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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.
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LUIS G FERNANDEZ
Listed Specialty: Trauma Surgery
910 E HOUSTON ST, STE 530, TYLER, TX, 75702-8369
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LUIS FERNANDEZ,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
77
payments
$71,089
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 |
11 | $35,397 |
Consulting |
14 | $27,875 |
Travel and Lodging |
29 | $6,262 |
Food and Beverage |
23 | $1,555 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
PREVENA |
device |
$26,890 |
ABTHERA |
device |
$24,831 |
VAC VERAFLO |
device |
$20,812 |
VAC VERAFLO CLEANSE CHOICE |
device |
$3,875 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$1,678 |
VAC ULTA |
device |
$439 |
FISTULA SOLUTION |
device |
$38 |
XENMATRIX |
device |
$31 |
AVYCAZ |
drug |
$19 |
STRATTICE |
device |
$17 |
MEGA SOFT |
device |
$14 |
COOK MEDICAL SIS |
device |
$12 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2018 | $6,875 | VAC VERAFLO | Consulting | KCI USA, INC | |
| Jun 22, 2018 | $6,750 | PREVENA | Promotional Speaking/Other | KCI USA, INC | |
| Oct 12, 2018 | $6,096 | ABTHERA | Promotional Speaking/Other | KCI USA, INC | |
| Jul 3, 2018 | $5,500 | VAC VERAFLO | Consulting | KCI USA, INC | |
| May 11, 2018 | $5,500 | PREVENA | Promotional Speaking/Other | KCI USA, INC | |
| Mar 20, 2018 | $5,500 | ABTHERA | Promotional Speaking/Other | KCI USA, INC | |
| Aug 22, 2018 | $4,500 | PREVENA | Promotional Speaking/Other | KCI USA, INC | |
| May 3, 2018 | $3,250 | VAC VERAFLO CLEANSE CHOICE | Promotional Speaking/Other | KCI USA, INC | |
| Oct 2, 2018 | $3,000 | ABTHERA | Consulting | KCI USA, INC | |
| Dec 19, 2018 | $2,500 | PREVENA | Consulting | KCI USA, INC | |
| Jun 22, 2018 | $2,500 | PREVENA | Consulting | KCI USA, INC | |
| Jun 8, 2018 | $1,750 | ABTHERA | Consulting | KCI USA, INC | |
| Apr 6, 2018 | $1,250 | ABTHERA | Consulting | KCI USA, INC | |
| Aug 14, 2018 | $1,045 | VAC VERAFLO PREVENA | Travel and Lodging | KCI USA, INC | |
| May 11, 2018 | $1,000 | No Listed Product | Consulting | KCI USA, INC | |
| Sep 18, 2018 | $1,000 | ABTHERA | Consulting | KCI USA, INC | |
| Oct 29, 2018 | $1,000 | ABTHERA | Promotional Speaking/Other | KCI USA, INC | |
| Oct 5, 2018 | $1,000 | ABTHERA | Promotional Speaking/Other | KCI USA, INC | |
| Mar 9, 2018 | $669 | ABTHERA VAC VERAFLO | Travel and Lodging | KCI USA, INC | |
| Jul 3, 2018 | $625 | VAC VERAFLO CLEANSE CHOICE | Promotional Speaking/Other | KCI USA, INC | |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $589 | VAC VERAFLO PREVENA ABTHERA | Travel and Lodging | KCI USA, INC | |
| Jan 12, 2018 | $588 | VAC VERAFLO | Promotional Speaking/Other | KCI USA, INC | |
| Jan 30, 2018 | $588 | VAC VERAFLO | Promotional Speaking/Other | KCI USA, INC | |
| Apr 25, 2018 | $576 | VAC VERAFLO PREVENA | Travel and Lodging | KCI USA, INC | |
| Oct 10, 2018 | $500 | ABTHERA | Consulting | KCI USA, INC | |
| Mar 6, 2018 | $500 | ABTHERA | Consulting | KCI USA, INC | |
| Jan 26, 2018 | $500 | ABTHERA | Consulting | KCI USA, INC | |
| Oct 5, 2018 | $500 | VAC VERAFLO | Consulting | KCI USA, INC | |
| Mar 15, 2018 | $500 | No Listed Product | Consulting | KCI USA, INC | |
| Sep 10, 2018 | $439 | ABTHERA VAC ULTA PREVENA | Food and Beverage | KCI USA, INC | |
| Dec 10, 2018 | $400 | VAC VERAFLO PREVENA | Travel and Lodging | KCI USA, INC | |
| Mar 8, 2018 | $351 | VAC VERAFLO | Travel and Lodging | KCI USA, INC | |
| Mar 9, 2018 | $351 | ABTHERA VAC VERAFLO | Travel and Lodging | KCI USA, INC | |
| Mar 14, 2018 | $308 | VAC VERAFLO | Travel and Lodging | KCI USA, INC | |
