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JAMES H BAKER
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JAMES H BAKER

Listed Specialty: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
4230 HARDING RD, SUITE 330, NASHVILLE, TN, 37205-2013
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JAMES BAKER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

25

payments

$12,727

payment total

3

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
 8 $6,400
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $4,200
Travel and Lodging
 5 $1,851
Food and Beverage
 10 $276

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†
ARCTIC FRONT

device

 $6,275
EP RECORDING SYSTEMS

device

 $2,100
ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM

device

 $2,013
NO ASSOCIATED PRODUCT

device

 $1,600
ADVISOR CATHETER

device

 $700
PCI OPTIMIZATION

device

 $18
QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR

device

 $11
EKOSONIC

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
Jun 20, 2018 $2,700 ARCTIC FRONT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $1,500 ARCTIC FRONT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 4, 2018 $1,200 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 29, 2018 $1,100 EP RECORDING SYSTEMS Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 25, 2018 $800 NO ASSOCIATED PRODUCT Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 21, 2018 $800 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 25, 2018 $800 NO ASSOCIATED PRODUCT Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 19, 2018 $700 ADVISOR CATHETER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 14, 2018 $683 ARCTIC FRONT Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $600 EP RECORDING SYSTEMS Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 17, 2018 $554 ARCTIC FRONT Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $493 ARCTIC FRONT Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $400 EP RECORDING SYSTEMS Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 13, 2018 $134 ARCTIC FRONT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $64 ARCTIC FRONT Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $58 ARCTIC FRONT Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $23 ARCTIC FRONT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 14, 2018 $21 ARCTIC FRONT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 14, 2018 $18 ARCTIC FRONT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $18 PCI OPTIMIZATION Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 14, 2018 $16 ARCTIC FRONT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 31, 2018 $13 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 12, 2018 $11 ARCTIC FRONT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $11 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 17, 2018 $11 EKOSONIC Food and Beverage EKOS CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.