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MELANIE H FRIEDLANDER
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MELANIE H FRIEDLANDER

Listed Specialty: Surgery
23451 MADISON ST, SUITE 340, TORRANCE, CA, 90505-4763
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DR. MELANIE FRIEDLANDER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

45

payments

$4,750

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
Food and Beverage
 39 $2,718
Travel and Lodging
 5 $1,032
Education
 1 $1,000

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

 $2,485
SAVI/SAVI SCOUT

device

 $670
PROGRIP

device

 $427
LIGASURE

device

 $403
VALLEYLAB FT10

device

 $400
ENDO GIA

device

 $162
1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA

device

 $145
PARIETEX

device

 $42
EEA

device

 $9
VALLEYLAB

device

 $5
SURGICLIP

device

 $4
† 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
Dec 14, 2018 $1,000 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Education INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $600 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
May 9, 2018 $335 SAVI/SAVI SCOUT Food and Beverage CIANNA MEDICAL INC
May 8, 2018 $335 SAVI/SAVI SCOUT Food and Beverage CIANNA MEDICAL INC
Nov 26, 2018 $200 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Dec 15, 2018 $186 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 12, 2018 $171 VALLEYLAB FT10 Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Mar 13, 2018 $171 LIGASURE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Sep 19, 2018 $165 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 23, 2018 $162 ENDO GIA Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Oct 22, 2018 $156 VALLEYLAB FT10 Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jun 12, 2018 $145 1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 24, 2018 $138 PROGRIP Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Dec 4, 2018 $133 PROGRIP Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jan 27, 2018 $117 LIGASURE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jan 29, 2018 $105 LIGASURE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Nov 21, 2018 $92 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $67 PROGRIP Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Apr 10, 2018 $56 PROGRIP Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
May 15, 2018 $46 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
May 15, 2018 $39 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $36 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $35 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $34 VALLEYLAB FT10 Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Dec 4, 2018 $28 PARIETEX Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Nov 8, 2018 $27 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $24 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $21 VALLEYLAB FT10 Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Nov 26, 2018 $19 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $15 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $14 PARIETEX Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jul 19, 2018 $9 EEA Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Oct 22, 2018 $9 PROGRIP Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jul 24, 2018 $7 VALLEYLAB FT10 Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Oct 23, 2018 $6 VALLEYLAB FT10 Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Sep 11, 2018 $6 PROGRIP Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Sep 11, 2018 $6 PROGRIP Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
May 26, 2018 $6 PROGRIP Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Feb 15, 2018 $6 LIGASURE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jan 12, 2018 $5 VALLEYLAB FT10 Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Dec 11, 2018 $5 VALLEYLAB Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Sep 11, 2018 $4 PROGRIP Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Oct 23, 2018 $4 SURGICLIP Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Apr 24, 2018 $3 LIGASURE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Oct 22, 2018 $3 PROGRIP Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.