Dollars for Docs

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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.

CATHERINE A BUERCHNER
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CATHERINE A BUERCHNER

Listed Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynecology
3811 VALLEY CENTRE DR, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92130-3318
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DR. CATHERINE BUERCHNER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

16

payments

$427

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
Food and Beverage
13 $377
Education
3 $50

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
MONALISA TOUCH

device

$154
MYOSURE

device

$154
NOVASURE

device

$154
INTRAROSA

drug

$50
DIVIGEL

drug

$50
ORILISSA

drug

$43
WATCHMAN

device

$34
BONJESTA

drug

$23
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$22
OBSTETRICAL PRODUCTS

device

$20
OSPHENA

drug

$18
KYLEENA

drug

$14
MIRENA

drug

$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
Mar 8, 2018 $154 MONALISA TOUCH MYOSURE NOVASURE Food and Beverage CYNOSURE, LLC
Sep 13, 2018 $23 ORILISSA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $23 BONJESTA Food and Beverage DUCHESNAY USA INCORPORATED
Jul 9, 2018 $22 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $20 OBSTETRICAL PRODUCTS Food and Beverage COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $20 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 11, 2018 $20 ORILISSA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $19 DIVIGEL Food and Beverage VERTICAL PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Apr 12, 2018 $18 INTRAROSA Education AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 23, 2018 $18 INTRAROSA Education AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $18 OSPHENA Food and Beverage DUCHESNAY USA INCORPORATED
Mar 25, 2018 $17 DIVIGEL Food and Beverage VERTICAL PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Aug 10, 2018 $14 INTRAROSA Education AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 31, 2018 $14 KYLEENA MIRENA Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $14 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 20, 2018 $14 DIVIGEL Food and Beverage VERTICAL PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
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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.