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ANDRES SCHANZER
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ANDRES SCHANZER

Listed Specialty: Vascular Surgery
55 LAKE AVE N, DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY/VASCULAR SURGERY, WORCESTER, MA, 01655-0002
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DR. ANDRES SCHANZER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

38

payments

$23,075

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
Nonaccredited Training
 4 $14,500
Education
 1 $4,500
Travel and Lodging
 7 $1,556
Food and Beverage
 24 $1,319
Consulting
 2 $1,200

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†
COOK MEDICAL ZENITH

device

 $11,700
COOK MEDICAL AAA

device

 $10,215
COOK MEDICAL AORTIC INTERVENTION

device

 $532
ENDURANT

device

 $199
GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION

device

 $102
COOK MEDICAL DEVELOPMENTAL TECH

device

 $80
COOK MEDICAL ADVANCED TECH

device

 $70
EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $68
VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH HEPARIN BIOACTIVE SURFACE

device

 $51
COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX

device

 $33
COOK MEDICAL ACCESSORIES

device

 $25
† 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
Sep 10, 2018 $7,000 COOK MEDICAL ZENITH Nonaccredited Training COOK INCORPORATED UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
Feb 20, 2018 $4,500 COOK MEDICAL AAA Education COOK INCORPORATED
Jun 8, 2018 $4,000 COOK MEDICAL AAA Nonaccredited Training COOK INCORPORATED
Oct 4, 2018 $2,500 COOK MEDICAL ZENITH Nonaccredited Training COOK INCORPORATED UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
Aug 31, 2018 $1,000 COOK MEDICAL ZENITH Nonaccredited Training COOK INCORPORATED
Oct 4, 2018 $800 COOK MEDICAL ZENITH Consulting COOK INCORPORATED UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
Jun 8, 2018 $599 COOK MEDICAL AAA Travel and Lodging COOK INCORPORATED
Nov 30, 2018 $400 COOK MEDICAL ZENITH Consulting COOK INCORPORATED UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
Jul 19, 2018 $266 COOK MEDICAL AORTIC INTERVENTION Travel and Lodging COOK INCORPORATED
Jun 8, 2018 $230 COOK MEDICAL AAA Travel and Lodging COOK INCORPORATED
Nov 6, 2018 $199 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $198 COOK MEDICAL AAA Travel and Lodging COOK INCORPORATED
Jun 8, 2018 $170 COOK MEDICAL AAA Travel and Lodging COOK INCORPORATED
Feb 9, 2018 $110 COOK MEDICAL AORTIC INTERVENTION Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
May 24, 2018 $102 GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 19, 2018 $80 COOK MEDICAL DEVELOPMENTAL TECH Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Oct 4, 2018 $79 COOK MEDICAL AAA Travel and Lodging COOK INCORPORATED
Oct 4, 2018 $76 COOK MEDICAL AAA Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Jul 26, 2018 $73 COOK MEDICAL AAA Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Oct 15, 2018 $72 COOK MEDICAL AAA Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Sep 28, 2018 $68 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $62 COOK MEDICAL AAA Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Aug 1, 2018 $54 COOK MEDICAL AAA Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Mar 7, 2018 $53 COOK MEDICAL AORTIC INTERVENTION Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Mar 7, 2018 $51 COOK MEDICAL AORTIC INTERVENTION Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Mar 7, 2018 $51 COOK MEDICAL AORTIC INTERVENTION Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
May 24, 2018 $51 VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH HEPARIN BIOACTIVE SURFACE Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $40 COOK MEDICAL AAA Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Apr 10, 2018 $39 COOK MEDICAL ADVANCED TECH Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
May 3, 2018 $34 COOK MEDICAL AAA Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Feb 10, 2018 $33 COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
May 18, 2018 $24 COOK MEDICAL ADVANCED TECH Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Sep 13, 2018 $21 COOK MEDICAL ACCESSORIES Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Feb 20, 2018 $13 COOK MEDICAL AAA Travel and Lodging COOK INCORPORATED
Feb 20, 2018 $11 COOK MEDICAL AAA Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Aug 29, 2018 $6 COOK MEDICAL ADVANCED TECH Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Sep 13, 2018 $4 COOK MEDICAL ACCESSORIES Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
May 3, 2018 $4 COOK MEDICAL AAA Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
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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.