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NATHAN W ERTEL
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NATHAN W ERTEL

Listed Specialty: Diagnostic Radiology
619 19TH STREET SOUTH, NHB #H623, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35249
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DR. NATHAN ERTEL,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

52

payments

$5,540

payment total

13

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
Food and Beverage
 42 $3,405
Travel and Lodging
 8 $2,073
Education
 2 $62

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†
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $966
SIR-SPHERES MICROSPHERES

device

 $662
PRELUDE IDEAL HYDROPHILIC SHEATH INTRODUCER

device

 $605
PRELUDE SYNC RADIAL COMPRESSION

device

 $605
PERFORMA CATHETERS

device

 $605
LUTONIX

device

 $531
FLUENCY

device

 $529
GENERAL EMBOLICS

device

 $374
FLAIR

device

 $326
AZUR

device

 $254
ANGIOSEAL

device

 $235
COOK MEDICAL FILTERS

device

 $155
EMBOZENE

device

 $128
COOK MEDICAL EMBOLIZATION

device

 $120
PENUMBRA RUBY COIL

device

 $114
COOK MEDICAL SPECIALTY

device

 $96
CARDIOFORM SEPTAL OCCLUDER

device

 $94
SUREFIRE INFUSION SYSTEMS

device

 $91
REBAR-APV

device

 $89
DIREXION

device

 $84
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $80
VIABIL BILIARY ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $62
EMBOSPHERE MICROSPHERES

device

 $62
SWIFTNINJA

device

 $62
POWERLINE

device

 $43
KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY

device

 $39
ONCOZENE

device

 $38
CONQUEST

device

 $10
PRESTO

device

 $10
† 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
Feb 6, 2018 $605 PRELUDE IDEAL HYDROPHILIC SHEATH INTRODUCER PRELUDE SYNC RADIAL COMPRESSION PERFORMA CATHETERS Travel and Lodging MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
Oct 2, 2018 $397 FLUENCY Travel and Lodging BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $364 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 18, 2018 $271 GENERAL EMBOLICS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 19, 2018 $200 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 13, 2018 $180 FLAIR Travel and Lodging BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 19, 2018 $172 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 17, 2018 $155 COOK MEDICAL FILTERS Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
May 31, 2018 $149 SIR-SPHERES MICROSPHERES Food and Beverage SIRTEX MEDICAL INC
Oct 21, 2018 $146 FLAIR Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $138 SIR-SPHERES MICROSPHERES Food and Beverage SIRTEX MEDICAL INC
May 15, 2018 $138 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $134 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $130 SIR-SPHERES MICROSPHERES Food and Beverage SIRTEX MEDICAL INC
Feb 1, 2018 $122 SIR-SPHERES MICROSPHERES Food and Beverage SIRTEX MEDICAL INC
Sep 5, 2018 $121 AZUR ANGIOSEAL Food and Beverage TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Apr 13, 2018 $120 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $120 COOK MEDICAL EMBOLIZATION Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Jun 13, 2018 $114 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $114 AZUR ANGIOSEAL Food and Beverage TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Jul 31, 2018 $96 COOK MEDICAL SPECIALTY Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
May 16, 2018 $94 CARDIOFORM SEPTAL OCCLUDER Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $94 SIR-SPHERES MICROSPHERES Food and Beverage SIRTEX MEDICAL INC
Apr 24, 2018 $91 SUREFIRE INFUSION SYSTEMS Food and Beverage SUREFIRE MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $89 REBAR-APV Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 24, 2018 $86 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $85 EMBOZENE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 26, 2018 $84 DIREXION Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 20, 2018 $83 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 19, 2018 $83 GENERAL EMBOLICS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 24, 2018 $80 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.
Aug 20, 2018 $75 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 19, 2018 $72 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 16, 2018 $62 VIABIL BILIARY ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $54 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $50 SWIFTNINJA EMBOSPHERE MICROSPHERES Education MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
Mar 20, 2018 $43 EMBOZENE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 19, 2018 $43 POWERLINE Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $39 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 22, 2018 $38 ONCOZENE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 31, 2018 $30 SIR-SPHERES MICROSPHERES Food and Beverage SIRTEX MEDICAL INC
Oct 21, 2018 $29 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $24 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 19, 2018 $21 GENERAL EMBOLICS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 29, 2018 $19 AZUR Food and Beverage TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Feb 27, 2018 $16 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $15 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $13 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $13 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $12 SWIFTNINJA EMBOSPHERE MICROSPHERES Education MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
Oct 24, 2018 $11 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $10 CONQUEST FLUENCY PRESTO Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
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