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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.

CHARLES J LUTZ
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CHARLES J LUTZ

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
104 UNION AVE, SUITE 1001-1002, SYRACUSE, NY, 13203-1843
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CHARLES LUTZ,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

22

payments

$1,015

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
Travel and Lodging
1 $508
Food and Beverage
21 $507

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
IMPELLA

device

$858
AVALUS

device

$56
LIFEVEST

device

$29
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$24
EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM

device

$18
MINIARM

device

$18
INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE

device

$13
† 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 13, 2018 $508 IMPELLA Travel and Lodging ABIOMED
Aug 27, 2018 $148 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Mar 21, 2018 $115 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Oct 19, 2018 $41 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $21 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Jan 3, 2018 $18 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Dec 6, 2018 $18 MINIARM Food and Beverage LSI SOLUTIONS INC
Jul 26, 2018 $15 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $15 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Jun 19, 2018 $14 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Jun 26, 2018 $14 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Jun 20, 2018 $13 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Aug 17, 2018 $13 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Mar 6, 2018 $13 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Aug 14, 2018 $11 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 14, 2018 $10 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Jun 22, 2018 $10 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Jan 4, 2018 $8 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Sep 28, 2018 $6 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Nov 14, 2018 $4 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Jun 18, 2018 $1 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Nov 15, 2018 $0 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.