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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.

THOMAS A BIGGS
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THOMAS A BIGGS

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
225 SMITH AVE N, SUITE 400, SAINT PAUL, MN, 55102-2533
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DR. THOMAS BIGGS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

15

payments

$31,743

payment total

3

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
 4 $29,048
Travel and Lodging
 3 $1,331
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $999
Food and Beverage
 7 $364

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†
DEVICES

drug

 $29,048
CLOSUREFAST

device

 $1,594
RXI SYSTEMS

device

 $999
PHASIX

device

 $102
† 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
Nov 2, 2018 $12,748 DEVICES Consulting ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $8,800 DEVICES Consulting ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $6,600 DEVICES Consulting ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $999 RXI SYSTEMS Promotional Speaking/Other ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $922 CLOSUREFAST Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $900 DEVICES Consulting ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Jun 9, 2018 $396 CLOSUREFAST Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 9, 2018 $102 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $102 PHASIX Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Jun 9, 2018 $41 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 10, 2018 $38 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 9, 2018 $34 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 9, 2018 $26 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 10, 2018 $21 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 9, 2018 $14 CLOSUREFAST Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, 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.