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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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AVIV BEN-MEIR
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AVIV BEN-MEIR

Listed Specialty: Surgery
2322 E 22ND ST, CLEVELAND, OH, 44115-3176
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AVIV BEN-MEIR,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

16

payments

$2,370

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
Consulting
 1 $1,000
Travel and Lodging
 3 $786
Food and Beverage
 12 $584

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

 $1,000
ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER

device

 $934
ECHELON FLEX STAPLER

device

 $218
BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT

device

 $139
NASCOBAL

drug

 $55
STRATAFIX

device

 $24
† 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
Feb 6, 2018 $1,000 No Listed Product Consulting STANDARD BARIATRICS, INC.
Feb 25, 2018 $327 ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 25, 2018 $270 ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 25, 2018 $188 ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $139 BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $115 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Nov 27, 2018 $103 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 25, 2018 $102 ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $20 ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 17, 2018 $20 NASCOBAL Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $18 NASCOBAL Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $17 NASCOBAL Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $16 ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $13 STRATAFIX Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Feb 25, 2018 $12 STRATAFIX Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Feb 26, 2018 $10 ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.