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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.
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THOMAS S AHERN
Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
10666 N TORREY PINES RD, LA JOLLA, CA, 92037-1027
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THOMAS AHERN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
80
payments
$8,588
payment total
20
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 |
|---|---|---|
Honoraria |
1 | $5,750 |
Food and Beverage |
78 | $2,809 |
Travel and Lodging |
1 | $29 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
NORTHERA |
drug |
$5,993 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$1,285 |
ENTRESTO |
drug |
$209 |
REPATHA |
drug |
$178 |
CORLANOR |
drug |
$176 |
PRALUENT |
drug |
$166 |
XARELTO |
drug |
$144 |
ZERO GRAVITY |
device |
$134 |
BIOMONITOR 2 |
device |
$99 |
QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR |
device |
$99 |
LIFEVEST |
device |
$49 |
CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM |
device |
$39 |
ANDEXXA |
drug |
$37 |
ELIQUIS |
drug |
$33 |
INVOKANA |
drug |
$31 |
WATCHMAN |
device |
$29 |
OPSUMIT |
drug |
$20 |
UPTRAVI |
drug |
$20 |
JARDIANCE |
drug |
$19 |
PRADAXA |
drug |
$19 |
INVOKAMET |
drug |
$16 |
VELTASSA |
drug |
$13 |
AZURE |
device |
$12 |
INJECTAFER |
drug |
$12 |
| † 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 17, 2018 | $5,750 | NORTHERA | Honoraria | LUNDBECK LLC | |
| Feb 12, 2018 | $153 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Jun 27, 2018 | $150 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Oct 12, 2018 | $150 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| May 10, 2018 | $140 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Jul 19, 2018 | $138 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Nov 17, 2018 | $137 | NORTHERA | Food and Beverage | LUNDBECK LLC | |
| Jun 20, 2018 | $103 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| May 8, 2018 | $99 | BIOMONITOR 2 | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Jul 9, 2018 | $99 | QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Dec 18, 2018 | $91 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| May 10, 2018 | $55 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Mar 28, 2018 | $51 | ZERO GRAVITY | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Feb 28, 2018 | $50 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Apr 21, 2018 | $45 | ZERO GRAVITY | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| May 9, 2018 | $44 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Aug 31, 2018 | $39 | CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| May 10, 2018 | $38 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Apr 22, 2018 | $37 | ZERO GRAVITY | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| May 9, 2018 | $35 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Sep 8, 2018 | $34 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Feb 1, 2018 | $33 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $33 | CORLANOR REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Sep 6, 2018 | $32 | PRALUENT | Food and Beverage | REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Aug 9, 2018 | $30 | CORLANOR REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Sep 13, 2018 | $30 | CORLANOR REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Nov 17, 2018 | $29 | NORTHERA | Travel and Lodging | LUNDBECK LLC | |
| Jan 23, 2018 | $27 | LIFEVEST | Food and Beverage | ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP) | |
| Feb 22, 2018 | $26 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | HEARTFLOW, INC. | Ezcatering |
| Dec 20, 2018 | $25 | CORLANOR REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Sep 10, 2018 | $24 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Jul 12, 2018 | $23 | PRALUENT | Food and Beverage | REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC. | |
| Nov 2, 2018 | $23 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Feb 27, 2018 | $23 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Oct 4, 2018 | $23 | CORLANOR REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Mar 21, 2018 | $23 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | HEARTFLOW, INC. | Ezcater |
| Mar 21, 2018 | $22 | LIFEVEST | Food and Beverage | ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP) | |
| Aug 22, 2018 | $22 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Aug 30, 2018 | $22 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Mar 29, 2018 | $22 | PRALUENT | Food and Beverage | REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC. | |
| Aug 28, 2018 | $21 | REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Jul 24, 2018 | $21 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Nov 20, 2018 | $21 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| May 31, 2018 | $21 | PRALUENT | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Sep 26, 2018 | $21 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Oct 17, 2018 | $20 | ANDEXXA | Food and Beverage | PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Apr 12, 2018 | $20 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Nov 27, 2018 | $20 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Jul 19, 2018 | $20 | OPSUMIT UPTRAVI | Food and Beverage | ACTELION PHARMACEUTICALS US, INC. | |
| Aug 2, 2018 | $19 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Apr 10, 2018 | $19 | PRALUENT | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Mar 8, 2018 | $19 | PRADAXA JARDIANCE | Food and Beverage | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Jan 9, 2018 | $19 | PRALUENT | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Jun 28, 2018 | $18 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Jul 23, 2018 | $18 | CORLANOR | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Aug 13, 2018 | $18 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Jul 20, 2018 | $17 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Jun 28, 2018 | $17 | CORLANOR REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Sep 18, 2018 | $17 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Sep 5, 2018 | $17 | NORTHERA | Food and Beverage | LUNDBECK LLC | |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $17 | PRALUENT | Food and Beverage | REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC. | |
| Sep 21, 2018 | $17 | ANDEXXA | Food and Beverage | PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Aug 4, 2018 | $16 | XARELTO INVOKANA INVOKAMET | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Jan 8, 2018 | $16 | WATCHMAN | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Nov 29, 2018 | $16 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $15 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Jun 27, 2018 | $15 | NORTHERA | Food and Beverage | LUNDBECK LLC | |
| Aug 6, 2018 | $15 | NORTHERA | Food and Beverage | LUNDBECK LLC | |
| Sep 11, 2018 | $15 | PRALUENT | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Dec 13, 2018 | $14 | XARELTO INVOKANA | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| May 10, 2018 | $14 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Jan 31, 2018 | $14 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Mar 26, 2018 | $14 | NORTHERA | Food and Beverage | LUNDBECK LLC | |
| Jun 7, 2018 | $13 | WATCHMAN | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| May 7, 2018 | $13 | VELTASSA | Food and Beverage | RELYPSA, INC. | |
| Mar 28, 2018 | $13 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Oct 22, 2018 | $12 | AZURE | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Dec 4, 2018 | $12 | INJECTAFER | Food and Beverage | DAIICHI SANKYO INC. | |
| Apr 23, 2018 | $11 | NORTHERA | Food and Beverage | LUNDBECK LLC | |
| Jan 17, 2018 | $6 | NORTHERA | Food and Beverage | LUNDBECK LLC |
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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.