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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.

CAROLINE E FIFE
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CAROLINE E FIFE

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
17450 ST LUKES WAY, STE 350, THE WOODLANDS, TX, 77384-8044
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CAROLINE FIFE,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

24

payments

$2,272

payment total

8

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $1,500
Food and Beverage
 23 $772

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†
VAC ULTA

device

 $1,500
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $431
PICO

device

 $105
GRAFIX & STRAVIX

drug

 $69
CLOSUREFAST

device

 $53
REGRANEX

drug

 $42
SANTYL

drug

 $42
OASIS

device

 $37
FLEXITOUCH

device

 $23
ACTITOUCH

device

 $23
ENTRE

device

 $23
AQUACEL

device

 $17
HYALOMATRIX WOUND DEVICE

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
Aug 25, 2018 $1,500 VAC ULTA Promotional Speaking/Other KCI USA, INC
Jun 2, 2018 $431 No Listed Product Food and Beverage KERECIS LIMITED
Apr 25, 2018 $35 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $25 PICO Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $25 PICO Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $24 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Apr 16, 2018 $21 OASIS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jul 9, 2018 $20 PICO Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $19 PICO Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $18 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $17 AQUACEL Food and Beverage CONVATEC INC.
Jul 8, 2018 $17 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 20, 2018 $17 SANTYL REGRANEX Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $17 PICO OASIS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 14, 2018 $15 SANTYL REGRANEX Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $11 FLEXITOUCH ACTITOUCH ENTRE Food and Beverage TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC
Nov 13, 2018 $11 FLEXITOUCH ACTITOUCH ENTRE Food and Beverage TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC
Nov 26, 2018 $11 HYALOMATRIX WOUND DEVICE Food and Beverage MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $10 SANTYL REGRANEX Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $8 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
May 31, 2018 $7 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
May 15, 2018 $5 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
May 22, 2018 $4 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
May 14, 2018 $3 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.