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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.

EDWARD M BLUMENSTOCK
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EDWARD M BLUMENSTOCK

Listed Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynecology
365 HAWTHORNE AVE, STE 301, OAKLAND, CA, 94609-3113
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MR. EDWARD BLUMENSTOCK,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

16

payments

$362

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
6 $213
Education
10 $149

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

$126
CUTTING LOOP, BIPOLAR, 24/26 FR.

device

$57
CUTTING LOOP, BIPOLAR, 0.30MM, 24/26 FR.

device

$32
21FR BIPOLAR CUTTING LOOP, 6/PKG

device

$27
ELEMENT,WORKING.ONLY.SPRING

device

$26
MAKENA

drug

$24
ORILISSA

drug

$23
CYSTO-URETHRO-FIBERSCOPE

device

$21
5MM HYSTEROSCOPE SHEATH, 1 PC DESIGN

device

$11
AC2

device

$11
ATV

device

$11
FORCEPS,BIOPSY/GRASPING,HORIZ

device

$6
† 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
Nov 3, 2018 $126 No Listed Product Food and Beverage APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION
Feb 27, 2018 $33 CUTTING LOOP, BIPOLAR, 24/26 FR. Education KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Mar 27, 2018 $26 ELEMENT,WORKING.ONLY.SPRING Education KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Apr 17, 2018 $24 MAKENA Education AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 15, 2018 $23 ORILISSA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $23 CUTTING LOOP, BIPOLAR, 0.30MM, 24/26 FR. Food and Beverage KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Apr 16, 2018 $21 CYSTO-URETHRO-FIBERSCOPE Food and Beverage KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Feb 8, 2018 $16 21FR BIPOLAR CUTTING LOOP, 6/PKG Education KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Jan 12, 2018 $13 CUTTING LOOP, BIPOLAR, 24/26 FR. Education KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Jan 18, 2018 $11 21FR BIPOLAR CUTTING LOOP, 6/PKG Education KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Mar 14, 2018 $11 AC2 ATV Food and Beverage HOLOGIC, LLC
Feb 21, 2018 $10 CUTTING LOOP, BIPOLAR, 24/26 FR. Food and Beverage KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Jan 18, 2018 $10 5MM HYSTEROSCOPE SHEATH, 1 PC DESIGN Education KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Feb 27, 2018 $9 CUTTING LOOP, BIPOLAR, 0.30MM, 24/26 FR. Education KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Feb 7, 2018 $6 FORCEPS,BIOPSY/GRASPING,HORIZ Education KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Feb 8, 2018 $0 5MM HYSTEROSCOPE SHEATH, 1 PC DESIGN Education KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
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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.