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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.

MICHAEL D SAUNDERS
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MICHAEL D SAUNDERS

Listed Specialty: Gastroenterology
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CTR, 1959 NE PACIFIC ST, SEATTLE, WA, 98195-6160
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MICHAEL SAUNDERS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

8

payments

$5,662

payment total

4

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $4,927
Consulting
 1 $379
Food and Beverage
 6 $356

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

 $4,977
SMALL BOWEL

device

 $379
JAGWIRE

device

 $101
COOK MEDICAL METAL STENTS

device

 $88
BEACON

device

 $67
STELARA

drug

 $39
COOK MEDICAL BILIARY

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
Aug 24, 2018 $4,927 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other COVIDIEN LP
Apr 4, 2018 $379 SMALL BOWEL Consulting COVIDIEN LP
Oct 29, 2018 $101 JAGWIRE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 3, 2018 $88 COOK MEDICAL METAL STENTS Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Aug 27, 2018 $67 BEACON Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Aug 24, 2018 $50 No Listed Product Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Dec 18, 2018 $39 STELARA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $11 COOK MEDICAL BILIARY Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.