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ALEXANDRU I COSTEA
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ALEXANDRU I COSTEA

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
7690 DISCOVERY DR, WEST CHESTER, OH, 45069-6542
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ALEXANDRU COSTEA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

56

payments

$35,105

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
Travel and Lodging
 11 $20,194
Nonaccredited Training
 2 $6,000
Grant
 1 $3,750
Consulting
 1 $3,325
Food and Beverage
 41 $1,836

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

 $22,128
CARTO 3 SYSTEM

device

 $12,468
CARTO SMARTTOUCH

device

 $12,140
CARTOSOUND

device

 $12,140
CARTO CFAE

device

 $3,325
THERMOCOOL

device

 $239
TACTICATH QUARTZ CFA CATHETER

device

 $174
CLARIA MRI

device

 $143
WATCHMAN

device

 $106
ADVISOR CATHETER

device

 $43
SQRX PULSE GENERATOR

device

 $17
CARTOREPLAY

device

 $16
CONFIDENSE

device

 $16
AMPLIA MRI

device

 $15
ADVISA

device

 $10
† 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 20, 2018 $9,323 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC.
Aug 31, 2018 $7,626 CARTO 3 SYSTEM CARTO SMARTTOUCH CARTOSOUND Travel and Lodging BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Jan 3, 2018 $4,000 No Listed Product Nonaccredited Training BIOTRONIK INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $3,750 No Listed Product Grant BIOTRONIK INC. UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI PHYSICIANS COMPANY
Oct 23, 2018 $3,325 CARTO 3 SYSTEM CARTO SMARTTOUCH CARTO CFAE CARTOSOUND Consulting BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $2,000 No Listed Product Nonaccredited Training BIOTRONIK INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $1,125 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC.
Jan 1, 2018 $554 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC.
Sep 1, 2018 $465 CARTO 3 SYSTEM CARTO SMARTTOUCH CARTOSOUND Travel and Lodging BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Sep 2, 2018 $260 CARTO 3 SYSTEM CARTO SMARTTOUCH CARTOSOUND Travel and Lodging BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Sep 3, 2018 $255 CARTO 3 SYSTEM CARTO SMARTTOUCH CARTOSOUND Travel and Lodging BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $203 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $183 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC.
Nov 26, 2018 $174 TACTICATH QUARTZ CFA CATHETER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 17, 2018 $147 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
May 9, 2018 $143 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
May 10, 2018 $143 CLARIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $125 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $122 THERMOCOOL CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $117 CARTO 3 SYSTEM THERMOCOOL Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $109 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
May 8, 2018 $106 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 2, 2018 $95 CARTO 3 SYSTEM CARTO SMARTTOUCH CARTOSOUND Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Sep 1, 2018 $78 CARTO 3 SYSTEM CARTO SMARTTOUCH CARTOSOUND Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $75 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $73 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
May 10, 2018 $57 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Jun 9, 2018 $54 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
May 24, 2018 $43 ADVISOR CATHETER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 17, 2018 $38 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $26 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Nov 17, 2018 $21 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $21 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $17 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $17 SQRX PULSE GENERATOR Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 18, 2018 $16 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Jun 10, 2018 $16 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $16 CARTO 3 SYSTEM CONFIDENSE CARTOSOUND CARTOREPLAY CARTO SMARTTOUCH Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $15 AMPLIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $12 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
May 8, 2018 $12 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Nov 17, 2018 $12 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $12 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
May 10, 2018 $11 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Feb 17, 2018 $10 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $10 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $10 ADVISA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 2, 2018 $10 CARTO 3 SYSTEM CARTO SMARTTOUCH CARTOSOUND Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Sep 2, 2018 $10 CARTO 3 SYSTEM CARTO SMARTTOUCH CARTOSOUND Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $9 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $9 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $8 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $7 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Jun 9, 2018 $6 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $4 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.