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WILLIAM BRINKMAN
Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
4708 ALLIANCE BLVD, SUITE 700, PAVILLION 1, PLANO, TX, 75093-5340
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WILLIAM BRINKMAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
95
payments
$39,395
payment total
9
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 |
3 | $14,250 |
Travel and Lodging |
27 | $12,599 |
Consulting |
2 | $6,250 |
Food and Beverage |
62 | $4,546 |
Honoraria |
1 | $1,750 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$15,940 |
VALIANT CAPTIVIA |
device |
$8,501 |
EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE |
device |
$5,942 |
CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS |
device |
$1,853 |
EXCLUDER ILIAC BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESIS |
device |
$1,384 |
MOSAIC |
device |
$1,078 |
RELAY |
device |
$909 |
RELAY PLUS |
device |
$846 |
EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS |
device |
$579 |
APTUS HELI-FX |
device |
$534 |
MITRA CLIP SYSTEM |
device |
$447 |
C3 DELIVERY SYSTEM |
device |
$354 |
TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS |
device |
$315 |
ENDURANT |
device |
$279 |
ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM |
device |
$143 |
ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM |
device |
$104 |
EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM |
device |
$91 |
ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM |
device |
$43 |
STERNALOCK BLU |
device |
$36 |
BIOPROSTHETIC MITRAL VALVE |
device |
$22 |
TACHOSIL |
drug |
$16 |
PREVELEAK |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2018 | $6,000 | No Listed Product | Promotional Speaking/Other | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Jan 8, 2018 | $4,125 | VALIANT CAPTIVIA | Promotional Speaking/Other | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Jul 17, 2018 | $4,125 | VALIANT CAPTIVIA | Promotional Speaking/Other | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Sep 10, 2018 | $3,688 | EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE | Travel and Lodging | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Jul 9, 2018 | $3,500 | No Listed Product | Consulting | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Mar 19, 2018 | $2,750 | No Listed Product | Consulting | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Jan 23, 2018 | $1,750 | CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS | Honoraria | W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. | BRYN MAWR COMMUNICATIONS LLC |
| Nov 12, 2018 | $923 | EXCLUDER ILIAC BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESIS | Travel and Lodging | W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. | |
| Oct 22, 2018 | $922 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Feb 2, 2018 | $859 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Jun 15, 2018 | $622 | EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE | Travel and Lodging | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Nov 2, 2018 | $579 | EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS | Travel and Lodging | W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. | |
| Jun 13, 2018 | $555 | EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE | Travel and Lodging | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Jan 19, 2018 | $493 | RELAY | Travel and Lodging | BOLTON MEDICAL INC | |
| Nov 12, 2018 | $461 | EXCLUDER ILIAC BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESIS | Travel and Lodging | W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. | |
| Sep 25, 2018 | $388 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Jun 8, 2018 | $341 | RELAY | Travel and Lodging | BOLTON MEDICAL INC | |
| Aug 14, 2018 | $334 | EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE | Travel and Lodging | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Oct 22, 2018 | $331 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Jun 18, 2018 | $311 | MOSAIC | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Feb 7, 2018 | $306 | RELAY PLUS | Food and Beverage | BOLTON MEDICAL INC | |
| May 16, 2018 | $305 | MITRA CLIP SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Jun 18, 2018 | $295 | MOSAIC | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Aug 23, 2018 | $219 | EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE | Travel and Lodging | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Oct 22, 2018 | $213 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Dec 17, 2018 | $202 | C3 DELIVERY SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. | |
| Apr 28, 2018 | $180 | APTUS HELI-FX | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Feb 8, 2018 | $163 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Apr 25, 2018 | $157 | RELAY PLUS | Food and Beverage | BOLTON MEDICAL INC | |
| Nov 13, 2018 | $152 | C3 DELIVERY SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. | |
| Feb 20, 2018 | $150 | APTUS HELI-FX | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Oct 9, 2018 | $146 | ENDURANT | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Feb 17, 2018 | $142 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Jun 18, 2018 | $139 | MOSAIC | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Dec 12, 2018 | $133 | ENDURANT | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Feb 8, 2018 | $131 | EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE | Food and Beverage | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Apr 24, 2018 | $127 | ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ATRICURE, INC. | |
