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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.

RALPH TUFANO
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RALPH TUFANO

Listed Specialty: Otolaryngology
600 N WOLFE ST, BALTIMORE, MD, 21287-0005
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RALPH TUFANO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

24

payments

$20,021

payment total

3

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 $15,750
Travel and Lodging
 8 $3,380
Food and Beverage
 13 $666
Consulting
 1 $225

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†
NIM

device

 $19,144
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $643
DERMABOND PORTFOLIO

device

 $110
STRATAFIX

device

 $110
SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS

device

 $110
FUSION

device

 $91
LIGASURE

device

 $33
† 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
Sep 7, 2018 $9,450 NIM Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $6,300 NIM Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 31, 2018 $1,919 NIM Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 31, 2018 $741 NIM Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $264 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $225 NIM Consulting MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $153 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $116 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 31, 2018 $115 NIM Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 8, 2018 $110 DERMABOND PORTFOLIO STRATAFIX SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
May 31, 2018 $92 NIM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $91 FUSION Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 31, 2018 $75 NIM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 31, 2018 $75 NIM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $63 NIM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $47 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 31, 2018 $38 NIM Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $34 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $33 LIGASURE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Feb 6, 2018 $21 NIM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 31, 2018 $20 NIM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $18 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $12 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $9 NIM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC 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.