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Listed Specialty: Surgery
6410 FANNIN ST, HOUSTON, TX, 77030-3000
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Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
38
payments
$1,700
payment total
9
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 |
35 | $1,131 |
Travel and Lodging |
3 | $569 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM |
device |
$871 |
STRATTICE |
device |
$221 |
VENTRALIGHT |
device |
$199 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$93 |
PHASIX |
device |
$47 |
GATTEX |
drug |
$47 |
PICO |
device |
$39 |
LUTONIX |
device |
$38 |
V-LOC |
device |
$31 |
CAPSURE |
device |
$29 |
ENDO GIA |
device |
$16 |
SYNETURE |
device |
$16 |
BRIDION |
drug |
$15 |
ENTEREG |
drug |
$15 |
VERSAPORT |
device |
$15 |
ZERBAXA |
drug |
$11 |
3DMAX |
device |
$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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2018 | $307 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Travel and Lodging | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Jan 23, 2018 | $232 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Travel and Lodging | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Feb 22, 2018 | $152 | VENTRALIGHT | Food and Beverage | DAVOL INC. | |
| Dec 14, 2018 | $114 | STRATTICE | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Apr 10, 2018 | $113 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Apr 24, 2018 | $78 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Feb 9, 2018 | $61 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Apr 10, 2018 | $46 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Sep 25, 2018 | $38 | LUTONIX | Food and Beverage | BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Jan 8, 2018 | $31 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Travel and Lodging | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Aug 10, 2018 | $29 | VENTRALIGHT | Food and Beverage | DAVOL INC. | |
| Apr 10, 2018 | $28 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Apr 10, 2018 | $27 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Apr 10, 2018 | $27 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Apr 16, 2018 | $24 | STRATTICE | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Dec 14, 2018 | $23 | PHASIX | Food and Beverage | DAVOL INC. | |
| Dec 14, 2018 | $23 | PHASIX | Food and Beverage | DAVOL INC. | |
| Mar 20, 2018 | $23 | STRATTICE | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Aug 27, 2018 | $22 | STRATTICE | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Sep 19, 2018 | $22 | PICO | Food and Beverage | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| Nov 7, 2018 | $21 | STRATTICE | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Oct 5, 2018 | $19 | VENTRALIGHT | Food and Beverage | DAVOL INC. | |
| Feb 16, 2018 | $18 | GATTEX | Food and Beverage | SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC | |
| Feb 8, 2018 | $18 | CAPSURE | Food and Beverage | DAVOL INC. | |
| Aug 25, 2018 | $17 | PICO | Food and Beverage | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| Oct 26, 2018 | $17 | V-LOC | Food and Beverage | COVIDIEN LP | |
| Sep 5, 2018 | $16 | ENDO GIA | Food and Beverage | COVIDIEN LP | |
| Jul 18, 2018 | $16 | STRATTICE | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Apr 16, 2018 | $16 | SYNETURE | Food and Beverage | COVIDIEN LP | |
| Jan 29, 2018 | $15 | BRIDION ENTEREG | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Mar 1, 2018 | $15 | VERSAPORT | Food and Beverage | COVIDIEN LP | |
| Feb 2, 2018 | $15 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | COVIDIEN LP | |
| May 29, 2018 | $15 | GATTEX | Food and Beverage | SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC | |
| Jun 29, 2018 | $14 | V-LOC | Food and Beverage | COVIDIEN LP | |
| Sep 18, 2018 | $14 | GATTEX | Food and Beverage | SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC | |
| Jul 6, 2018 | $11 | ZERBAXA | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Feb 8, 2018 | $11 | CAPSURE | Food and Beverage | DAVOL INC. | |
| Nov 16, 2018 | $11 | 3DMAX | Food and Beverage | DAVOL INC. |
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