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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.

AHMET T GURBUZ
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AHMET T GURBUZ

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
120 EAST 2ND STREET, HAMOT FLAGSHIP CVTS, ERIE, PA, 16507-1577
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DR. AHMET GURBUZ,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

8

payments

$878

payment total

4

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
 3 $702
Food and Beverage
 5 $176

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†
OCTOPUS

device

 $715
EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE

device

 $67
INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE

device

 $62
SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM

device

 $20
VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $14
† 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
Apr 5, 2018 $336 OCTOPUS Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $201 OCTOPUS Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $165 OCTOPUS Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $67 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Oct 19, 2018 $62 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 3, 2018 $20 SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 14, 2018 $14 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $13 OCTOPUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.