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JAMES A GRAMM
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JAMES A GRAMM

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
20201 S CRAWFORD AVE, OLYMPIA FIELDS, IL, 60461
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DR. JAMES GRAMM,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

41

payments

$16,460

payment total

9

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 5 $13,661
Travel and Lodging
 6 $1,451
Food and Beverage
 29 $798
Honoraria
 1 $550

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

 $4,432
NO RELATED PRODUCT

device

 $3,960
RECOTHROM

drug

 $3,960
COSEAL

device

 $2,020
TISSEEL

drug

 $810
ARISTA AH

device

 $550
EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE

device

 $449
PRALUENT

drug

 $78
JARDIANCE

drug

 $75
XARELTO

drug

 $75
CHANTIX

drug

 $39
ELIQUIS

drug

 $39
BRILINTA

drug

 $11
† 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
Dec 14, 2018 $3,960 NO RELATED PRODUCT Promotional Speaking/Other BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Dec 17, 2018 $3,960 RECOTHROM Promotional Speaking/Other BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Apr 6, 2018 $2,951 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $1,980 COSEAL Promotional Speaking/Other BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Mar 16, 2018 $980 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $810 TISSEEL Promotional Speaking/Other BAXTER HEALTHCARE
May 3, 2018 $550 ARISTA AH Honoraria DAVOL INC.
Mar 17, 2018 $190 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $138 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Mar 20, 2018 $118 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 18, 2018 $101 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $93 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 13, 2018 $67 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 13, 2018 $64 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 13, 2018 $54 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Mar 20, 2018 $39 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $28 JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $26 JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $25 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Sep 17, 2018 $24 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Mar 6, 2018 $24 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $23 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $22 JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $21 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $20 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jan 9, 2018 $19 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Feb 8, 2018 $18 COSEAL Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Sep 14, 2018 $18 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Feb 8, 2018 $18 COSEAL Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Mar 19, 2018 $18 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $15 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $15 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
May 1, 2018 $13 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $13 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $12 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
May 6, 2018 $12 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $11 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Feb 7, 2018 $4 COSEAL Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Oct 25, 2018 $3 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Sep 11, 2018 $3 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 13, 2018 $2 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.