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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.

SAMUEL J FERRIS
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SAMUEL J FERRIS

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
120 MEADOWCREST ST, SUITE # 360, GRETNA, LA, 70056-5255
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SAMUEL FERRIS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

12

payments

$683

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
Food and Beverage
 12 $683

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†
FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD

device

 $254
ICDS

device

 $150
IGT_D PERIPHERAL

device

 $99
PRADAXA

drug

 $96
VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH HEPARIN BIOACTIVE SURFACE

device

 $49
RESOLUTE

device

 $12
AQUAMANTYS

device

 $12
ASSURITY PACEMAKER

device

 $10
† 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
Oct 3, 2018 $163 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 7, 2018 $122 ICDS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 8, 2018 $99 IGT_D PERIPHERAL Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Feb 27, 2018 $96 PRADAXA Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 30, 2018 $56 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 9, 2018 $49 VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH HEPARIN BIOACTIVE SURFACE Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $35 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 7, 2018 $23 ICDS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 8, 2018 $12 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $12 AQUAMANTYS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 4, 2018 $10 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 5, 2018 $5 ICDS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.