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STEPHEN W DOWNING
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STEPHEN W DOWNING

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
57 NOTTINGHAM TER, BUFFALO, NY, 14216-3620
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STEPHEN DOWNING,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

37

payments

$2,961

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
Travel and Lodging
 8 $2,137
Food and Beverage
 29 $824

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†
EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE

device

 $1,145
OPERON SURGICAL TABLE

device

 $906
STUDIO 3

device

 $906
MOSAIC

device

 $429
DURAN ANCORE

device

 $215
IMPELLA

device

 $158
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

 $52
3F

device

 $36
INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE

device

 $19
† 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
Mar 22, 2018 $493 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Feb 20, 2018 $293 STUDIO 3 OPERON SURGICAL TABLE Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Jan 9, 2018 $278 MOSAIC Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $257 STUDIO 3 OPERON SURGICAL TABLE Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 27, 2018 $238 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 8, 2018 $203 DURAN ANCORE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 12, 2018 $189 STUDIO 3 OPERON SURGICAL TABLE Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 3, 2018 $186 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Feb 13, 2018 $122 OPERON SURGICAL TABLE STUDIO 3 Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 21, 2018 $119 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Jan 8, 2018 $109 MOSAIC Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $81 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Mar 29, 2018 $45 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 27, 2018 $32 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 9, 2018 $27 MOSAIC Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $26 STUDIO 3 OPERON SURGICAL TABLE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 9, 2018 $26 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Sep 6, 2018 $19 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Feb 14, 2018 $18 STUDIO 3 OPERON SURGICAL TABLE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
May 10, 2018 $15 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Mar 28, 2018 $15 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 8, 2018 $14 MOSAIC Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 29, 2018 $13 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Mar 15, 2018 $13 3F Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $13 3F Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $12 DURAN ANCORE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $12 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 17, 2018 $12 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 11, 2018 $12 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $11 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $11 3F Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $10 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $10 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Oct 10, 2018 $10 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $10 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $5 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Mar 27, 2018 $1 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.