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EFREN BUITRAGO
Listed Specialty: Surgery
3650 NW 82ND AVE, SUITE 208, DORAL, FL, 33166-6658
DR. EFREN BUITRAGO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
31
payments
$4,859
payment total
15
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 | $2,400 |
Food and Beverage |
24 | $1,659 |
Travel and Lodging |
6 | $800 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
AFX |
device |
$2,400 |
COOK MEDICAL AAA |
device |
$674 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$530 |
COOK MEDICAL ADVANCED TECH |
device |
$277 |
VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS |
device |
$239 |
CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE CARE |
device |
$173 |
OVATION |
device |
$134 |
OFIRMEV |
drug |
$122 |
TISSEEL |
drug |
$108 |
CROSSER |
device |
$50 |
BIOGEL INDICATOR |
device |
$45 |
BIOGEL M |
device |
$45 |
BIOGEL PI INDICATOR |
device |
$45 |
BIOGEL PI ULTRATOUCH |
device |
$45 |
BIOGEL SURGEONS |
device |
$45 |
ENDURANT |
device |
$30 |
PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM |
device |
$24 |
HEARTSTRING |
device |
$20 |
GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION |
device |
$18 |
ANGIOJET |
device |
$16 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 2018 | $2,400 | AFX | Consulting | ENDOLOGIX, INC. | |
| Sep 20, 2018 | $260 | COOK MEDICAL AAA | Travel and Lodging | COOK INCORPORATED | SOUTH FLORIDA HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE |
| Oct 5, 2018 | $239 | VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS | Food and Beverage | W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. | |
| Jul 26, 2018 | $212 | COOK MEDICAL AAA | Travel and Lodging | COOK INCORPORATED | |
| Mar 12, 2018 | $173 | CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE CARE | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Jul 26, 2018 | $169 | COOK MEDICAL ADVANCED TECH | Travel and Lodging | COOK MEDICAL LLC | |
| Dec 1, 2018 | $147 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| May 30, 2018 | $138 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Apr 5, 2018 | $134 | OVATION | Food and Beverage | ENDOLOGIX, INC. | |
| Oct 12, 2018 | $131 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Jul 12, 2018 | $114 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Sep 27, 2018 | $109 | OFIRMEV | Food and Beverage | MALLINCKRODT LLC | |
| Dec 17, 2018 | $108 | TISSEEL | Food and Beverage | BAXTER HEALTHCARE | |
| Jul 25, 2018 | $85 | COOK MEDICAL ADVANCED TECH | Travel and Lodging | COOK MEDICAL LLC | |
| Jul 26, 2018 | $73 | COOK MEDICAL AAA | Food and Beverage | COOK INCORPORATED | |
| Aug 1, 2018 | $54 | COOK MEDICAL AAA | Food and Beverage | COOK INCORPORATED | |
| Jan 23, 2018 | $45 | BIOGEL M BIOGEL PI ULTRATOUCH BIOGEL PI INDICATOR BIOGEL SURGEONS BIOGEL INDICATOR | Food and Beverage | MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE US, LLC | |
| Jul 26, 2018 | $41 | COOK MEDICAL AAA | Travel and Lodging | COOK INCORPORATED | |
| Sep 20, 2018 | $34 | COOK MEDICAL AAA | Travel and Lodging | COOK INCORPORATED | SOUTH FLORIDA HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE |
| Jan 26, 2018 | $31 | CROSSER | Food and Beverage | BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC. | |
| May 8, 2018 | $20 | HEARTSTRING | Food and Beverage | MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C. | |
| Aug 16, 2018 | $19 | ENDURANT | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Apr 27, 2018 | $19 | CROSSER | Food and Beverage | BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $18 | GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Aug 2, 2018 | $16 | ANGIOJET | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Nov 30, 2018 | $16 | PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC. | |
| Aug 29, 2018 | $13 | OFIRMEV | Food and Beverage | MALLINCKRODT LLC | |
| Jan 31, 2018 | $13 | COOK MEDICAL ADVANCED TECH | Food and Beverage | COOK MEDICAL LLC | |
| Jan 18, 2018 | $11 | ENDURANT | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Jul 25, 2018 | $10 | COOK MEDICAL ADVANCED TECH | Food and Beverage | COOK MEDICAL LLC | |
| Dec 21, 2018 | $8 | PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC. |
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