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MICHAEL J SIMOFF
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MICHAEL J SIMOFF

Listed Specialty: Pulmonary Disease
HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM, 2799 WEST GRAND BOULEVARD, DETROIT, MI, 48202
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MICHAEL SIMOFF,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

51

payments

$39,648

payment total

5

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
Consulting
 15 $30,703
Travel and Lodging
 12 $5,729
Promotional Speaking/Other
 3 $1,929
Food and Beverage
 21 $1,286

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†
MONARCH

device

 $20,944
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $15,504
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $2,941
SUPERDIMENSION

device

 $121
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $90
SPIN

device

 $48
† 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
Dec 19, 2018 $9,200 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Consulting INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $3,500 MONARCH Consulting AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $3,063 MONARCH Consulting AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Nov 21, 2018 $3,000 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Consulting INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $2,625 MONARCH Consulting AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $2,275 MONARCH Consulting AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $1,750 MONARCH Consulting AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $1,575 MONARCH Consulting AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $1,575 MONARCH Consulting AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $1,086 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $1,022 MONARCH Travel and Lodging AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $1,000 MONARCH Travel and Lodging AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $1,000 MONARCH Promotional Speaking/Other AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Dec 19, 2018 $891 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Nov 26, 2018 $844 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Dec 19, 2018 $828 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Consulting INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Dec 19, 2018 $705 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $627 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $350 MONARCH Consulting AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $350 MONARCH Consulting AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $263 MONARCH Consulting AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $201 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $175 MONARCH Consulting AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $175 MONARCH Consulting AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $154 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $121 SUPERDIMENSION Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Apr 21, 2018 $114 No Listed Product Food and Beverage AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $98 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $91 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $90 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 13, 2018 $81 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $66 MONARCH Travel and Lodging AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $66 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $66 MONARCH Travel and Lodging AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Dec 19, 2018 $63 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 30, 2018 $63 No Listed Product Food and Beverage AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $63 MONARCH Food and Beverage AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $60 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $51 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $48 SPIN Food and Beverage VERAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $46 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 3, 2018 $43 No Listed Product Food and Beverage AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $38 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $29 MONARCH Travel and Lodging AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $26 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $23 MONARCH Food and Beverage AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $20 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $13 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $12 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $11 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $10 No Listed Product Food and Beverage AURIS HEALTH, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.