Dollars for Docs

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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.

BETTY C TONG
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BETTY C TONG

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
DUKE SOUTH RM 3589, DURHAM, NC, 27710-0001
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DR. BETTY TONG,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

9

payments

$19,960

payment total

1

company 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
5 $11,801
Consulting
2 $7,900
Food and Beverage
2 $259

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
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$13,002
SUPERDIMENSION

device

$6,871
ENDO GIA

device

$87
† 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 13, 2018 $9,946 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging COVIDIEN LP
Jun 21, 2018 $5,900 SUPERDIMENSION Consulting COVIDIEN LP
Apr 13, 2018 $2,000 No Listed Product Consulting COVIDIEN LP
Apr 12, 2018 $825 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging COVIDIEN LP
Jun 8, 2018 $634 SUPERDIMENSION Travel and Lodging COVIDIEN LP
Apr 13, 2018 $231 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging COVIDIEN LP
Jun 8, 2018 $172 SUPERDIMENSION Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jun 8, 2018 $165 SUPERDIMENSION Travel and Lodging COVIDIEN LP
May 17, 2018 $87 ENDO GIA Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.