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DONALD F SWITZER
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DONALD F SWITZER

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
6333 MAIN ST, SUITE 2, WILLIAMSVILLE, NY, 14221-5800
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DR. DONALD SWITZER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

94

payments

$6,979

payment total

8

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
 92 $4,553
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $2,100
Travel and Lodging
 1 $326

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $2,961
ASSURITY PACEMAKER

device

 $1,367
QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR

device

 $489
AZURE

device

 $329
CLARIA MRI

device

 $261
NO ASSOCIATED PRODUCT

device

 $234
MICRA

device

 $189
CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE CARE

device

 $133
EVERA

device

 $110
RESONATE

device

 $103
MYCARELINK

device

 $102
SELECTSECURE

device

 $91
LOOP

device

 $82
PERCEPTA

device

 $82
ADAPTA

device

 $71
VISIA AF

device

 $63
CONFIRM RX

device

 $61
ALLURE CRT PACEMAKER

device

 $43
ADVISA

device

 $43
PACEMAKERS

device

 $38
ATTAIN

device

 $32
XARELTO

drug

 $26
CONSULTA

device

 $23
AMPLIA MRI

device

 $18
CHANTIX

drug

 $12
ELIQUIS

drug

 $12
REPATHA

drug

 $11
TYRX

device

 $6
† 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 28, 2018 $2,100 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $326 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $152 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 9, 2018 $134 CLARIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $133 CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE CARE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 11, 2018 $130 NO ASSOCIATED PRODUCT Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 13, 2018 $126 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 21, 2018 $122 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Aug 31, 2018 $105 NO ASSOCIATED PRODUCT Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 23, 2018 $100 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $98 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 11, 2018 $98 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 4, 2018 $97 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 21, 2018 $97 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 13, 2018 $96 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 4, 2018 $91 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 29, 2018 $90 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 20, 2018 $88 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 3, 2018 $88 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 9, 2018 $88 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $85 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $85 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 22, 2018 $84 MYCARELINK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 18, 2018 $84 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 22, 2018 $82 LOOP Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $82 PERCEPTA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $78 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 29, 2018 $75 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Aug 13, 2018 $73 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 25, 2018 $73 CLARIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $71 ADAPTA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC, INC.
Jun 11, 2018 $71 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 21, 2018 $70 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
May 29, 2018 $70 SELECTSECURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $68 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 11, 2018 $64 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 11, 2018 $64 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Dec 21, 2018 $63 VISIA AF Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $61 CONFIRM RX Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 28, 2018 $57 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 10, 2018 $56 RESONATE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 5, 2018 $54 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 11, 2018 $51 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 29, 2018 $51 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 13, 2018 $45 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 4, 2018 $43 ALLURE CRT PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 19, 2018 $38 CLARIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $38 PACEMAKERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 11, 2018 $32 ATTAIN Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 8, 2018 $32 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 22, 2018 $30 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
May 20, 2018 $30 EVERA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 11, 2018 $28 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 21, 2018 $28 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 21, 2018 $27 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 13, 2018 $26 EVERA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $24 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 29, 2018 $24 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $24 RESONATE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 9, 2018 $23 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $23 RESONATE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 27, 2018 $23 CONSULTA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $22 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $19 EVERA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 10, 2018 $19 ADVISA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $18 AMPLIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $17 EVERA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $17 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $17 SELECTSECURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 20, 2018 $17 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 31, 2018 $16 ADVISA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $16 CLARIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $16 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 5, 2018 $15 EVERA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $14 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Oct 30, 2018 $14 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 3, 2018 $14 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $14 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $14 MYCARELINK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $14 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 11, 2018 $13 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $13 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $12 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
May 17, 2018 $12 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $12 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Apr 25, 2018 $11 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $9 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 10, 2018 $9 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $8 ADVISA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 15, 2018 $6 TYRX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $4 MYCARELINK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $3 SELECTSECURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $2 EVERA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $1 AZURE 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.