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TZY-SHIUAN B KUO
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TZY-SHIUAN B KUO

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
3303 ROGERS RD, SUITE 200, SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78251-3687
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DR. TZY-SHIUAN KUO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

59

payments

$4,083

payment total

19

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
 7 $2,650
Food and Beverage
 52 $1,433

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†
IVUS SYSTEMS

device

 $994
ANGIOJET

device

 $849
GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS

device

 $748
CARDIOFORM SEPTAL OCCLUDER

device

 $278
IMPELLA

device

 $265
LIFEVEST

device

 $136
CATHETER - TURNPIKE

device

 $132
ENTRESTO

drug

 $120
TURBO-POWER

device

 $90
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $76
IGT_D THERAPY

device

 $68
IGT_D PERIPHERAL

device

 $57
REPATHA

drug

 $51
BRILINTA

drug

 $24
KENGREAL

drug

 $24
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $21
FLEXITOUCH

device

 $21
ACTITOUCH

device

 $21
ENTRE

device

 $21
ECM

device

 $20
NORTHERA

drug

 $20
CHANTIX

drug

 $18
ELIQUIS

drug

 $18
ACCOLADE

device

 $17
PRALUENT

drug

 $15
MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE

device

 $13
PRADAXA

drug

 $13
CLOSUREFAST

device

 $11
† 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
Jun 22, 2018 $994 IVUS SYSTEMS Travel and Lodging PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Feb 28, 2018 $583 ANGIOJET Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 7, 2018 $371 GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 22, 2018 $278 CARDIOFORM SEPTAL OCCLUDER Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 7, 2018 $226 GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 8, 2018 $151 GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 28, 2018 $146 ANGIOJET Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 13, 2018 $132 CATHETER - TURNPIKE Food and Beverage ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $114 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Feb 27, 2018 $90 TURBO-POWER Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
May 7, 2018 $82 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Mar 1, 2018 $68 ANGIOJET Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 22, 2018 $59 IGT_D THERAPY Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Mar 1, 2018 $52 ANGIOJET Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 3, 2018 $46 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Jul 25, 2018 $36 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 20, 2018 $34 IGT_D PERIPHERAL Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Nov 17, 2018 $23 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Jul 11, 2018 $23 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Oct 30, 2018 $23 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jun 22, 2018 $23 IGT_D PERIPHERAL Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Nov 6, 2018 $22 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 16, 2018 $21 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CELONOVA BIOSCIENCES, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $21 FLEXITOUCH ACTITOUCH ENTRE Food and Beverage TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC
Jul 3, 2018 $20 ECM Food and Beverage AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $20 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
May 23, 2018 $20 NORTHERA Food and Beverage LUNDBECK LLC
Oct 29, 2018 $19 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Dec 14, 2018 $19 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Jul 9, 2018 $19 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 13, 2018 $18 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $18 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 10, 2018 $18 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $17 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $17 ACCOLADE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 21, 2018 $16 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Apr 16, 2018 $15 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jun 8, 2018 $15 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
May 9, 2018 $15 PRALUENT Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Feb 5, 2018 $14 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Feb 7, 2018 $14 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
May 9, 2018 $13 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 5, 2018 $13 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Dec 5, 2018 $13 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Aug 6, 2018 $13 PRADAXA Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $12 KENGREAL Food and Beverage CHIESI USA, INC.
May 11, 2018 $12 KENGREAL Food and Beverage CHIESI USA, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $12 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Jun 26, 2018 $12 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Apr 10, 2018 $11 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $11 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Jun 15, 2018 $10 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Jun 22, 2018 $9 IGT_D THERAPY Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Oct 12, 2018 $8 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Oct 3, 2018 $5 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Sep 20, 2018 $4 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Mar 9, 2018 $4 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Jun 12, 2018 $3 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Apr 20, 2018 $2 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.