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KARL W STROM
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KARL W STROM

Listed Specialty: Surgery
123 HIGHLAND AVE, GLEN RIDGE, NJ, 07028-1527
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KARL STROM,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

68

payments

$2,844

payment total

6

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
 68 $2,844

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†
SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL

device

 $1,003
LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

device

 $873
ECHELON FLEX STAPLER

device

 $400
SEAMGUARD STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT

device

 $207
NASCOBAL

drug

 $58
VALLEYLAB FT10

device

 $56
LIGASURE

device

 $56
LAPBAND

device

 $44
HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY

device

 $43
SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS

device

 $39
SURGICEL POWDER

device

 $33
VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $29
ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER

device

 $28
SEAMGUARD BIOABSORBABLE STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT

device

 $28
ECHELON POWERED CIRCULAR

device

 $26
CLEARIFY

device

 $20
BRIDION

drug

 $15
ENTEREG

drug

 $15
† 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
May 30, 2018 $143 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 9, 2018 $137 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $136 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $134 LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Jun 19, 2018 $120 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 31, 2018 $103 LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Mar 22, 2018 $100 LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Mar 9, 2018 $96 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 14, 2018 $93 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $91 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Mar 4, 2018 $87 SEAMGUARD STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 17, 2018 $82 LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Dec 20, 2018 $74 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Sep 20, 2018 $74 LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Sep 21, 2018 $70 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $67 LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Nov 20, 2018 $66 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $65 LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Feb 8, 2018 $62 SEAMGUARD STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $60 LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Feb 1, 2018 $59 SEAMGUARD STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $58 LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Jun 19, 2018 $56 VALLEYLAB FT10 Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Feb 20, 2018 $54 LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Jun 2, 2018 $46 LIGASURE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Apr 25, 2018 $46 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $44 LAPBAND Food and Beverage APOLLO ENDOSURGERY US INC
Nov 17, 2018 $41 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 15, 2018 $38 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $33 SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS SURGICEL POWDER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
May 17, 2018 $28 ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Dec 4, 2018 $26 ECHELON POWERED CIRCULAR Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Nov 14, 2018 $25 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Apr 11, 2018 $22 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Jun 19, 2018 $21 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Oct 8, 2018 $20 CLEARIFY Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Apr 26, 2018 $18 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
May 30, 2018 $17 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $17 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Aug 17, 2018 $16 HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Sep 12, 2018 $15 BRIDION ENTEREG Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Sep 28, 2018 $15 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $15 NASCOBAL Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $15 NASCOBAL Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $14 NASCOBAL Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $14 NASCOBAL Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $14 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Dec 15, 2018 $14 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $14 SEAMGUARD BIOABSORBABLE STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $12 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Jul 9, 2018 $11 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Feb 22, 2018 $11 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
May 21, 2018 $11 HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Jan 19, 2018 $11 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Nov 12, 2018 $11 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Dec 17, 2018 $11 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Sep 20, 2018 $10 SEAMGUARD BIOABSORBABLE STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jan 22, 2018 $10 HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Apr 29, 2018 $9 LIGASURE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Aug 29, 2018 $8 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Jun 19, 2018 $8 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Jul 17, 2018 $8 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Oct 2, 2018 $8 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
May 3, 2018 $7 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Aug 22, 2018 $7 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Apr 25, 2018 $6 SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Jan 17, 2018 $5 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Jan 5, 2018 $4 SEAMGUARD BIOABSORBABLE STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.