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SAM G PAPPAS
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SAM G PAPPAS

Listed Specialty: Surgical Oncology
9200 W WISCONSIN AVE, SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, MILWAUKEE, WI, 53226-3522
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DR. SAM PAPPAS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

34

payments

$3,522

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
Travel and Lodging
 8 $1,761
Food and Beverage
 24 $1,669
Education
 2 $92

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

 $1,262
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,046
EMPRINT

device

 $446
LIGASURE

device

 $164
SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL

device

 $138
EEA

device

 $134
ECHELON FLEX STAPLER

device

 $101
ENSEAL PRODUCT FAMILY

device

 $101
STRATAFIX

device

 $101
SOMATULINE DEPOT

drug

 $92
XERMELO

drug

 $82
ENDO GIA

device

 $57
† 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
Sep 7, 2018 $758 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging COVIDIEN LP
Jan 12, 2018 $279 EMPRINT Travel and Lodging COVIDIEN LP
Feb 6, 2018 $255 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $222 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $216 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging COVIDIEN LP
Jan 31, 2018 $204 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $164 LIGASURE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Mar 13, 2018 $158 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $138 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 18, 2018 $134 EEA Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Apr 10, 2018 $113 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 13, 2018 $101 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER ENSEAL PRODUCT FAMILY STRATAFIX Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Apr 19, 2018 $101 EMPRINT Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jan 22, 2018 $82 XERMELO Food and Beverage LEXICON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Feb 9, 2018 $61 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Feb 8, 2018 $61 No Listed Product Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jan 11, 2018 $52 SOMATULINE DEPOT Education IPSEN BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Nov 13, 2018 $51 ENDO GIA Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Apr 10, 2018 $46 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jan 15, 2018 $43 EMPRINT Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jan 11, 2018 $40 SOMATULINE DEPOT Education IPSEN BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Apr 10, 2018 $28 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $27 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $27 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
May 17, 2018 $25 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $25 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $23 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
May 9, 2018 $22 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $21 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $14 EMPRINT Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
May 4, 2018 $10 No Listed Product Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jan 12, 2018 $10 EMPRINT Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
May 18, 2018 $6 ENDO GIA Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Mar 8, 2018 $5 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.