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.

STEPHEN K BALL
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STEPHEN K BALL

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
5209 VANDERBILT HEART MCE 5TH FLOOR, 1215 21ST AVE. SOUTH, NASHVILLE, TN, 37232-0001
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DR. STEPHEN BALL,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

11

payments

$403

payment total

1

company 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
 11 $403

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†
BIOGLUE

device

 $403
ON-X

device

 $403
TMR

device

 $275
PHOTOFIX

device

 $30
† 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
Aug 17, 2018 $73 BIOGLUE ON-X TMR Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $73 BIOGLUE ON-X Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
May 10, 2018 $65 BIOGLUE ON-X TMR Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
Jul 8, 2018 $40 BIOGLUE ON-X TMR Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
May 17, 2018 $26 BIOGLUE ON-X TMR Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $26 BIOGLUE ON-X TMR Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $26 BIOGLUE ON-X Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $25 BIOGLUE ON-X TMR Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $20 BIOGLUE ON-X TMR Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $19 BIOGLUE ON-X PHOTOFIX Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $11 BIOGLUE ON-X PHOTOFIX Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.