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RAYMOND H SCHAERF
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RAYMOND H SCHAERF

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
2601 W ALAMEDA AVE, STE 404, BURBANK, CA, 91505-4813
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RAYMOND SCHAERF,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

56

payments

$66,625

payment total

7

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
Consulting
 13 $41,832
Nonaccredited Training
 3 $16,400
Travel and Lodging
 17 $6,175
Food and Beverage
 23 $2,218

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $38,432
COOK MEDICAL LEAD EXTRACTION

device

 $13,636
FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD

device

 $5,280
COOK MEDICAL IAA

device

 $3,000
MICRA

device

 $1,493
NO ASSOCIATED PRODUCT

device

 $1,218
PACEMAKERS

device

 $1,144
COOK MEDICAL LEAD MANAGEMENT - LEAD EXTRACTION

device

 $504
CRM-RESEARCH ONLY

device

 $406
NANOSTIM LEADLEAS PACEMAKER

device

 $406
ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER

device

 $406
ASSURITY PACEMAKER

device

 $267
BRK EP TRANSSEPTAL ACCESS

device

 $153
COOK MEDICAL INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY

device

 $108
FLEXABILITY ABLATION CATHETER

device

 $74
TENDRIL PACING LEAD

device

 $57
COOK MEDICAL THORACIC

device

 $28
UNIFY ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR

device

 $12
† 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
Jul 3, 2018 $28,230 No Listed Product Consulting ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $9,900 COOK MEDICAL LEAD EXTRACTION Nonaccredited Training COOK INCORPORATED RAYMOND SCHAERF MD INC
Nov 8, 2018 $5,150 No Listed Product Consulting ETHICON INC. RAYMOND HM SCHAERF MD INC
Aug 20, 2018 $3,500 COOK MEDICAL LEAD EXTRACTION Nonaccredited Training COOK INCORPORATED RAYMOND SCHAERF MD INC
Nov 17, 2018 $3,130 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.
Jan 3, 2018 $3,000 COOK MEDICAL IAA Nonaccredited Training COOK INCORPORATED RAYMOND SCHAERF MD INC
May 24, 2018 $2,030 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 24, 2018 $1,624 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 13, 2018 $1,072 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $812 PACEMAKERS Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 24, 2018 $812 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 15, 2018 $812 NO ASSOCIATED PRODUCT Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 3, 2018 $598 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.
Jan 7, 2018 $590 MICRA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 24, 2018 $406 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 17, 2018 $406 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 8, 2018 $406 CRM-RESEARCH ONLY Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 15, 2018 $406 NO ASSOCIATED PRODUCT Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 20, 2018 $406 NANOSTIM LEADLEAS PACEMAKER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 22, 2018 $332 PACEMAKERS Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 18, 2018 $255 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 6, 2018 $236 MICRA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $216 COOK MEDICAL LEAD MANAGEMENT - LEAD EXTRACTION Travel and Lodging COOK MEDICAL LLC
Jul 13, 2018 $211 COOK MEDICAL LEAD EXTRACTION Travel and Lodging COOK INCORPORATED RAYMOND SCHAERF MD INC
Jan 7, 2018 $178 MICRA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $166 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ETHICON INC. RAYMOND HM SCHAERF MD INC
May 21, 2018 $159 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 9, 2018 $153 BRK EP TRANSSEPTAL ACCESS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 7, 2018 $146 MICRA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 24, 2018 $145 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 13, 2018 $110 COOK MEDICAL LEAD MANAGEMENT - LEAD EXTRACTION Travel and Lodging COOK INCORPORATED
Jul 29, 2018 $108 COOK MEDICAL INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Jun 25, 2018 $108 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 7, 2018 $89 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 20, 2018 $74 FLEXABILITY ABLATION CATHETER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 7, 2018 $67 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 26, 2018 $57 TENDRIL PACING LEAD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 7, 2018 $56 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $52 COOK MEDICAL LEAD MANAGEMENT - LEAD EXTRACTION Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Apr 6, 2018 $50 MICRA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $48 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ETHICON INC. RAYMOND HM SCHAERF MD INC
May 8, 2018 $44 COOK MEDICAL LEAD MANAGEMENT - LEAD EXTRACTION Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
May 11, 2018 $43 COOK MEDICAL LEAD MANAGEMENT - LEAD EXTRACTION Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Apr 12, 2018 $28 COOK MEDICAL THORACIC Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
May 9, 2018 $28 COOK MEDICAL LEAD MANAGEMENT - LEAD EXTRACTION Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Aug 20, 2018 $25 COOK MEDICAL LEAD EXTRACTION Travel and Lodging COOK INCORPORATED RAYMOND SCHAERF MD INC
Jan 8, 2018 $25 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $25 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 8, 2018 $20 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 7, 2018 $19 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 8, 2018 $17 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $14 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $12 UNIFY ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 24, 2018 $8 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 11, 2018 $7 COOK MEDICAL LEAD MANAGEMENT - LEAD EXTRACTION Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
May 9, 2018 $4 COOK MEDICAL LEAD MANAGEMENT - LEAD EXTRACTION Travel and Lodging COOK INCORPORATED
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