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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.

UMAR BOSTON
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UMAR BOSTON

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
4921 PARKVIEW PL, STE 8A, SAINT LOUIS, MO, 63110-1032
* Note: This physician had a Tennessee practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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DR. UMAR BOSTON,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

11

payments

$7,049

payment total

2

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
Charitable Contribution
 1 $5,580
Food and Beverage
 9 $744
Travel and Lodging
 1 $725

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†
ECM PATCH

device

 $5,580
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $811
ECM

device

 $616
SYNERGRAFT

device

 $22
BIOGLUE

device

 $19
PHOTOFIX

device

 $19
† 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
Mar 13, 2018 $5,580 ECM PATCH Charitable Contribution AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
May 1, 2018 $725 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging CRYOLIFE, INC.
Jan 28, 2018 $187 ECM Food and Beverage AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Jan 28, 2018 $172 ECM Food and Beverage AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Jul 30, 2018 $148 ECM Food and Beverage AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
May 15, 2018 $87 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
May 21, 2018 $75 ECM Food and Beverage AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $32 ECM Food and Beverage AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $22 SYNERGRAFT Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $19 BIOGLUE PHOTOFIX Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $2 ECM Food and Beverage AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.