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CHRISTOPHER J FRIEND
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CHRISTOPHER J FRIEND

Listed Specialty: Diagnostic Radiology
1900 HIGLEY ROAD, GILBERT, ARIZONA, 85234
* Note: This physician had a California practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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CHRISTOPHER FRIEND,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

36

payments

$3,153

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
Food and Beverage
 30 $1,981
Travel and Lodging
 5 $1,159
Education
 1 $14

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†
PRELUDE IDEAL HYDROPHILIC SHEATH INTRODUCER

device

 $1,142
PRELUDE SYNC RADIAL COMPRESSION

device

 $1,142
PERFORMA CATHETERS

device

 $1,142
THERASPHERE

device

 $378
COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX

device

 $240
KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY

device

 $229
PENUMBRA SYSTEM

device

 $188
LUTONIX

device

 $166
ANGIOJET

device

 $140
COOK MEDICAL CODA

device

 $131
OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION

device

 $125
COOK MEDICAL GI PRODUCTS

device

 $118
COOK MEDICAL AAA

device

 $117
IVS - BONE CEMENTS- VERTAPLEX, VERTAPLEX HV, SPINEPLEX

device

 $108
COOK MEDICAL DRAINAGE

device

 $27
COOK MEDICAL CATHETERS

device

 $17
PALINDROME

device

 $14
STABILIT VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION SYSTEM

device

 $14
STAR TUMOR ABLATION SYSTEM

device

 $14
† 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
Apr 25, 2018 $481 PRELUDE IDEAL HYDROPHILIC SHEATH INTRODUCER PRELUDE SYNC RADIAL COMPRESSION PERFORMA CATHETERS Travel and Lodging MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
Apr 24, 2018 $427 PRELUDE IDEAL HYDROPHILIC SHEATH INTRODUCER PRELUDE SYNC RADIAL COMPRESSION PERFORMA CATHETERS Travel and Lodging MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
Jun 5, 2018 $234 PRELUDE IDEAL HYDROPHILIC SHEATH INTRODUCER PRELUDE SYNC RADIAL COMPRESSION PERFORMA CATHETERS Travel and Lodging MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
Jun 1, 2018 $140 ANGIOJET Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 26, 2018 $133 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $125 OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $125 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $122 THERASPHERE Food and Beverage BIOCOMPATIBLES, INC.
May 21, 2018 $117 COOK MEDICAL AAA Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Sep 25, 2018 $112 COOK MEDICAL CODA Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
May 15, 2018 $105 THERASPHERE Food and Beverage BIOCOMPATIBLES, INC.
Jun 15, 2018 $101 COOK MEDICAL GI PRODUCTS Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Jun 20, 2018 $100 COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Jul 30, 2018 $98 PENUMBRA SYSTEM Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $88 COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Dec 17, 2018 $86 THERASPHERE Food and Beverage BIOCOMPATIBLES, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $84 IVS - BONE CEMENTS- VERTAPLEX, VERTAPLEX HV, SPINEPLEX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 30, 2018 $74 PENUMBRA SYSTEM Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $65 THERASPHERE Food and Beverage BIOCOMPATIBLES, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $53 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $53 COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Nov 8, 2018 $24 IVS - BONE CEMENTS- VERTAPLEX, VERTAPLEX HV, SPINEPLEX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 13, 2018 $22 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $22 COOK MEDICAL DRAINAGE Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Dec 18, 2018 $21 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $20 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $18 COOK MEDICAL CODA Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Nov 6, 2018 $17 COOK MEDICAL GI PRODUCTS Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Nov 26, 2018 $15 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $15 PENUMBRA SYSTEM Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $14 PALINDROME Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
May 14, 2018 $14 STAR TUMOR ABLATION SYSTEM STABILIT VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION SYSTEM Education MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
May 21, 2018 $9 COOK MEDICAL CATHETERS Travel and Lodging COOK MEDICAL LLC
May 21, 2018 $8 COOK MEDICAL CATHETERS Travel and Lodging COOK MEDICAL LLC
Nov 26, 2018 $7 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $5 COOK MEDICAL DRAINAGE Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.