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SARA M TRUCCO
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SARA M TRUCCO

Listed Specialty: Pediatric Cardiology
505 PARNASSUS AVE, ROOM M650, BOX 0544, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94143-2204
* Note: This physician had a Pennsylvania practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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DR. SARA TRUCCO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

25

payments

$3,423

payment total

5

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
Travel and Lodging
 7 $2,185
Food and Beverage
 18 $1,238

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†
MELODY

device

 $3,010
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $184
AMPLATZER VASCULAR PLUG AND ACCS

device

 $141
KENGREAL

drug

 $39
COOK MEDICAL ANGIOPLASTY

device

 $28
COOK MEDICAL BALLOON-EXPANDING STENT

device

 $21
† 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 18, 2018 $771 MELODY Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $348 MELODY Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $339 MELODY Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $304 MELODY Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $201 MELODY Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $188 MELODY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $184 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUMED FOR CHILDREN, LLC MGM Grand Crush Restaurant
Jul 19, 2018 $180 MELODY Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $172 MELODY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 25, 2018 $141 AMPLATZER VASCULAR PLUG AND ACCS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 28, 2018 $76 MELODY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $67 MELODY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $67 MELODY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $63 MELODY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $59 MELODY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $46 MELODY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 20, 2018 $42 MELODY Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $39 KENGREAL Food and Beverage CHIESI USA, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $37 MELODY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $32 MELODY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 3, 2018 $21 COOK MEDICAL BALLOON-EXPANDING STENT Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Jun 3, 2018 $15 COOK MEDICAL ANGIOPLASTY Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Oct 30, 2018 $14 COOK MEDICAL ANGIOPLASTY Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Jul 18, 2018 $12 MELODY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $7 MELODY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.