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.

JAMES BUTTS
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JAMES BUTTS

Listed Specialty: Surgery
725 JESSE JEWELL PKWY SE, GAINESVILLE, GA, 30501-3834
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JAMES BUTTS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

9

payments

$362

payment total

3

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
9 $362

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
LIGASURE

device

$175
ECHELON FLEX STAPLER

device

$75
ENSEAL PRODUCT FAMILY

device

$75
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

$63
RELIATACK

device

$19
CEEA

device

$17
SONICISION

device

$12
† 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
May 18, 2018 $99 LIGASURE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jun 26, 2018 $75 ENSEAL PRODUCT FAMILY ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Oct 19, 2018 $63 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Aug 4, 2018 $47 LIGASURE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Oct 27, 2018 $19 RELIATACK Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Mar 23, 2018 $17 CEEA Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Feb 21, 2018 $15 LIGASURE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
May 28, 2018 $14 LIGASURE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jan 27, 2018 $12 SONICISION Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.