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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.

AARON B HOFFMAN
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AARON B HOFFMAN

Listed Specialty: Surgery
100 HIGH ST, DEPT. OF SURGERY, BUFFALO, NY, 14203-1126
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AARON HOFFMAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

6

payments

$3,109

payment total

5

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
Consulting
 2 $1,790
Travel and Lodging
 1 $1,048
Food and Beverage
 3 $271

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†
SENHANCE SURGICAL ROBOTICS SYSTEM

device

 $1,542
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,048
ECHELON FLEX STAPLER

device

 $390
IDRIVE

device

 $118
ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER

device

 $11
HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY

device

 $11
† 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
Oct 12, 2018 $1,400 SENHANCE SURGICAL ROBOTICS SYSTEM Consulting TRANSENTERIX, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $1,048 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging STANDARD BARIATRICS, INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $390 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Consulting ETHICON INC. UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SURGEONS INC
Jul 17, 2018 $142 SENHANCE SURGICAL ROBOTICS SYSTEM Food and Beverage TRANSENTERIX, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $118 IDRIVE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Apr 4, 2018 $11 ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.