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ELLISON BERNS
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ELLISON BERNS

Listed Specialty: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
1000 ASYLUM AVE, SUITE 3206, HARTFORD, CT, 06105-1770
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DR. ELLISON BERNS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

50

payments

$5,657

payment total

4

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
 11 $4,477
Food and Beverage
 38 $1,100
Education
 1 $80

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†
ASSURITY PACEMAKER

device

 $2,173
VIEWMATE INTRACARDIAC ECHO

device

 $1,446
MICRA

device

 $1,079
VIEWFLEX XTRA ICE CATHETER

device

 $142
AMPLIA MRI

device

 $136
ARCTIC FRONT

device

 $121
UNIFY ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR

device

 $114
ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER

device

 $103
DURATA DEFIBRILLATION ICD LEAD

device

 $73
FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD

device

 $55
QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR

device

 $48
QUARTET CRT LEAD

device

 $41
CONFIRM RX

device

 $31
OPTISURE DEFIBRILLATION ICD LEAD

device

 $25
BYSTOLIC

drug

 $24
EKOSONIC

device

 $19
ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM

device

 $17
ISOFLEX PACING LEAD

device

 $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
Jun 5, 2018 $1,157 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 5, 2018 $853 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 8, 2018 $702 MICRA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 9, 2018 $568 VIEWMATE INTRACARDIAC ECHO Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 21, 2018 $413 VIEWMATE INTRACARDIAC ECHO Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 29, 2018 $227 VIEWMATE INTRACARDIAC ECHO Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 8, 2018 $175 MICRA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 8, 2018 $146 MICRA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $142 VIEWFLEX XTRA ICE CATHETER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 3, 2018 $136 AMPLIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 9, 2018 $131 VIEWMATE INTRACARDIAC ECHO Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 6, 2018 $121 ARCTIC FRONT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $98 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 13, 2018 $80 VIEWMATE INTRACARDIAC ECHO Education ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 17, 2018 $78 UNIFY ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 23, 2018 $31 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 9, 2018 $27 VIEWMATE INTRACARDIAC ECHO Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 9, 2018 $27 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $25 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 4, 2018 $25 OPTISURE DEFIBRILLATION ICD LEAD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 30, 2018 $24 UNIFY ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 31, 2018 $24 BYSTOLIC Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $23 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 20, 2018 $22 QUARTET CRT LEAD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 8, 2018 $22 DURATA DEFIBRILLATION ICD LEAD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 23, 2018 $21 DURATA DEFIBRILLATION ICD LEAD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 23, 2018 $20 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 18, 2018 $20 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 5, 2018 $20 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 25, 2018 $20 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 16, 2018 $19 EKOSONIC Food and Beverage EKOS CORPORATION
Aug 29, 2018 $19 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 21, 2018 $18 QUARTET CRT LEAD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 23, 2018 $18 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 29, 2018 $17 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 4, 2018 $17 DURATA DEFIBRILLATION ICD LEAD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 4, 2018 $16 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 30, 2018 $16 CONFIRM RX Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 9, 2018 $15 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 23, 2018 $15 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 20, 2018 $15 CONFIRM RX Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 27, 2018 $15 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 9, 2018 $14 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 31, 2018 $12 DURATA DEFIBRILLATION ICD LEAD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 30, 2018 $12 UNIFY ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 21, 2018 $12 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 23, 2018 $11 ISOFLEX PACING LEAD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 12, 2018 $10 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 5, 2018 $8 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 23, 2018 $2 DURATA DEFIBRILLATION ICD LEAD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.