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BRET N WIECHMANN
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BRET N WIECHMANN

Listed Specialty: Vascular & Interventional Radiology
6716 NW 11TH PL, GAINESVILLE, FL, 32605-4215
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DR. BRET WIECHMANN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

41

payments

$29,027

payment total

13

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
Royalty or License
 1 $13,447
Consulting
 6 $6,725
Education
 1 $4,800
Travel and Lodging
 6 $2,072
Food and Beverage
 27 $1,982

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†
VENASEAL

device

 $13,447
EVLT

device

 $4,800
GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION

device

 $3,731
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,837
THERAPIES

device

 $1,622
PENUMBRA RUBY COIL

device

 $1,146
LIFESTENT

device

 $1,125
PRODUCT IN DEVELOPMENT

device

 $250
INDIGO

device

 $200
RELAY PLUS

device

 $148
S.M.A.R.T. SELF-EXPANDING NITINOL STENT

device

 $142
HAWKONE

device

 $127
S.M.A.R.T. CONTROL SELF-EXPANDING NITINOL STENT

device

 $109
IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY DEVICES _ THERAPY

device

 $81
PERCLOSE PROGLIDE SUTURE MEDIATED CLOSURE SYSTEM

device

 $76
PROSTAR XL SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $76
STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM

device

 $76
COOK MEDICAL PERIPHERAL INTERVENTION

device

 $53
ANGIOJET

device

 $33
GENERAL ATHERECTOMY

device

 $25
POD

device

 $25
DOPTELET

drug

 $19
PENUMBRA SYSTEM

device

 $14
HYALGAN

device

 $9
HYMOVIS

device

 $9
CROSSER

device

 $7
† 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 1, 2018 $13,447 VENASEAL Royalty or License MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 31, 2018 $4,800 EVLT Education ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $3,600 GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION Consulting BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 11, 2018 $1,300 No Listed Product Consulting BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $852 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Travel and Lodging PENUMBRA, INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $825 LIFESTENT Consulting BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $602 THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 1, 2018 $450 No Listed Product Consulting CARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLC Innovasc, LLC
Oct 22, 2018 $322 THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 24, 2018 $300 LIFESTENT Consulting BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $294 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $267 THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 28, 2018 $250 PRODUCT IN DEVELOPMENT Consulting W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $161 THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 24, 2018 $150 INDIGO Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
May 29, 2018 $148 RELAY PLUS Food and Beverage BOLTON MEDICAL INC
Oct 22, 2018 $145 THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 5, 2018 $142 S.M.A.R.T. SELF-EXPANDING NITINOL STENT Food and Beverage CARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLC
Apr 29, 2018 $127 HAWKONE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $125 THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 21, 2018 $109 S.M.A.R.T. CONTROL SELF-EXPANDING NITINOL STENT Food and Beverage CARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLC
Aug 9, 2018 $87 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $81 IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY DEVICES _ THERAPY Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Apr 7, 2018 $76 PERCLOSE PROGLIDE SUTURE MEDIATED CLOSURE SYSTEM PROSTAR XL SURGICAL SYSTEM STARCLOSE SE VASCULAR CLOSURE SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 4, 2018 $53 COOK MEDICAL PERIPHERAL INTERVENTION Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Nov 28, 2018 $39 GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 6, 2018 $38 GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 23, 2018 $37 INDIGO Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $33 ANGIOJET Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 6, 2018 $27 GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 6, 2018 $26 GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 22, 2018 $25 GENERAL ATHERECTOMY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 19, 2018 $19 DOPTELET Food and Beverage DOVA PHARMACEUTICALS
Aug 22, 2018 $14 PENUMBRA SYSTEM Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Jan 11, 2018 $13 POD Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $11 INDIGO Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $11 POD Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $9 HYALGAN HYMOVIS Food and Beverage FIDIA PHARMA USA INC.
Apr 9, 2018 $7 CROSSER Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 11, 2018 $1 POD Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $1 INDIGO Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.