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RALPH S AUGOSTINI
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RALPH S AUGOSTINI

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
473 W. 12TH AVE, 200 DAVIS HEART AND LUNG BUILDING, COLUMBUS, OH, 43210-1250
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RALPH AUGOSTINI,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

23

payments

$21,585

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
Consulting
 1 $10,600
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $7,000
Travel and Lodging
 6 $2,854
Food and Beverage
 14 $1,131

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†
REMEDE SYSTEM

device

 $12,723
MICRA

device

 $7,083
BRIDGE

device

 $670
TURBO ELITE

device

 $656
CVX-300

device

 $183
AZURE

device

 $134
CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $76
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $30
IGT D SERVICE SYST

device

 $28
ADAPTA

device

 $2
† 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 18, 2018 $10,600 REMEDE SYSTEM Consulting RESPICARDIA, INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $3,500 MICRA Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Ohio State University Cardiovascular Medicine
Nov 20, 2018 $3,500 MICRA Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Ohio State University Cardiovascular Medicine
Apr 5, 2018 $1,619 REMEDE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging RESPICARDIA, INC.
Feb 9, 2018 $606 TURBO ELITE Travel and Lodging PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Jan 31, 2018 $504 REMEDE SYSTEM Food and Beverage RESPICARDIA, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $369 BRIDGE Travel and Lodging PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Feb 22, 2018 $183 CVX-300 Travel and Lodging PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Feb 23, 2018 $150 BRIDGE Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Nov 13, 2018 $84 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $83 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 15, 2018 $76 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $64 BRIDGE Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Feb 23, 2018 $54 BRIDGE Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Feb 9, 2018 $50 TURBO ELITE Travel and Lodging PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Feb 23, 2018 $34 BRIDGE Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Mar 7, 2018 $30 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 22, 2018 $28 IGT D SERVICE SYST Travel and Lodging PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Aug 1, 2018 $14 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $13 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $12 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $11 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $2 ADAPTA 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.