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BENJAMIN MEDALION
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BENJAMIN MEDALION

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
11100 EUCLID AVE, CLEVELAND, OH, 44106-1716
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BENJAMIN MEDALION,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

61

payments

$9,295

payment total

7

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
 15 $3,024
Consulting
 1 $2,944
Food and Beverage
 43 $2,237
Honoraria
 1 $1,000
Education
 1 $90

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†
HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV

device

 $4,237
MOSAIC

device

 $1,288
IMPELLA

device

 $1,000
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $716
ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM

device

 $612
CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM

device

 $433
AVALUS

device

 $370
HEARTWARE HVAD

device

 $216
RELAY PLUS

device

 $161
HEARTMATE II LVAS

device

 $67
ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM

device

 $47
OCTOPUS

device

 $39
CIRCULATORY SUPPORT

device

 $38
ACC2 CARDIAC CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $26
HEARTMATE

device

 $23
DERMABOND PORTFOLIO

device

 $12
EOPA

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
Nov 15, 2018 $2,944 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 4, 2018 $1,000 IMPELLA Honoraria ABIOMED
Oct 6, 2018 $518 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ATRICURE, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $458 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 15, 2018 $417 MOSAIC Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $309 MOSAIC Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $247 ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ATRICURE, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $221 MOSAIC Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $190 MOSAIC Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $161 RELAY PLUS Food and Beverage BOLTON MEDICAL INC
Oct 24, 2018 $151 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 12, 2018 $135 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 15, 2018 $134 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 27, 2018 $133 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 20, 2018 $131 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 20, 2018 $131 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 20, 2018 $127 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 19, 2018 $125 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $111 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 6, 2018 $106 ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $104 ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ATRICURE, INC.
Oct 7, 2018 $100 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ATRICURE, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $100 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 22, 2018 $98 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $91 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $90 No Listed Product Education ATRICURE, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $81 MOSAIC Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $73 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $70 MOSAIC Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $69 ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $67 HEARTMATE II LVAS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 10, 2018 $52 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $50 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 18, 2018 $46 ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $41 ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Aug 6, 2018 $26 ACC2 CARDIAC CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $25 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 16, 2018 $24 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $24 OCTOPUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $23 HEARTMATE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 26, 2018 $23 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Jan 8, 2018 $21 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 11, 2018 $20 CIRCULATORY SUPPORT Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 26, 2018 $19 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 26, 2018 $19 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 30, 2018 $19 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 25, 2018 $18 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 27, 2018 $18 CIRCULATORY SUPPORT Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 25, 2018 $18 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 8, 2018 $18 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 9, 2018 $13 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $12 DERMABOND PORTFOLIO Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Apr 30, 2018 $12 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 31, 2018 $11 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 6, 2018 $11 OCTOPUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 16, 2018 $11 EOPA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $9 No Listed Product Food and Beverage KLS-MARTIN L.P.
Sep 6, 2018 $8 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 31, 2018 $8 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 17, 2018 $4 OCTOPUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 8, 2018 $1 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
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