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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.

MELISSA A OBMANN
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MELISSA A OBMANN

Listed Specialty: Surgery
1000 E. MOUNTAIN DRIVE, WILKESBARRE, PA, 18711
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MELISSA OBMANN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

9

payments

$595

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
Food and Beverage
 9 $595

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†
VASCULAR GRAFT

device

 $177
APTUS HELI-FX

device

 $137
REGRANEX

drug

 $122
IN.PACT ADMIRAL

device

 $104
VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $23
NITINOL

device

 $18
INNOVA

device

 $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
Sep 6, 2018 $177 VASCULAR GRAFT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $122 REGRANEX Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $104 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $101 APTUS HELI-FX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $23 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $20 APTUS HELI-FX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $18 NITINOL Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 21, 2018 $15 APTUS HELI-FX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $15 INNOVA Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC 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.