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.

ELENA TUNITSKY-BITTON
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ELENA TUNITSKY-BITTON

Listed Specialty: Obstetrics
80 SEYMOUR STREET, HARTFORD HOSPITAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, HARTFORD, CT, 06102-5037
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ELENA TUNITSKY-BITTON,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

6

payments

$6,213

payment total

5

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
 3 $6,000
Food and Beverage
 2 $126
Education
 1 $87

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†
ENDOSEE

device

 $4,800
VCARE

device

 $1,200
GENERAL PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE

device

 $115
ALTIS

device

 $87
BOTOX

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
Jan 31, 2018 $3,600 ENDOSEE Consulting COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
Jan 5, 2018 $1,200 VCARE Consulting CONMED CORPORATION
Feb 7, 2018 $1,200 ENDOSEE Consulting COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $115 GENERAL PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 18, 2018 $87 ALTIS Education COLOPLAST CORP
Nov 15, 2018 $11 BOTOX Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.