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FRANK N SLACHMAN
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FRANK N SLACHMAN

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
3941 J ST, SUITE 270, SACRAMENTO, CA, 95819-3628
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FRANK SLACHMAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

145

payments

$99,509

payment total

6

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
 9 $41,560
Travel and Lodging
 65 $30,307
Honoraria
 9 $22,955
Food and Beverage
 61 $3,937
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $750

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

 $36,584
ECM

device

 $32,195
EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM

device

 $22,184
OCTOPUS

device

 $3,494
HEARTWARE HVAD

device

 $2,104
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

 $1,601
INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE

device

 $966
EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS

device

 $147
CIRCULATORY SUPPORT

device

 $145
AFFINITY FUSION

device

 $36
ON-X

device

 $33
PHOTOFIX

device

 $33
TMR

device

 $33
3F

device

 $14
HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV

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
Aug 29, 2018 $12,060 No Listed Product Consulting EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jul 20, 2018 $6,736 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 28, 2018 $6,000 No Listed Product Consulting EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 28, 2018 $6,000 No Listed Product Consulting EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 30, 2018 $5,000 ECM Honoraria AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
May 9, 2018 $3,250 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Consulting EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 28, 2018 $3,250 No Listed Product Consulting EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 18, 2018 $3,250 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Consulting EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 18, 2018 $3,250 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Consulting EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Oct 3, 2018 $3,000 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Consulting EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Sep 12, 2018 $2,500 ECM Honoraria AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $2,500 ECM Honoraria AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $2,500 ECM Honoraria AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Jun 3, 2018 $2,500 ECM Honoraria AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Jun 3, 2018 $2,500 ECM Honoraria AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $2,500 ECM Honoraria AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $2,500 ECM Honoraria AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $2,343 OCTOPUS Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $1,500 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Consulting EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Sep 20, 2018 $1,238 ECM Travel and Lodging AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
May 4, 2018 $1,180 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Oct 24, 2018 $1,157 ECM Travel and Lodging AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
May 18, 2018 $1,146 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 3, 2018 $939 ECM Travel and Lodging AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $939 ECM Travel and Lodging AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $920 ECM Travel and Lodging AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $796 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ATRICURE, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $776 ECM Travel and Lodging AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Jan 4, 2018 $755 HEARTWARE HVAD Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $750 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 8, 2018 $700 COREVALVE EVOLUT Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $691 ECM Travel and Lodging AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $670 ECM Travel and Lodging AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Mar 30, 2018 $647 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Oct 23, 2018 $630 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 29, 2018 $625 OCTOPUS Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 18, 2018 $490 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 9, 2018 $455 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Honoraria EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Aug 7, 2018 $414 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 29, 2018 $407 OCTOPUS Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $405 HEARTWARE HVAD Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $380 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ATRICURE, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $361 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 18, 2018 $307 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Aug 17, 2018 $276 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 30, 2018 $269 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Feb 22, 2018 $255 ECM Travel and Lodging AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $228 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Feb 2, 2018 $213 HEARTWARE HVAD Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $207 ECM Travel and Lodging AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
May 29, 2018 $199 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 29, 2018 $199 ECM Food and Beverage AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $184 ECM Travel and Lodging AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Jan 28, 2018 $172 ECM Food and Beverage AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $164 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 9, 2018 $162 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 4, 2018 $156 ECM Travel and Lodging AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
May 9, 2018 $152 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 9, 2018 $151 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Feb 8, 2018 $151 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $149 ECM Food and Beverage AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $148 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Sep 12, 2018 $147 ECM Food and Beverage AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $145 CIRCULATORY SUPPORT Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 3, 2018 $141 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 5, 2018 $141 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Feb 24, 2018 $132 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 25, 2018 $126 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Feb 24, 2018 $121 HEARTWARE HVAD Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $120 EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $117 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 29, 2018 $114 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 10, 2018 $113 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Feb 24, 2018 $112 ECM Travel and Lodging AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $110 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Sep 25, 2018 $110 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Aug 8, 2018 $109 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Oct 24, 2018 $108 ECM Food and Beverage AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $107 ECM Travel and Lodging AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $106 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 14, 2018 $106 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jul 20, 2018 $100 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Dec 20, 2018 $100 ECM Travel and Lodging AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $100 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Mar 12, 2018 $97 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $95 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 24, 2018 $95 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Dec 5, 2018 $95 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Aug 7, 2018 $93 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Aug 10, 2018 $91 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 9, 2018 $83 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Sep 12, 2018 $83 ECM Travel and Lodging AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $80 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 4, 2018 $78 ECM Travel and Lodging AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
May 18, 2018 $77 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 4, 2018 $74 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 10, 2018 $72 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Aug 11, 2018 $70 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Feb 24, 2018 $69 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 31, 2018 $66 ECM Food and Beverage AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $66 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 4, 2018 $63 ECM Travel and Lodging AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $60 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $59 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Feb 9, 2018 $51 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 30, 2018 $51 ECM Travel and Lodging AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $47 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 11, 2018 $41 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 17, 2018 $36 AFFINITY FUSION Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $36 ECM Food and Beverage AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
May 18, 2018 $36 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 9, 2018 $36 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 28, 2018 $36 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 18, 2018 $36 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jul 25, 2018 $36 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Feb 24, 2018 $36 ECM Food and Beverage AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $34 ECM Food and Beverage AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $33 ON-X PHOTOFIX TMR Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $32 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 4, 2018 $29 HEARTWARE HVAD Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $29 HEARTWARE HVAD Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 24, 2018 $29 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Oct 22, 2018 $27 EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Oct 31, 2018 $25 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ATRICURE, INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $25 OCTOPUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $24 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 28, 2018 $24 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 4, 2018 $21 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Aug 17, 2018 $19 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 3, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jul 1, 2018 $15 OCTOPUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 30, 2018 $15 OCTOPUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $15 OCTOPUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 30, 2018 $15 OCTOPUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $15 OCTOPUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $15 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 18, 2018 $12 ECM Food and Beverage AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $12 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Sep 12, 2018 $12 ECM Food and Beverage AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $11 3F Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $10 OCTOPUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 30, 2018 $10 OCTOPUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $4 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 23, 2018 $3 3F Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $3 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
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