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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.

GREGORY J SCHEARS
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GREGORY J SCHEARS

Listed Specialty: Anesthesiology
200 1ST ST SW, ROCHESTER, MN, 55905-0001
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GREGORY SCHEARS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

35

payments

$88,536

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
Consulting
8 $36,118
Travel and Lodging
11 $24,985
Nonaccredited Training
6 $20,044
Promotional Speaking/Other
1 $6,500
Food and Beverage
9 $890

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
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$35,776
POWERPICC

device

$20,210
VEIN VIEWER

device

$13,921
INTROCAN SAFETY IV CATHETER

device

$11,288
SPECTRA OPTIA APHERESIS SYSTEM

device

$7,106
JELCO/DELTEC

device

$153
POWERGLIDE

device

$152
POWER TRIALYSIS

device

$152
CARDIOHELP

device

$83
† 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 20, 2018 $13,540 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging B. BRAUN MEDICAL (SHANGHAI) INTERNATIONAL TRADING CO., LTD.
Nov 13, 2018 $11,288 INTROCAN SAFETY IV CATHETER Consulting B. BRAUN MEDICAL INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $9,000 No Listed Product Nonaccredited Training B. BRAUN MEDICAL (SHANGHAI) INTERNATIONAL TRADING CO., LTD.
Oct 2, 2018 $7,500 POWERPICC Consulting BARD ACCESS SYSTEMS, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $6,500 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $3,658 No Listed Product Consulting MICHIGAN CRITICAL CARE CONSULTANTS, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $3,623 VEIN VIEWER Consulting B. BRAUN MEDICAL INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $3,514 VEIN VIEWER Nonaccredited Training B. BRAUN MELSUNGEN AG
Oct 2, 2018 $3,500 POWERPICC Nonaccredited Training BARD ACCESS SYSTEMS, INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $3,350 VEIN VIEWER Consulting B. BRAUN MEDICAL INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $3,000 SPECTRA OPTIA APHERESIS SYSTEM Consulting TERUMO BCT, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $2,800 SPECTRA OPTIA APHERESIS SYSTEM Consulting TERUMO BCT, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $2,200 POWERPICC Nonaccredited Training BARD ACCESS SYSTEMS, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $2,044 POWERPICC Travel and Lodging BARD ACCESS SYSTEMS, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $1,886 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $1,720 POWERPICC Travel and Lodging BARD ACCESS SYSTEMS, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $1,465 VEIN VIEWER Travel and Lodging B. BRAUN MELSUNGEN AG
Jun 4, 2018 $1,370 VEIN VIEWER Travel and Lodging B. BRAUN MEDICAL INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $1,300 POWERPICC Nonaccredited Training BARD ACCESS SYSTEMS, INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $900 POWERPICC Consulting BARD ACCESS SYSTEMS, INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $894 POWERPICC Travel and Lodging BARD ACCESS SYSTEMS, INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $856 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MICHIGAN CRITICAL CARE CONSULTANTS, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $530 VEIN VIEWER Nonaccredited Training B. BRAUN MELSUNGEN AG
Apr 10, 2018 $527 SPECTRA OPTIA APHERESIS SYSTEM Travel and Lodging TERUMO BCT, INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $489 SPECTRA OPTIA APHERESIS SYSTEM Travel and Lodging TERUMO BCT, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $300 No Listed Product Food and Beverage B. BRAUN MEDICAL (SHANGHAI) INTERNATIONAL TRADING CO., LTD.
Jan 25, 2018 $193 SPECTRA OPTIA APHERESIS SYSTEM Travel and Lodging TERUMO BCT, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $153 JELCO/DELTEC Food and Beverage SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $152 POWERGLIDE POWERPICC POWER TRIALYSIS Food and Beverage BARD ACCESS SYSTEMS, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $69 VEIN VIEWER Food and Beverage B. BRAUN MELSUNGEN AG
Oct 4, 2018 $60 CARDIOHELP Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Dec 11, 2018 $58 SPECTRA OPTIA APHERESIS SYSTEM Food and Beverage TERUMO BCT, INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $38 SPECTRA OPTIA APHERESIS SYSTEM Food and Beverage TERUMO BCT, INC.
Feb 25, 2018 $36 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $23 CARDIOHELP Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.