| Jul 26, 2018 | $126 | RELAY PLUS | Food and Beverage | BOLTON MEDICAL INC | |
| Sep 24, 2018 | $125 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Apr 4, 2018 | $124 | APTUS HELI-FX | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Aug 27, 2018 | $123 | EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE | Travel and Lodging | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Aug 27, 2018 | $123 | EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE | Travel and Lodging | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Oct 1, 2018 | $121 | TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS | Food and Beverage | W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. | |
| Feb 12, 2018 | $118 | RELAY PLUS | Travel and Lodging | BOLTON MEDICAL INC | |
| Jun 18, 2018 | $117 | MOSAIC | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Jun 27, 2018 | $113 | RELAY PLUS | Food and Beverage | BOLTON MEDICAL INC | |
| Nov 15, 2018 | $110 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Apr 26, 2018 | $106 | VALIANT CAPTIVIA | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Sep 18, 2018 | $103 | CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS | Food and Beverage | W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. | |
| Feb 8, 2018 | $98 | MITRA CLIP SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Feb 9, 2018 | $95 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Oct 22, 2018 | $90 | VALIANT CAPTIVIA | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| May 15, 2018 | $86 | TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS | Food and Beverage | W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. | |
| Jun 18, 2018 | $86 | MOSAIC | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Feb 12, 2018 | $85 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Aug 23, 2018 | $83 | EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE | Food and Beverage | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Jun 28, 2018 | $75 | RELAY | Travel and Lodging | BOLTON MEDICAL INC | |
| Jun 18, 2018 | $68 | MOSAIC | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Sep 24, 2018 | $63 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Apr 24, 2018 | $62 | ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ATRICURE, INC. | |
| Jun 18, 2018 | $62 | MOSAIC | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Aug 21, 2018 | $59 | TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS | Food and Beverage | W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. | |
| Feb 17, 2018 | $51 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Aug 23, 2018 | $51 | EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE | Food and Beverage | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Sep 26, 2018 | $49 | APTUS HELI-FX | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Dec 17, 2018 | $48 | TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS | Food and Beverage | W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. | |
| Dec 17, 2018 | $46 | EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Dec 17, 2018 | $46 | EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| May 10, 2018 | $44 | MITRA CLIP SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Sep 24, 2018 | $39 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Sep 24, 2018 | $39 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Sep 13, 2018 | $36 | STERNALOCK BLU | Food and Beverage | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Sep 24, 2018 | $30 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Jun 28, 2018 | $26 | RELAY PLUS | Food and Beverage | BOLTON MEDICAL INC | |
| Apr 24, 2018 | $26 | ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ATRICURE, INC. | |
| Oct 27, 2018 | $22 | BIOPROSTHETIC MITRAL VALVE | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Jul 13, 2018 | $21 | VALIANT CAPTIVIA | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Sep 13, 2018 | $17 | APTUS HELI-FX | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Jul 13, 2018 | $17 | VALIANT CAPTIVIA | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Jun 11, 2018 | $16 | ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ATRICURE, INC. | |
| Mar 5, 2018 | $16 | TACHOSIL | Food and Beverage | BAXTER HEALTHCARE | |
| Aug 23, 2018 | $15 | EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE | Food and Beverage | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Sep 27, 2018 | $13 | APTUS HELI-FX | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Feb 5, 2018 | $11 | PREVELEAK | Food and Beverage | MALLINCKRODT LLC | |
| Jul 30, 2018 | $11 | ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ATRICURE, INC. | |
| Jun 27, 2018 | $10 | ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ATRICURE, INC. | |
| Jul 13, 2018 | $10 | VALIANT CAPTIVIA | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Sep 24, 2018 | $8 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Jul 13, 2018 | $7 | VALIANT CAPTIVIA | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Feb 9, 2018 | $7 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Feb 9, 2018 | $7 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Sep 7, 2018 | $6 | ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ATRICURE, INC. | |
| Sep 24, 2018 | $6 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Feb 9, 2018 | $6 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Feb 4, 2018 | $2 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION |
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].
This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.