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.

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Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
800 WASHINGTON ST, BOSTON, MA, 02111-1552
* Note: This physician had a Pennsylvania practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

24

payments

$29,381

payment total

4

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
Consulting
 10 $16,784
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $11,000
Food and Beverage
 9 $815
Travel and Lodging
 4 $782

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†
MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE

device

 $11,596
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $11,033
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $6,010
THERAPIES

device

 $347
ASSURITY PACEMAKER

device

 $163
ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM

device

 $151
ENTRUST

device

 $81
† 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
Jun 13, 2018 $11,000 GENERAL THERAPIES Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 13, 2018 $3,568 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 13, 2018 $3,568 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 10, 2018 $3,500 No Listed Product Consulting MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $1,784 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 13, 2018 $1,338 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 13, 2018 $1,338 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 20, 2018 $563 No Listed Product Consulting MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 8, 2018 $409 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $375 No Listed Product Consulting MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $375 No Listed Product Consulting MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $375 No Listed Product Consulting MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 31, 2018 $247 THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 8, 2018 $177 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 8, 2018 $164 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $163 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 6, 2018 $151 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 3, 2018 $100 THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 8, 2018 $81 ENTRUST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $33 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 9, 2018 $33 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 9, 2018 $26 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 9, 2018 $8 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 9, 2018 $6 No Listed Product 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.