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NICHOLAS J RUGGIERO
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NICHOLAS J RUGGIERO

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
925 CHESTNUT STREET, MEZZANINE, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19107-4201
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DR. NICHOLAS RUGGIERO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

90

payments

$15,926

payment total

12

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
 2 $7,616
Travel and Lodging
 24 $5,274
Food and Beverage
 64 $3,036

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†
AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS

device

 $8,519
EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE

device

 $2,312
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,898
IMPELLA

device

 $1,145
MITRA CLIP SYSTEM

device

 $962
TAILOR FLEXIBLE RING AND BAND

device

 $302
WATCHMAN

device

 $189
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

 $172
CARELINK EXPRESS

device

 $161
OCCLUDERS

device

 $112
BRILINTA

drug

 $28
EDWARDS SAPIEN XT TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE

device

 $25
3F

device

 $24
XARELTO

drug

 $22
HEMOSTASIS - TOPICAL PATCHES

device

 $20
ELIQUIS

drug

 $18
ENTRESTO

drug

 $17
† 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 31, 2018 $3,808 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 31, 2018 $3,808 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 5, 2018 $893 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging GE HEALTHCARE
Aug 3, 2018 $600 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jul 3, 2018 $529 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Dec 5, 2018 $504 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging GE HEALTHCARE
Jan 1, 2018 $413 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 10, 2018 $363 IMPELLA Travel and Lodging ABIOMED
Jul 3, 2018 $308 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Dec 11, 2018 $285 IMPELLA Travel and Lodging ABIOMED
Jul 31, 2018 $245 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 17, 2018 $189 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 31, 2018 $176 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 26, 2018 $175 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 14, 2018 $170 IMPELLA Travel and Lodging ABIOMED
Aug 3, 2018 $168 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 7, 2018 $161 CARELINK EXPRESS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 25, 2018 $158 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 19, 2018 $154 TAILOR FLEXIBLE RING AND BAND Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 26, 2018 $149 TAILOR FLEXIBLE RING AND BAND Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 2, 2018 $148 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLC
Oct 30, 2018 $128 IMPELLA Travel and Lodging ABIOMED
Dec 19, 2018 $127 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Feb 28, 2018 $125 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 23, 2018 $120 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 13, 2018 $116 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 1, 2018 $112 OCCLUDERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 1, 2018 $105 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Dec 5, 2018 $103 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging GE HEALTHCARE
Oct 30, 2018 $97 IMPELLA Travel and Lodging ABIOMED
Nov 30, 2018 $83 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jul 17, 2018 $61 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 1, 2018 $57 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 5, 2018 $55 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GE HEALTHCARE
Jan 1, 2018 $54 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 9, 2018 $50 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 2, 2018 $46 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $45 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 15, 2018 $42 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Jan 1, 2018 $40 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 1, 2018 $39 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 25, 2018 $36 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 18, 2018 $35 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 18, 2018 $35 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $35 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging GE HEALTHCARE
Apr 14, 2018 $33 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 31, 2018 $33 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 10, 2018 $31 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 10, 2018 $31 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jul 18, 2018 $24 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 3, 2018 $24 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 1, 2018 $24 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 19, 2018 $24 3F Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 31, 2018 $23 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 1, 2018 $23 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 9, 2018 $22 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 29, 2018 $22 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Dec 11, 2018 $20 IMPELLA Travel and Lodging ABIOMED
Oct 10, 2018 $20 IMPELLA Travel and Lodging ABIOMED
Oct 30, 2018 $20 IMPELLA Travel and Lodging ABIOMED
Jul 24, 2018 $20 HEMOSTASIS - TOPICAL PATCHES Food and Beverage ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Jan 1, 2018 $19 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 13, 2018 $18 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLC
Jan 1, 2018 $18 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 16, 2018 $18 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 14, 2018 $18 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Dec 5, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging GE HEALTHCARE
Feb 20, 2018 $17 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 11, 2018 $17 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $17 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 5, 2018 $16 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 18, 2018 $16 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 14, 2018 $15 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Aug 3, 2018 $14 EDWARDS SAPIEN XT TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Mar 2, 2018 $14 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $13 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 31, 2018 $13 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 9, 2018 $13 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Aug 9, 2018 $13 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 17, 2018 $11 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jul 31, 2018 $11 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 18, 2018 $11 EDWARDS SAPIEN XT TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Aug 9, 2018 $10 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 23, 2018 $10 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 19, 2018 $9 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Sep 14, 2018 $9 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 26, 2018 $8 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 7, 2018 $7 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Dec 21, 2018 $5 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Oct 26, 2018 $5 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.