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ADAM BLAU
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ADAM BLAU

Listed Specialty: Surgery
800 WASHINGTON ST # 437, BOSTON, MA, 02111-1552
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ADAM BLAU,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

39

payments

$6,003

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
Travel and Lodging
 18 $3,565
Education
 1 $1,250
Food and Beverage
 20 $1,188

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†
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $4,610
BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT

device

 $1,047
AIRSEAL

device

 $173
PHASIX

device

 $149
NASCOBAL

drug

 $24
† 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
Feb 27, 2018 $1,250 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Education INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $1,029 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $442 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $427 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Feb 9, 2018 $341 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
May 22, 2018 $294 BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $292 BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 15, 2018 $199 BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 29, 2018 $179 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $159 AIRSEAL Food and Beverage CONMED CORPORATION
Jul 12, 2018 $149 PHASIX Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Oct 29, 2018 $139 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Nov 24, 2018 $104 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $100 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $78 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $78 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $77 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $67 BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $64 BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $50 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $50 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $45 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $44 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $40 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 16, 2018 $39 BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $39 BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $34 BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Feb 9, 2018 $31 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $30 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Dec 19, 2018 $24 NASCOBAL Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $19 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 29, 2018 $19 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 29, 2018 $19 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $18 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 16, 2018 $13 AIRSEAL Food and Beverage CONMED CORPORATION
Jun 17, 2018 $10 BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 16, 2018 $7 BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $2 BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 15, 2018 $1 BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.