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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.

EDWARD GERSTENFELD
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EDWARD GERSTENFELD

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
3400 SPRUCE STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19104
* Note: This physician had a California practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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EDWARD GERSTENFELD,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

37

payments

$19,329

payment total

8

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
 1 $8,050
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $4,600
Travel and Lodging
 8 $2,675
Honoraria
 1 $2,500
Food and Beverage
 25 $1,504

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†
CARTO 3 SYSTEM

device

 $9,511
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $4,625
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $2,588
MICRA

device

 $1,090
THERAPIES

device

 $963
ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM

device

 $229
EMBLEM

device

 $150
AZURE

device

 $65
RESONATE

device

 $51
QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR

device

 $24
LIFEVEST

device

 $21
PLASMABLADE

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
Apr 16, 2018 $8,050 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $2,500 GENERAL THERAPIES Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 20, 2018 $2,500 No Listed Product Honoraria CARDIOFOCUS, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $2,100 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 25, 2018 $902 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 31, 2018 $377 THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 13, 2018 $370 MICRA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 31, 2018 $370 THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 13, 2018 $228 MICRA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $216 THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 13, 2018 $180 MICRA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 16, 2018 $159 MICRA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $152 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 17, 2018 $150 EMBLEM Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 25, 2018 $114 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Mar 24, 2018 $108 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $88 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 23, 2018 $85 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 27, 2018 $78 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 14, 2018 $76 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 11, 2018 $65 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 25, 2018 $51 RESONATE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 24, 2018 $50 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 25, 2018 $50 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 24, 2018 $33 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 25, 2018 $33 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 25, 2018 $31 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 24, 2018 $27 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 24, 2018 $27 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 10, 2018 $25 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Dec 14, 2018 $24 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 16, 2018 $23 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $21 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $21 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Apr 13, 2018 $18 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $16 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 20, 2018 $11 PLASMABLADE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, 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.