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.

ALAN K BERGER
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ALAN K BERGER

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PHYSICIANS, 516 DELAWARE STREET SE, PWB THIRD FLOOR, CLINIC 3B, MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55455
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DR. ALAN BERGER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

13

payments

$874

payment total

6

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
Food and Beverage
12 $474
Consulting
1 $400

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

$400
INDIGO

device

$153
IMPELLA

device

$148
CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM

device

$42
GENERAL STENTS

device

$37
COMET

device

$30
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

$14
WOLVERINE

device

$13
OPTIS CORONARY IMAGING SYSTEM

device

$13
POLARIS

device

$13
PRADAXA

drug

$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
Jul 30, 2018 $400 No Listed Product Consulting ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
Oct 24, 2018 $153 INDIGO Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Dec 21, 2018 $148 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Jan 18, 2018 $42 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 9, 2018 $20 GENERAL STENTS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 14, 2018 $18 COMET Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 11, 2018 $17 GENERAL STENTS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 23, 2018 $14 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 30, 2018 $13 WOLVERINE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 11, 2018 $13 OPTIS CORONARY IMAGING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 28, 2018 $13 POLARIS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 30, 2018 $12 COMET Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 23, 2018 $11 PRADAXA Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.