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CHRISTIAN F WITZKE
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CHRISTIAN F WITZKE

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
5501 OLD YORK RD, MOSS 3RD FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19141-3018
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CHRISTIAN WITZKE,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

85

payments

$10,099

payment total

14

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 $7,257
Food and Beverage
 73 $1,952
Travel and Lodging
 4 $867
Entertainment
 1 $23

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†
DRAGONFLY OCT

device

 $3,540
AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS

device

 $2,640
PRESSUREWIRE FFR

device

 $1,352
XIENCE SIERRA CORONARY STENT

device

 $671
IMPELLA

device

 $525
WATCHMAN

device

 $203
OPTOWIRE

device

 $162
OPTOMONITOR

device

 $162
GENERAL STENTS

device

 $118
EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE

device

 $113
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $87
IN.PACT ADMIRAL

device

 $86
REPATHA

drug

 $62
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

 $60
LIFEVEST

device

 $50
IGT_D CORONARY

device

 $48
CORLANOR

drug

 $48
CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $41
PCI OPTIMIZATION

device

 $38
ELIQUIS

drug

 $36
CRT-DS

device

 $36
CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM

device

 $29
QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR

device

 $28
GENERAL ATHERECTOMY

device

 $24
WOLVERINE

device

 $21
ASSURITY PACEMAKER

device

 $19
XARELTO

drug

 $18
XIENCE SIERRA CSS

device

 $17
CATHETER - TURNPIKE

device

 $17
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $14
ROTABLATOR

device

 $14
PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $12
RESOLUTE

device

 $11
SYNERGY

device

 $9
ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER

device

 $9
† 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
Jul 4, 2018 $2,124 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 3, 2018 $1,770 DRAGONFLY OCT Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 3, 2018 $1,062 DRAGONFLY OCT Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 27, 2018 $708 PRESSUREWIRE FFR Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 3, 2018 $708 DRAGONFLY OCT Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 27, 2018 $531 PRESSUREWIRE FFR Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 4, 2018 $354 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 29, 2018 $346 IMPELLA Travel and Lodging ABIOMED
May 8, 2018 $271 XIENCE SIERRA CORONARY STENT Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 18, 2018 $242 XIENCE SIERRA CORONARY STENT Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 17, 2018 $189 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 22, 2018 $145 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Jun 7, 2018 $145 OPTOWIRE OPTOMONITOR Food and Beverage OPSENS INC.
Feb 12, 2018 $118 GENERAL STENTS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 23, 2018 $113 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 18, 2018 $103 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 22, 2018 $87 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 10, 2018 $48 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 3, 2018 $34 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Apr 17, 2018 $29 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 7, 2018 $25 IGT_D CORONARY Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Mar 29, 2018 $24 GENERAL ATHERECTOMY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 23, 2018 $23 IGT_D CORONARY Entertainment PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Dec 18, 2018 $22 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 26, 2018 $22 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $21 CRT-DS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 21, 2018 $20 PRESSUREWIRE FFR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 31, 2018 $20 XIENCE SIERRA CORONARY STENT Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 22, 2018 $19 PCI OPTIMIZATION Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 27, 2018 $19 PRESSUREWIRE FFR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 8, 2018 $19 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $18 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Feb 20, 2018 $18 PCI OPTIMIZATION Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 16, 2018 $18 PRESSUREWIRE FFR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 8, 2018 $18 XIENCE SIERRA CORONARY STENT Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 22, 2018 $18 XIENCE SIERRA CORONARY STENT Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 18, 2018 $18 XIENCE SIERRA CORONARY STENT Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 27, 2018 $17 XIENCE SIERRA CSS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 29, 2018 $17 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Apr 10, 2018 $17 CATHETER - TURNPIKE Food and Beverage ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $17 XIENCE SIERRA CORONARY STENT Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 18, 2018 $17 OPTOWIRE OPTOMONITOR Food and Beverage OPSENS INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $16 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $16 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Oct 2, 2018 $16 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Mar 28, 2018 $16 XIENCE SIERRA CORONARY STENT Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 23, 2018 $16 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
May 22, 2018 $16 PRESSUREWIRE FFR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 9, 2018 $16 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $16 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 10, 2018 $15 CRT-DS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 4, 2018 $15 XIENCE SIERRA CORONARY STENT Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 4, 2018 $15 XIENCE SIERRA CORONARY STENT Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 13, 2018 $15 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $15 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $15 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $14 XIENCE SIERRA CORONARY STENT Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 20, 2018 $14 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLC
Sep 12, 2018 $14 PRESSUREWIRE FFR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 14, 2018 $14 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Jan 16, 2018 $14 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 20, 2018 $14 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $14 ROTABLATOR Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 3, 2018 $13 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 8, 2018 $13 PRESSUREWIRE FFR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 16, 2018 $13 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $13 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $12 PRESSUREWIRE FFR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 18, 2018 $12 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $12 WOLVERINE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 19, 2018 $12 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $11 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Sep 10, 2018 $11 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $11 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Jun 14, 2018 $11 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 9, 2018 $11 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 10, 2018 $10 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 30, 2018 $9 SYNERGY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 28, 2018 $9 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 18, 2018 $9 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 31, 2018 $9 WOLVERINE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 9, 2018 $9 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 8, 2018 $8 XIENCE SIERRA CORONARY STENT Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 28, 2018 $6 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 16, 2018 $3 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.