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MICHAEL S KIERNAN
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MICHAEL S KIERNAN

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
800 WASHINGTON ST, BOSTON, MA, 02111-1552
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MICHAEL KIERNAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

56

payments

$20,257

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 5 $11,600
Travel and Lodging
 17 $3,631
Consulting
 2 $3,285
Food and Beverage
 32 $1,741

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†
HEARTWARE HVAD

device

 $16,788
CLINICAL TRIAL PRODUCT

device

 $1,785
CIRCULATORY SUPPORT

device

 $778
HEARTMATE

device

 $661
IMPELLA

device

 $129
HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV

device

 $43
PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS

device

 $30
CORLANOR

drug

 $20
REPATHA

drug

 $20
ELIQUIS

drug

 $14
CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM

device

 $10
† 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
Oct 24, 2018 $2,750 HEARTWARE HVAD Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $2,750 HEARTWARE HVAD Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $2,100 HEARTWARE HVAD Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Tufts Medical Center
Mar 22, 2018 $2,000 HEARTWARE HVAD Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 13, 2018 $2,000 HEARTWARE HVAD Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Tufts Medical Center
Oct 24, 2018 $1,785 CLINICAL TRIAL PRODUCT Consulting BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION BAIM INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH
Jun 21, 2018 $1,500 HEARTWARE HVAD Consulting MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $693 HEARTWARE HVAD Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 5, 2018 $581 HEARTWARE HVAD Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $394 CIRCULATORY SUPPORT Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 22, 2018 $338 CIRCULATORY SUPPORT Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 6, 2018 $287 HEARTMATE Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 24, 2018 $259 HEARTWARE HVAD Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $225 HEARTMATE Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 2, 2018 $213 HEARTWARE HVAD Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $174 HEARTWARE HVAD Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $165 HEARTWARE HVAD Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $157 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $132 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $125 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $122 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 8, 2018 $119 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Feb 16, 2018 $108 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $107 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $102 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $96 HEARTMATE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 7, 2018 $92 HEARTWARE HVAD Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 25, 2018 $70 HEARTWARE HVAD Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $69 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $63 HEARTWARE HVAD Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $60 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $56 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $47 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $47 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $42 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 28, 2018 $35 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 26, 2018 $34 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $34 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $32 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $30 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 7, 2018 $29 HEARTWARE HVAD Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 5, 2018 $29 HEARTWARE HVAD Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $22 CIRCULATORY SUPPORT Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 6, 2018 $21 HEARTMATE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 5, 2018 $21 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $20 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $17 HEARTMATE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 22, 2018 $15 CIRCULATORY SUPPORT Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 6, 2018 $15 HEARTMATE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 3, 2018 $14 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $14 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $11 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $10 IMPELLA Travel and Lodging ABIOMED
Mar 9, 2018 $10 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 22, 2018 $8 CIRCULATORY SUPPORT Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 28, 2018 $8 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.