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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.

DICKEN S KO
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DICKEN S KO

Listed Specialty: Transplant Surgery
55 FRUIT ST, BLK 655, BOSTON, MA, 02114-2696
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DR. DICKEN KO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

17

payments

$13,141

payment total

5

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
2 $12,150
Food and Beverage
14 $542
Travel and Lodging
1 $448

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
GREENLIGHT

device

$12,199
THERAPIES

device

$487
NOCTIVA

drug

$180
UROLIFT

device

$157
INTERSTIM

device

$103
AVEED

drug

$14
XIAFLEX

drug

$14
† 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

= Disputed Payment

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
May 23, 2018 $11,250 GREENLIGHT Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 23, 2018 $900 GREENLIGHT Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 28, 2018 $448 THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 7, 2018 $132 UROLIFT Food and Beverage NEOTRACT INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $123 NOCTIVA Food and Beverage AVADEL SPECIALTY PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Dec 20, 2018 $103 INTERSTIM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $38 THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 25, 2018 $34 GREENLIGHT Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 7, 2018 $25 UROLIFT Food and Beverage NEOTRACT INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $25 NOCTIVA Food and Beverage AVADEL SPECIALTY PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Oct 22, 2018 $24 NOCTIVA Food and Beverage AVADEL SPECIALTY PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Apr 5, 2018 $14 XIAFLEX AVEED Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Mar 25, 2018 $9 GREENLIGHT Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 5, 2018 $5 NOCTIVA Food and Beverage AVADEL SPECIALTY PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Mar 27, 2018 $4 GREENLIGHT Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 8, 2018 $3 NOCTIVA Food and Beverage AVADEL SPECIALTY PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Mar 26, 2018 $2 GREENLIGHT Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.