| Apr 26, 2018 | $264 | VAC VERAFLO PREVENA | Travel and Lodging | KCI USA, INC | |
| Apr 29, 2018 | $252 | VAC VERAFLO | Travel and Lodging | KCI USA, INC | |
| Dec 11, 2018 | $229 | VAC VERAFLO PREVENA | Travel and Lodging | KCI USA, INC | |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $222 | VAC VERAFLO PREVENA ABTHERA | Travel and Lodging | KCI USA, INC | |
| Apr 26, 2018 | $209 | VAC VERAFLO PREVENA | Travel and Lodging | KCI USA, INC | |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $143 | VAC VERAFLO PREVENA ABTHERA | Food and Beverage | KCI USA, INC | |
| Jun 28, 2018 | $122 | VAC VERAFLO PREVENA ABTHERA | Food and Beverage | KCI USA, INC | |
| Jul 13, 2018 | $121 | PREVENA | Food and Beverage | KCI USA, INC | |
| Mar 10, 2018 | $120 | VAC VERAFLO | Travel and Lodging | KCI USA, INC | |
| Mar 14, 2018 | $114 | VAC VERAFLO | Travel and Lodging | KCI USA, INC | |
| Apr 26, 2018 | $104 | PREVENA VAC VERAFLO | Food and Beverage | KCI USA, INC | |
| Aug 14, 2018 | $103 | PREVENA VAC VERAFLO | Food and Beverage | KCI USA, INC | |
| Jun 8, 2018 | $89 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | KCI USA, INC | |
| Apr 28, 2018 | $89 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | KCI USA, INC | |
| Apr 27, 2018 | $81 | VAC VERAFLO | Travel and Lodging | KCI USA, INC | |
| Apr 26, 2018 | $81 | VAC VERAFLO PREVENA | Travel and Lodging | KCI USA, INC | |
| Apr 26, 2018 | $81 | VAC VERAFLO PREVENA | Travel and Lodging | KCI USA, INC | |
| Mar 20, 2018 | $78 | ABTHERA | Food and Beverage | KCI USA, INC | |
| Aug 22, 2018 | $59 | PREVENA | Travel and Lodging | KCI USA, INC | |
| Jun 18, 2018 | $58 | VAC VERAFLO | Travel and Lodging | KCI USA, INC | |
| Aug 22, 2018 | $51 | PREVENA | Food and Beverage | KCI USA, INC | |
| Apr 26, 2018 | $40 | VAC VERAFLO PREVENA | Travel and Lodging | KCI USA, INC | |
| Dec 11, 2018 | $40 | VAC VERAFLO PREVENA | Travel and Lodging | KCI USA, INC | |
| Dec 10, 2018 | $40 | VAC VERAFLO PREVENA | Travel and Lodging | KCI USA, INC | |
| Jun 15, 2018 | $38 | VAC VERAFLO FISTULA SOLUTION PREVENA ABTHERA | Food and Beverage | KCI USA, INC | |
| Jun 15, 2018 | $27 | VAC VERAFLO PREVENA ABTHERA | Food and Beverage | KCI USA, INC | |
| Jul 3, 2018 | $26 | ABTHERA | Food and Beverage | KCI USA, INC | |
| Apr 25, 2018 | $22 | VAC VERAFLO PREVENA | Travel and Lodging | KCI USA, INC | |
| May 2, 2018 | $19 | AVYCAZ | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Feb 13, 2018 | $17 | STRATTICE | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Jun 15, 2018 | $16 | VAC VERAFLO PREVENA ABTHERA | Food and Beverage | KCI USA, INC | |
| Mar 14, 2018 | $16 | XENMATRIX | Food and Beverage | DAVOL INC. | |
| Feb 19, 2018 | $15 | XENMATRIX | Food and Beverage | DAVOL INC. | |
| Dec 10, 2018 | $15 | VAC VERAFLO PREVENA | Travel and Lodging | KCI USA, INC | |
| Apr 26, 2018 | $15 | VAC VERAFLO PREVENA | Travel and Lodging | KCI USA, INC | |
| May 2, 2018 | $15 | VAC VERAFLO PREVENA | Travel and Lodging | KCI USA, INC | |
| May 11, 2018 | $14 | PREVENA | Food and Beverage | KCI USA, INC | |
| Aug 21, 2018 | $14 | MEGA SOFT | Food and Beverage | ETHICON US, LLC | |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $13 | VAC VERAFLO PREVENA ABTHERA | Travel and Lodging | KCI USA, INC | |
| Apr 3, 2018 | $12 | COOK MEDICAL SIS | Food and Beverage | COOK MEDICAL LLC | |
| Dec 10, 2018 | $5 | VAC VERAFLO PREVENA | Travel and Lodging | KCI USA, INC | |
| Jun 15, 2018 | $3 | VAC VERAFLO PREVENA ABTHERA | Food and Beverage | KCI USA, INC | |
| Jun 15, 2018 | $0 | VAC VERAFLO PREVENA ABTHERA | Food and Beverage | KCI USA, INC |
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].
This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.