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THOMAS SHIMSHAK
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THOMAS SHIMSHAK

Listed Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
4240 SUN N LAKE BLVD, SUITE 202, SEBRING, FL, 33872-1944
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THOMAS SHIMSHAK,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

45

payments

$22,629

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
7 $21,875
Food and Beverage
38 $754

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
JETSTREAM

device

$18,875
SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM

device

$3,000
GENERAL ATHERECTOMY

device

$190
SYNERGY

device

$83
CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE CARE

device

$77
IMPELLA

device

$69
MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE

device

$58
QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR

device

$43
BRILINTA

drug

$43
ANGIOJET

device

$32
RXI CONSUMABLES

device

$29
INNOVA

device

$24
GUIDEZILLA

device

$21
ROTABLATOR

device

$20
ENTRESTO

drug

$15
CVI SYSTEMS

device

$14
FILTERWIRE

device

$14
GENERAL ANGIOPLASTY

device

$12
ASSURITY PACEMAKER

device

$9
† 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
Nov 14, 2018 $4,500 JETSTREAM Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 12, 2018 $4,000 JETSTREAM Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 21, 2018 $3,375 JETSTREAM Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 19, 2018 $3,000 JETSTREAM Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 10, 2018 $3,000 SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 22, 2018 $2,500 JETSTREAM Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 19, 2018 $1,500 JETSTREAM Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 17, 2018 $84 GENERAL ATHERECTOMY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 5, 2018 $58 GENERAL ATHERECTOMY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 7, 2018 $43 CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE CARE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 9, 2018 $42 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 2, 2018 $39 GENERAL ATHERECTOMY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 19, 2018 $39 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Jan 23, 2018 $36 SYNERGY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 13, 2018 $30 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
May 14, 2018 $29 RXI CONSUMABLES Food and Beverage ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Jan 10, 2018 $27 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 19, 2018 $24 INNOVA Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 19, 2018 $18 SYNERGY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 18, 2018 $18 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Feb 5, 2018 $18 CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE CARE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 6, 2018 $17 ROTABLATOR Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 10, 2018 $17 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 7, 2018 $17 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 7, 2018 $16 CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE CARE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 26, 2018 $16 ANGIOJET Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 23, 2018 $15 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Aug 6, 2018 $15 SYNERGY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 2, 2018 $14 CVI SYSTEMS Food and Beverage ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $14 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jul 19, 2018 $14 FILTERWIRE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 30, 2018 $12 GENERAL ANGIOPLASTY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 6, 2018 $11 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Dec 7, 2018 $10 GENERAL ATHERECTOMY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 8, 2018 $9 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 20, 2018 $8 GUIDEZILLA Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 30, 2018 $7 ANGIOJET Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 2, 2018 $7 GUIDEZILLA Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 4, 2018 $7 SYNERGY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 2, 2018 $6 GUIDEZILLA Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 20, 2018 $6 ANGIOJET Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 28, 2018 $6 SYNERGY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 31, 2018 $3 ROTABLATOR Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 7, 2018 $2 ANGIOJET Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 2, 2018 $2 SYNERGY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.