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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.

LOUIS E SAMUELS
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LOUIS E SAMUELS

Listed Specialty: Transplant Surgery
100 E LANCASTER AVE, LANKENAU HEART PAVILION, MEZZANINE, WYNNEWOOD, PA, 19096-3450
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DR. LOUIS SAMUELS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

20

payments

$1,123

payment total

6

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
 20 $1,123

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†
HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV

device

 $334
ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM

device

 $179
INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE

device

 $132
HEARTMATE

device

 $118
WALTER

device

 $108
KCENTRA

drug

 $98
ACC2 CARDIAC CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $80
ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM

device

 $77
STERNALOCK BLU

device

 $24
EPIC STENTED TISSUE VALVE

device

 $23
FORE-SIGHT

device

 $20
ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION

device

 $20
STERNALOCK 360

device

 $20
MASTERS MECHANICAL HEART VALVE

device

 $17
† 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
Aug 29, 2018 $176 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 26, 2018 $132 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 18, 2018 $119 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $118 HEARTMATE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 17, 2018 $108 WALTER Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $100 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 6, 2018 $98 KCENTRA Food and Beverage CSL BEHRING
Jun 6, 2018 $34 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM ACC2 CARDIAC CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $31 ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $28 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 25, 2018 $26 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM ACC2 CARDIAC CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $23 EPIC STENTED TISSUE VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 25, 2018 $20 FORE-SIGHT Food and Beverage CAS MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $20 ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM ACC2 CARDIAC CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $20 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 4, 2018 $20 STERNALOCK 360 Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $18 STERNALOCK BLU Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 10, 2018 $17 MASTERS MECHANICAL HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 7, 2018 $10 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 28, 2018 $7 STERNALOCK BLU Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.