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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.

BRIAN D HEERINGA
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BRIAN D HEERINGA

Listed Specialty: Surgery
927 CARMEL ST, CADILLAC, MI, 49601-2547
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BRIAN HEERINGA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

25

payments

$2,310

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 6 $1,850
Food and Beverage
 19 $460

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†
CATHETER - CLOSUREFAST

device

 $1,850
CLOSUREFAST

device

 $353
VENASEAL

device

 $96
VARITHENA

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
May 24, 2018 $390 CATHETER - CLOSUREFAST Promotional Speaking/Other VASCULAR SOLUTIONS, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $340 CATHETER - CLOSUREFAST Promotional Speaking/Other VASCULAR SOLUTIONS, INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $300 CATHETER - CLOSUREFAST Promotional Speaking/Other VASCULAR SOLUTIONS, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $280 CATHETER - CLOSUREFAST Promotional Speaking/Other VASCULAR SOLUTIONS, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $280 CATHETER - CLOSUREFAST Promotional Speaking/Other VASCULAR SOLUTIONS, INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $260 CATHETER - CLOSUREFAST Promotional Speaking/Other VASCULAR SOLUTIONS, INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $59 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $39 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $35 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 22, 2018 $35 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $32 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $32 VENASEAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $26 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 25, 2018 $26 VENASEAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $24 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $24 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $19 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $19 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $17 VENASEAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $14 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 31, 2018 $14 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $14 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $11 VARITHENA Food and Beverage BIOCOMPATIBLES, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $11 VENASEAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $11 VENASEAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
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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.