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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.

NEAL D KON
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NEAL D KON

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
MEDICAL CENTER BLVD, WINSTON SALEM, NC, 27157-0001
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NEAL KON,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

41

payments

$13,707

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $6,000
Consulting
 1 $4,480
Food and Beverage
 35 $2,121
Travel and Lodging
 3 $1,107

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

 $4,603
FREESTYLE

device

 $3,145
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

 $3,000
MOSAIC

device

 $1,648
AVALUS

device

 $481
ECM

device

 $260
OCTOPUS

device

 $152
3F

device

 $151
BIOGLUE

device

 $133
ON-X

device

 $133
EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE

device

 $47
AZURE

device

 $35
VISIA AF

device

 $29
CG FUTURE

device

 $16
CRYOFLEX

device

 $8
† 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 9, 2018 $4,480 No Listed Product Consulting MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $3,000 FREESTYLE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $3,000 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $695 MOSAIC Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $295 MOSAIC Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 29, 2018 $187 MOSAIC Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $151 3F Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $139 MOSAIC Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 29, 2018 $136 ECM Food and Beverage AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
May 31, 2018 $133 BIOGLUE ON-X Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
May 1, 2018 $129 OCTOPUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $124 ECM Food and Beverage AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $123 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $117 MOSAIC Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $102 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 7, 2018 $101 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 25, 2018 $95 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $89 FREESTYLE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $86 MOSAIC Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $82 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $68 MOSAIC Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $62 MOSAIC Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $56 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $47 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 23, 2018 $29 VISIA AF Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 2, 2018 $22 OCTOPUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $21 FREESTYLE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $18 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 8, 2018 $17 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $15 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $12 FREESTYLE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 18, 2018 $11 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $11 FREESTYLE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $9 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 23, 2018 $9 CG FUTURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $8 CRYOFLEX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $7 FREESTYLE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $7 CG FUTURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $5 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $5 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $4 FREESTYLE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.