Dollars for Docs

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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: Anesthesiology
CLEVELAND CLINIC, 9500 EUCLID AVE. P77, CLEVELAND, OH, 44195-0001
* Note: This physician had a Michigan practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

14

payments

$38,818

payment total

3

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
 7 $37,161
Travel and Lodging
 2 $967
Food and Beverage
 5 $690

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†
CAPNOLINE

device

 $37,436
NELLCOR

device

 $1,226
MISTRAL AIR SYSTEM

device

 $90
OFIRMEV

drug

 $66
† 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
Mar 5, 2018 $10,191 CAPNOLINE Consulting COVIDIEN LP
May 21, 2018 $8,293 CAPNOLINE Consulting COVIDIEN LP
Jun 4, 2018 $6,433 CAPNOLINE Consulting COVIDIEN LP
Apr 9, 2018 $4,960 CAPNOLINE Consulting COVIDIEN LP
Oct 1, 2018 $4,418 CAPNOLINE Consulting COVIDIEN LP
Jan 4, 2018 $1,705 CAPNOLINE Consulting COVIDIEN LP
Feb 20, 2018 $1,163 CAPNOLINE Consulting COVIDIEN LP
Jan 12, 2018 $817 NELLCOR Travel and Lodging COVIDIEN LP
Jan 12, 2018 $289 NELLCOR Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Mar 5, 2018 $150 CAPNOLINE Travel and Lodging COVIDIEN LP
Oct 13, 2018 $125 CAPNOLINE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jan 18, 2018 $119 NELLCOR Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Oct 12, 2018 $90 MISTRAL AIR SYSTEM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 29, 2018 $66 OFIRMEV Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.