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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.

RICARDO M LUGO
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RICARDO M LUGO

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
1211 MEDICAL CENTER DR, NASHVILLE, TN, 37232-0004
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RICARDO LUGO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

11

payments

$10,450

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
Grant
 3 $8,803
Travel and Lodging
 3 $1,242
Food and Beverage
 5 $404

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

 $9,162
GENERAL EP

device

 $883
VALITUDE

device

 $157
FLEXABILITY ABLATION CATHETER

device

 $115
CARTO SMARTTOUCH

device

 $82
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $34
MICRA

device

 $16
† 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
Jun 28, 2018 $7,500 No Listed Product Grant MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Vanderbilt University
May 14, 2018 $999 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC.
Dec 26, 2018 $883 GENERAL EP Grant BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
May 3, 2018 $420 No Listed Product Grant BIOTRONIK INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $157 VALITUDE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 16, 2018 $139 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $115 FLEXABILITY ABLATION CATHETER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 16, 2018 $104 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC.
May 11, 2018 $82 CARTO SMARTTOUCH Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
May 10, 2018 $34 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 8, 2018 $16 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.