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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.

ROBERT M ADAMSON
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ROBERT M ADAMSON

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
8010 FROST ST, SUITE 408, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92123
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DR. ROBERT ADAMSON,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

21

payments

$17,727

payment total

4

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
Consulting
 5 $16,445
Food and Beverage
 13 $765
Travel and Lodging
 3 $517

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†
HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV

device

 $9,170
CIRCULATORY SUPPORT

device

 $7,792
C3 DELIVERY SYSTEM

device

 $265
HEARTMATE

device

 $192
QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR

device

 $152
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $108
IN.PACT ADMIRAL

device

 $29
TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $19
† 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 26, 2018 $5,000 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 8, 2018 $3,896 CIRCULATORY SUPPORT Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 8, 2018 $3,896 CIRCULATORY SUPPORT Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 27, 2018 $3,409 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 21, 2018 $400 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 27, 2018 $244 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 25, 2018 $152 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 21, 2018 $112 C3 DELIVERY SYSTEM Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Dec 27, 2018 $109 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 25, 2018 $108 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 21, 2018 $89 HEARTMATE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 28, 2018 $69 C3 DELIVERY SYSTEM Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 28, 2018 $52 C3 DELIVERY SYSTEM Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 21, 2018 $50 HEARTMATE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 10, 2018 $32 C3 DELIVERY SYSTEM Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $29 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $20 HEARTMATE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 24, 2018 $19 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $19 HEARTMATE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 11, 2018 $15 HEARTMATE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 21, 2018 $8 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
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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.