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WILLIAM B ABERNETHY
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WILLIAM B ABERNETHY

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
5 VANDERBILT PARK DR, ASHEVILLE, NC, 28803-1700
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WILLIAM ABERNETHY,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

29

payments

$2,671

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
Travel and Lodging
 7 $1,820
Food and Beverage
 22 $851

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†
RESOLUTE

device

 $2,185
IMPELLA

device

 $274
ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

 $144
NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS

device

 $144
XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $144
HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

 $144
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $42
ACCULINK CAROTID STENT SYSTEM

device

 $14
ACCUNET EMBOLIC PROTECTION SYSTEM

device

 $14
EMBOSHIELD NAV6 SYSTEM

device

 $14
XACT CAROTID STENT SYSTEM

device

 $14
PORTICO TRANSCATHETER AORTIC HV

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
Apr 26, 2018 $638 RESOLUTE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $492 RESOLUTE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $302 RESOLUTE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $192 RESOLUTE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $162 RESOLUTE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 29, 2018 $149 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Nov 27, 2018 $125 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Apr 26, 2018 $120 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $71 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 26, 2018 $66 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $58 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $34 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $32 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $31 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $31 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 26, 2018 $24 RESOLUTE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $18 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 11, 2018 $16 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 17, 2018 $14 ACCULINK CAROTID STENT SYSTEM ACCUNET EMBOLIC PROTECTION SYSTEM EMBOSHIELD NAV6 SYSTEM XACT CAROTID STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 21, 2018 $13 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 15, 2018 $12 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 26, 2018 $12 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 9, 2018 $11 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLC
Dec 5, 2018 $11 PORTICO TRANSCATHETER AORTIC HV Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 26, 2018 $10 RESOLUTE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $8 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $7 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 11, 2018 $6 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 26, 2018 $4 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.