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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.

PHILIP A STARR
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PHILIP A STARR

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
400 PARNASSUS AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94143-2202
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DR. PHILIP STARR,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

21

payments

$1,390

payment total

3

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
20 $1,124
Travel and Lodging
1 $266

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
ACTIVA

device

$844
GENERAL DBS

device

$528
CLEARPOINT SYSTEM

device

$18
† 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 1, 2018 $266 ACTIVA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $155 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $111 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $104 GENERAL DBS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 18, 2018 $102 GENERAL DBS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 31, 2018 $99 GENERAL DBS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 17, 2018 $84 GENERAL DBS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 2, 2018 $75 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 17, 2018 $72 GENERAL DBS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 2, 2018 $68 GENERAL DBS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 3, 2018 $56 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $46 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $24 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $22 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 3, 2018 $21 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $19 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 25, 2018 $19 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $18 CLEARPOINT SYSTEM Food and Beverage MRI INTERVENTIONS, INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $12 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $10 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $8 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.