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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.

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Listed Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynecology
LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER, 1542 TULANE AVE., NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70112
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Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

33

payments

$34,738

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
Consulting
 5 $27,820
Travel and Lodging
 6 $4,645
Education
 2 $1,325
Food and Beverage
 20 $949

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†
UTERINE MANIPULATORS & INJECTORS

device

 $32,784
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $1,718
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $75
ENSEAL X1 5MM

device

 $75
MYRBETRIQ

drug

 $59
URIBEL

drug

 $15
VESICARE

drug

 $14
OFIRMEV

drug

 $12
† 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 17, 2018 $9,810 UTERINE MANIPULATORS & INJECTORS Consulting COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
Mar 10, 2018 $7,200 UTERINE MANIPULATORS & INJECTORS Consulting COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $6,210 UTERINE MANIPULATORS & INJECTORS Consulting COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $3,600 UTERINE MANIPULATORS & INJECTORS Consulting COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $2,075 UTERINE MANIPULATORS & INJECTORS Travel and Lodging COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $1,250 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Education INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jan 1, 2018 $1,000 UTERINE MANIPULATORS & INJECTORS Consulting COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $905 UTERINE MANIPULATORS & INJECTORS Travel and Lodging COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $656 UTERINE MANIPULATORS & INJECTORS Travel and Lodging COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
Mar 10, 2018 $642 UTERINE MANIPULATORS & INJECTORS Travel and Lodging COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $348 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $138 UTERINE MANIPULATORS & INJECTORS Food and Beverage COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $138 UTERINE MANIPULATORS & INJECTORS Food and Beverage COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $128 UTERINE MANIPULATORS & INJECTORS Food and Beverage COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
May 1, 2018 $122 UTERINE MANIPULATORS & INJECTORS Food and Beverage COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $94 UTERINE MANIPULATORS & INJECTORS Food and Beverage COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
May 24, 2018 $75 No Listed Product Education ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Dec 7, 2018 $75 ENSEAL X1 5MM Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Oct 30, 2018 $39 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $34 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $29 UTERINE MANIPULATORS & INJECTORS Food and Beverage COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $27 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $20 UTERINE MANIPULATORS & INJECTORS Food and Beverage COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $19 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $17 UTERINE MANIPULATORS & INJECTORS Food and Beverage COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $15 URIBEL Food and Beverage MISSION PHARMACAL COMPANY
Oct 11, 2018 $14 MYRBETRIQ Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Jan 16, 2018 $13 MYRBETRIQ Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Nov 13, 2018 $12 OFIRMEV Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Jan 22, 2018 $11 MYRBETRIQ Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Feb 8, 2018 $8 VESICARE MYRBETRIQ Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Oct 23, 2018 $8 MYRBETRIQ Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Jan 4, 2018 $5 VESICARE MYRBETRIQ Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.