 $93 IGT_D PERIPHERAL Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Apr 18, 2018 $84 GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 29, 2018 $78 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS, LLC
Oct 19, 2018 $75 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 2, 2018 $69 GENERAL ATHERECTOMY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 12, 2018 $67 GENERAL ATHERECTOMY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 12, 2018 $61 WOLVERINE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 18, 2018 $60 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 19, 2018 $54 GENERAL STENTS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 19, 2018 $45 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 13, 2018 $44 ENCORE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 13, 2018 $44 WOLVERINE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 30, 2018 $43 IGT_D PERIPHERAL Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Nov 30, 2018 $43 GENERAL STENTS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 19, 2018 $42 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 18, 2018 $40 GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 19, 2018 $34 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 1, 2018 $34 GENERAL STENTS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 15, 2018 $22 ARMADA 18 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 19, 2018 $21 GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 12, 2018 $17 GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 24, 2018 $16 GENERAL - THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 16, 2018 $15 INDIGO Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $12 MYNXGRIP VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICE Food and Beverage CARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLC
Apr 17, 2018 $9 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 15, 2018 $8 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 6, 2018 $8 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 3, 2018 $7 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 5, 2018 $7 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $6 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 20, 2018 $6 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $5 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 27, 2018 $5 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $5 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 20, 2018 $5 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 13, 2018 $5 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 16, 2018 $5 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 11, 2018 $4 SYNERGY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 20, 2018 $4 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 15, 2018 $4 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 6, 2018 $3 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $3 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
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