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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.

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MICHAEL A VALENTE
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MICHAEL A VALENTE

Listed Specialty: Surgery
525 E MARKET ST, AKRON, OH, 44304-1619
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DR. MICHAEL VALENTE,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

10

payments

$474

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
10 $474

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
ENSEAL PRODUCT FAMILY

device

$167
ECHELON FLEX STAPLER

device

$111
SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS

device

$111
LAPAROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS

device

$108
COOK MEDICAL GASTROSTOMY

device

$78
HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY

device

$56
SITUATE

device

$41
NAMZARIC

drug

$33
DALVANCE

drug

$24
T. OX OXIMETER

device

$23
† 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
Oct 18, 2018 $108 LAPAROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS Food and Beverage COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $78 COOK MEDICAL GASTROSTOMY Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Mar 27, 2018 $56 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS ENSEAL PRODUCT FAMILY HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Oct 2, 2018 $56 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER ENSEAL PRODUCT FAMILY SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
May 8, 2018 $56 ENSEAL PRODUCT FAMILY Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
May 16, 2018 $41 SITUATE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Feb 20, 2018 $24 DALVANCE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
May 25, 2018 $23 T. OX OXIMETER Food and Beverage VIOPTIX INC
Jun 27, 2018 $19 NAMZARIC Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $13 NAMZARIC Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.