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CHRISTOPHER A EDWARDS
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CHRISTOPHER A EDWARDS

Listed Specialty: Surgery
14 MEDICAL PARK DR, ASHEVILLE, NC, 28803-2493
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CHRISTOPHER EDWARDS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

41

payments

$11,001

payment total

10

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
 2 $6,930
Food and Beverage
 38 $2,417
Travel and Lodging
 1 $1,654

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†
OFIRMEV

drug

 $7,132
ESOPHYX

device

 $1,884
PERI-STRIPS DRY

drug

 $601
LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

device

 $380
TISSEEL

drug

 $134
COOK MEDICAL SURGERY

device

 $122
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $122
BARRX

device

 $121
ECHELON FLEX STAPLER

device

 $113
COOK MEDICAL GI PRODUCTS

device

 $96
COOK MEDICAL SIS

device

 $89
XEOMIN

drug

 $75
ENDO GIA

device

 $51
TACKER

device

 $29
PROGRIP

device

 $26
TRULANCE

drug

 $25
GRAFIX & STRAVIX

drug

 $22
SAXENDA

drug

 $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
Dec 12, 2018 $3,465 OFIRMEV Promotional Speaking/Other MALLINCKRODT LLC
Jul 23, 2018 $3,465 OFIRMEV Promotional Speaking/Other MALLINCKRODT LLC
Apr 19, 2018 $1,654 ESOPHYX Travel and Lodging ENDOGASTRIC SOLUTIONS, INC
Apr 12, 2018 $131 ESOPHYX Food and Beverage ENDOGASTRIC SOLUTIONS, INC
Aug 21, 2018 $125 LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Dec 4, 2018 $120 LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Jul 13, 2018 $113 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Jun 12, 2018 $110 COOK MEDICAL SURGERY Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Jul 18, 2018 $105 OFIRMEV Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Sep 5, 2018 $105 PERI-STRIPS DRY Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
May 30, 2018 $98 PERI-STRIPS DRY Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Dec 6, 2018 $97 OFIRMEV Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Jul 30, 2018 $96 LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Nov 19, 2018 $96 COOK MEDICAL GI PRODUCTS Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Feb 8, 2018 $89 COOK MEDICAL SIS Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Jun 27, 2018 $87 PERI-STRIPS DRY Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Jun 5, 2018 $85 No Listed Product Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Feb 7, 2018 $84 PERI-STRIPS DRY Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Nov 11, 2018 $84 PERI-STRIPS DRY Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Nov 14, 2018 $76 PERI-STRIPS DRY Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Jun 5, 2018 $75 XEOMIN Food and Beverage MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $75 TISSEEL Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Feb 15, 2018 $69 BARRX Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Feb 27, 2018 $62 ESOPHYX Food and Beverage ENDOGASTRIC SOLUTIONS, INC
Aug 4, 2018 $52 BARRX Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jan 16, 2018 $51 ENDO GIA Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jul 16, 2018 $37 ESOPHYX Food and Beverage ENDOGASTRIC SOLUTIONS, INC
Jan 18, 2018 $37 No Listed Product Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jun 15, 2018 $35 PERI-STRIPS DRY TISSEEL Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Jul 12, 2018 $29 TACKER Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jan 16, 2018 $26 PROGRIP Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jul 19, 2018 $24 TISSEEL Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Nov 12, 2018 $23 PERI-STRIPS DRY Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Dec 3, 2018 $22 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Jul 30, 2018 $20 LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Jul 13, 2018 $20 LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Sep 12, 2018 $14 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Jul 27, 2018 $12 COOK MEDICAL SURGERY Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Aug 8, 2018 $12 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
May 22, 2018 $11 SAXENDA Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Nov 15, 2018 $10 PERI-STRIPS DRY Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.