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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.

TUNG H CAI
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TUNG H CAI

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
3341 UNICORN LAKE BLVD, DENTON, TX, 76210-0102
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TUNG CAI,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

36

payments

$1,408

payment total

11

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
 36 $1,408

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†
MITRA CLIP SYSTEM

device

 $314
BIOPROSTHETIC MITRAL VALVE

device

 $230
EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS

device

 $223
COBRA FUSION ABLATION SYSTEM

device

 $117
HEARTSTRING

device

 $111
ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM

device

 $83
AZURE

device

 $60
VASOVIEW

device

 $59
ECM

device

 $59
ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $55
BIOGLUE

device

 $48
PHOTOFIX

device

 $48
TMR

device

 $48
IMPELLA

device

 $41
HERCULES

device

 $38
ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION

device

 $34
ACROBAT

device

 $34
CHANTIX

drug

 $27
ELIQUIS

drug

 $27
AVALUS

device

 $21
VIRTUOSAPH

device

 $20
ACC2 CARDIAC CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $19
ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM

device

 $19
EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYS

device

 $19
ECHELON FLEX STAPLER

device

 $16
ENSEAL PRODUCT FAMILY

device

 $16
SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS

device

 $16
LIFEVEST

device

 $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
Dec 30, 2018 $157 BIOPROSTHETIC MITRAL VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 30, 2018 $142 EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Apr 7, 2018 $112 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 12, 2018 $111 HEARTSTRING Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Feb 8, 2018 $98 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 22, 2018 $60 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $47 EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $46 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM COBRA FUSION ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Apr 7, 2018 $38 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 20, 2018 $38 VASOVIEW Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Jan 11, 2018 $37 ECM Food and Beverage AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $37 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM COBRA FUSION ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $34 EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION COBRA FUSION ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $34 ACROBAT Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Jul 7, 2018 $27 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 21, 2018 $27 BIOGLUE PHOTOFIX TMR Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $24 BIOPROSTHETIC MITRAL VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 30, 2018 $22 ECM Food and Beverage AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $22 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Jun 21, 2018 $22 BIOGLUE PHOTOFIX TMR Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $21 VASOVIEW Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Jul 24, 2018 $21 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $20 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 15, 2018 $20 VIRTUOSAPH HERCULES Food and Beverage TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Mar 9, 2018 $20 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Dec 20, 2018 $19 ACC2 CARDIAC CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYS ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $19 BIOPROSTHETIC MITRAL VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 13, 2018 $18 HERCULES Food and Beverage TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Jan 9, 2018 $18 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 9, 2018 $16 BIOPROSTHETIC MITRAL VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 7, 2018 $16 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS ENSEAL PRODUCT FAMILY Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Mar 29, 2018 $16 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Jul 12, 2018 $15 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Dec 30, 2018 $14 BIOPROSTHETIC MITRAL VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 18, 2018 $13 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $8 ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
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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.