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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.

MICHAEL S HALBREINER
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MICHAEL S HALBREINER

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
320 E NORTH AVE, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15212-4756
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MICHAEL HALBREINER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

22

payments

$2,492

payment total

5

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
Travel and Lodging
 7 $1,654
Food and Beverage
 15 $839

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 SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE

device

 $1,621
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

 $467
EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM

device

 $180
IMPELLA

device

 $125
AORTIC TISSUE VALVE - PERCEVAL

device

 $60
INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE

device

 $24
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $16
† 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 22, 2018 $391 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Mar 15, 2018 $347 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 4, 2018 $334 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Feb 22, 2018 $240 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 27, 2018 $197 COREVALVE EVOLUT Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $162 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Dec 4, 2018 $138 COREVALVE EVOLUT Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $125 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Apr 29, 2018 $106 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Dec 3, 2018 $106 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 4, 2018 $74 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Oct 11, 2018 $52 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Mar 16, 2018 $41 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Mar 16, 2018 $41 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 4, 2018 $36 AORTIC TISSUE VALVE - PERCEVAL Food and Beverage LIVANOVA USA, INC.
May 5, 2018 $24 AORTIC TISSUE VALVE - PERCEVAL Food and Beverage LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $24 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Dec 3, 2018 $19 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $16 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDISTIM USA, INC.
May 25, 2018 $9 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Dec 4, 2018 $6 COREVALVE EVOLUT Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $3 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.