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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.

GEORGE A BLESSIOS
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GEORGE A BLESSIOS

Listed Specialty: Transplant Surgery
550 ORCHARD PARK RD, A103, WEST SENECA, NY, 14224-2646
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GEORGE BLESSIOS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

15

payments

$2,133

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
Travel and Lodging
 3 $1,556
Food and Beverage
 12 $577

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†
CLOSUREFAST

device

 $1,219
ACUSEAL VASCULAR GRAFT

device

 $627
LUTONIX

device

 $201
FLUENCY

device

 $107
RELIANCE XK

device

 $107
VACCESS

device

 $107
HYBRID VASCULAR GRAFT

device

 $87
† 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
Sep 28, 2018 $627 ACUSEAL VASCULAR GRAFT Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Mar 9, 2018 $587 CLOSUREFAST Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 10, 2018 $343 CLOSUREFAST Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $107 LUTONIX FLUENCY RELIANCE XK VACCESS Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $87 HYBRID VASCULAR GRAFT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $74 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 10, 2018 $73 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 10, 2018 $59 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 11, 2018 $55 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 10, 2018 $53 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 10, 2018 $49 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 30, 2018 $12 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $5 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $3 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $1 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL 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.