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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.

DANIEL FORTES
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DANIEL FORTES

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
1010 W 40TH ST, AUSTIN, TX, 78756-4010
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DANIEL FORTES,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

17

payments

$2,152

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
Travel and Lodging
 5 $1,237
Food and Beverage
 12 $915

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†
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $866
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $825
ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $145
CAPIOX

device

 $115
C.A.T.S.

device

 $115
HERCULES

device

 $115
VASCUTEK

device

 $115
VIRTUOSAPH

device

 $115
ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM

device

 $103
ENDO GIA

device

 $52
NOVAFIL

device

 $45
† 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
Nov 21, 2018 $352 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $322 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Dec 21, 2018 $291 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $253 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $160 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $145 ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $115 VASCUTEK VIRTUOSAPH HERCULES CAPIOX C.A.T.S. Food and Beverage TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Jun 19, 2018 $103 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $99 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Feb 17, 2018 $90 No Listed Product Food and Beverage AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $52 ENDO GIA Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jul 9, 2018 $45 NOVAFIL Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Sep 27, 2018 $38 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Dec 19, 2018 $24 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $23 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $20 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Dec 21, 2018 $19 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
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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.