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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.

JOSEPH E FLACK
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JOSEPH E FLACK

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
759 CHESTNUT ST, S4604, SPRINGFIELD, MA, 01199-1619
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DR. JOSEPH FLACK,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

69

payments

$5,775

payment total

11

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
64 $5,085
Honoraria
1 $630
Travel and Lodging
4 $60

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
EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM

device

$985
IMPELLA

device

$621
TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE

device

$615
CENTRIMAG

device

$523
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

$439
EPIC STENTED TISSUE VALVE

device

$303
RELAY PLUS

device

$291
EP TRANSSEPTAL ACCESS

device

$203
REGENT MECHANICAL HEART VALVE

device

$190
MITRA CLIP SYSTEM

device

$175
AORTIC AND MITRAL TISSUE STENTED VALVES

device

$165
INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE

device

$149
AORTIC TISSUE VALVE - PERCEVAL

device

$140
ATTUNE FLEX ADJ ANNULOPLASTY RNG

device

$136
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$119
NEPHROCHECK

device

$115
EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE

device

$111
VELTASSA

drug

$101
ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM

device

$81
MECHANICAL VALVES - CARBOMEDICS TOP HAT

device

$71
VNS THERAPY

device

$68
ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM

device

$65
MYOCARDIAL PROTECTION SYSTEM

device

$63
ECM

device

$23
AORTIC AND MITRAL MECHANICAL VALVES

device

$19
MOSAIC

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
Jun 20, 2018 $630 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Honoraria EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 2, 2018 $203 EP TRANSSEPTAL ACCESS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 11, 2018 $185 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 29, 2018 $167 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 16, 2018 $165 AORTIC AND MITRAL TISSUE STENTED VALVES Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 17, 2018 $153 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $149 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 1, 2018 $146 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 11, 2018 $145 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 27, 2018 $141 EPIC STENTED TISSUE VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 15, 2018 $132 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Dec 12, 2018 $130 REGENT MECHANICAL HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 30, 2018 $126 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
May 1, 2018 $126 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 20, 2018 $124 RELAY PLUS Food and Beverage BOLTON MEDICAL INC
Sep 28, 2018 $121 CENTRIMAG Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 14, 2018 $118 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 4, 2018 $117 CENTRIMAG Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 27, 2018 $115 NEPHROCHECK Food and Beverage BIOMERIEUX
Jun 6, 2018 $112 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 10, 2018 $111 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Sep 17, 2018 $110 EPIC STENTED TISSUE VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 17, 2018 $109 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Oct 24, 2018 $104 ATTUNE FLEX ADJ ANNULOPLASTY RNG Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 16, 2018 $102 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 18, 2018 $101 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $98 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Feb 26, 2018 $97 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 21, 2018 $97 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 25, 2018 $94 CENTRIMAG Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 26, 2018 $93 AORTIC TISSUE VALVE - PERCEVAL Food and Beverage LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $92 RELAY PLUS Food and Beverage BOLTON MEDICAL INC
May 8, 2018 $85 CENTRIMAG Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 17, 2018 $84 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $81 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Jul 30, 2018 $75 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Sep 6, 2018 $73 CENTRIMAG Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 4, 2018 $72 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 24, 2018 $71 MECHANICAL VALVES - CARBOMEDICS TOP HAT Food and Beverage LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Jan 8, 2018 $68 VNS THERAPY Food and Beverage LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $65 ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $63 MYOCARDIAL PROTECTION SYSTEM Food and Beverage QUEST MEDICAL INC.
Mar 9, 2018 $44 RELAY PLUS Food and Beverage BOLTON MEDICAL INC
Jun 6, 2018 $37 EPIC STENTED TISSUE VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 30, 2018 $36 AORTIC TISSUE VALVE - PERCEVAL Food and Beverage LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $35 REGENT MECHANICAL HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 2, 2018 $35 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $32 CENTRIMAG Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 17, 2018 $32 ATTUNE FLEX ADJ ANNULOPLASTY RNG Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 16, 2018 $24 REGENT MECHANICAL HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 30, 2018 $23 ECM Food and Beverage AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Jan 1, 2018 $21 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 29, 2018 $20 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Jan 16, 2018 $19 AORTIC AND MITRAL MECHANICAL VALVES Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 17, 2018 $17 RELAY PLUS Travel and Lodging BOLTON MEDICAL INC
Jul 27, 2018 $16 EPIC STENTED TISSUE VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 17, 2018 $14 RELAY PLUS Travel and Lodging BOLTON MEDICAL INC
Jul 30, 2018 $14 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Jan 23, 2018 $14 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Feb 14, 2018 $13 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 17, 2018 $12 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Jul 26, 2018 $11 AORTIC TISSUE VALVE - PERCEVAL Food and Beverage LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $11 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Dec 4, 2018 $10 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Aug 30, 2018 $8 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 1, 2018 $8 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 1, 2018 $8 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Oct 16, 2018 $6 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jul 18, 2018 $4 MOSAIC Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
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