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DOMINIC A FORMARO
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DOMINIC A FORMARO

Listed Specialty: Surgery
300 N 4TH AVE E STE D, NEWTON, IA, 50208-3155
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DOMINIC FORMARO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

24

payments

$7,591

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
Education
 2 $5,500
Travel and Lodging
 4 $1,118
Food and Beverage
 18 $973

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

 $7,246
PHASIX

device

 $157
VERSAPORT

device

 $70
RELIATACK

device

 $54
FLOSEAL

drug

 $52
PROGRIP

device

 $12
† 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
Sep 27, 2018 $3,000 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Education INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Aug 27, 2018 $2,500 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Education INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Aug 27, 2018 $489 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $347 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $263 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $150 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $125 PHASIX Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $117 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $101 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $89 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $70 VERSAPORT Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Oct 9, 2018 $64 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $54 RELIATACK Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
May 14, 2018 $52 FLOSEAL Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Oct 2, 2018 $51 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $19 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 7, 2018 $18 PHASIX Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $15 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $14 PHASIX Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $14 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $12 PROGRIP Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Oct 2, 2018 $12 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $12 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $5 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.