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STEVEN D SCHWAITZBERG
Listed Specialty: Surgery
1493 CAMBRIDGE ST, CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02139-1047
STEVEN SCHWAITZBERG,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
30
payments
$2,460
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 |
|---|---|---|
Food and Beverage |
25 | $1,255 |
Travel and Lodging |
5 | $1,205 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM |
device |
$976 |
SENHANCE SURGICAL ROBOTICS SYSTEM |
device |
$525 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$312 |
ENDO GIA |
device |
$137 |
SITUATE |
device |
$119 |
IDRIVE |
device |
$118 |
IDRIVE ULTRA |
device |
$95 |
STRATAFIX |
device |
$91 |
NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT |
device |
$65 |
VALLEYLAB FT10 |
device |
$21 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2018 | $487 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Travel and Lodging | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Dec 13, 2018 | $231 | SENHANCE SURGICAL ROBOTICS SYSTEM | Travel and Lodging | TRANSENTERIX, INC. | |
| Sep 6, 2018 | $186 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Travel and Lodging | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Dec 13, 2018 | $152 | SENHANCE SURGICAL ROBOTICS SYSTEM | Travel and Lodging | TRANSENTERIX, INC. | |
| Aug 2, 2018 | $149 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Travel and Lodging | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Jul 17, 2018 | $142 | SENHANCE SURGICAL ROBOTICS SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | TRANSENTERIX, INC. | |
| Nov 11, 2018 | $137 | ENDO GIA | Food and Beverage | COVIDIEN LP | |
| Sep 18, 2018 | $119 | SITUATE | Food and Beverage | COVIDIEN LP | |
| Jun 22, 2018 | $118 | IDRIVE | Food and Beverage | COVIDIEN LP | |
| Apr 9, 2018 | $95 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | COVIDIEN LP | |
| Jan 22, 2018 | $95 | IDRIVE ULTRA | Food and Beverage | COVIDIEN LP | |
| Mar 1, 2018 | $91 | STRATAFIX | Food and Beverage | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | |
| Nov 13, 2018 | $84 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | MEDROBOTICS INC. | |
| Feb 1, 2018 | $68 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | COVIDIEN LP | |
| Oct 22, 2018 | $65 | NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Oct 10, 2018 | $64 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Apr 12, 2018 | $50 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | COVIDIEN LP | |
| Oct 10, 2018 | $37 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Feb 16, 2018 | $21 | VALLEYLAB FT10 | Food and Beverage | COVIDIEN LP | |
| Aug 1, 2018 | $17 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Oct 2, 2018 | $14 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Aug 1, 2018 | $10 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Oct 23, 2018 | $8 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | MEDROBOTICS INC. | |
| Nov 13, 2018 | $7 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | MEDROBOTICS INC. | |
| Aug 1, 2018 | $4 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Aug 1, 2018 | $2 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Nov 9, 2018 | $2 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Oct 10, 2018 | $2 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Oct 10, 2018 | $2 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Nov 9, 2018 | $2 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.