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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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HERMANN KESSLER
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HERMANN KESSLER

Listed Specialty: Colon & Rectal Surgery
9500 EUCLID AVE, A-30, CLEVELAND, OH, 44195-0001
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DR. HERMANN KESSLER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

14

payments

$4,466

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $3,150
Food and Beverage
 12 $966
Travel and Lodging
 1 $350

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

 $3,963
IDRIVE

device

 $116
BEACON

device

 $114
LAPAROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS

device

 $108
COOK MEDICAL GASTROSTOMY

device

 $78
SITUATE

device

 $41
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $29
AIRSEAL

device

 $15
† 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 7, 2018 $3,150 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other COVIDIEN LP
Dec 7, 2018 $350 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging COVIDIEN LP
May 20, 2018 $166 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDROBOTICS INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $166 No Listed Product Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Mar 8, 2018 $116 IDRIVE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Oct 22, 2018 $114 BEACON Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Oct 18, 2018 $108 LAPAROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS Food and Beverage COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $90 No Listed Product Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Aug 23, 2018 $78 COOK MEDICAL GASTROSTOMY Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
May 16, 2018 $41 SITUATE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Nov 6, 2018 $29 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $24 No Listed Product Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jun 22, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
May 18, 2018 $15 AIRSEAL Food and Beverage CONMED CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.