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BENJAMIN C SUN
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BENJAMIN C SUN

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
920 E 28TH ST STE 610, SUITE 610, MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55407-1190
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DR. BENJAMIN SUN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

65

payments

$38,579

payment total

3

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
Consulting
 14 $32,213
Travel and Lodging
 18 $2,598
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $2,000
Food and Beverage
 31 $1,769

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†
HEARTMATE

device

 $11,911
NO ASSOCIATED PRODUCT

device

 $9,314
HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV

device

 $7,392
HEARTMATE II LVAS

device

 $5,400
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

 $2,165
CIRCULATORY SUPPORT

device

 $1,817
TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE

device

 $146
HEARTWARE HVAD

device

 $141
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $125
CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM

device

 $115
ALLURE CRT PACEMAKER

device

 $54
† 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 13, 2018 $5,063 NO ASSOCIATED PRODUCT Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 4, 2018 $3,600 HEARTMATE Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 8, 2018 $3,600 HEARTMATE II LVAS Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 4, 2018 $3,600 HEARTMATE Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 20, 2018 $3,600 NO ASSOCIATED PRODUCT Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 22, 2018 $3,150 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 13, 2018 $2,025 HEARTMATE Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 8, 2018 $1,800 HEARTMATE II LVAS Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 15, 2018 $1,800 CIRCULATORY SUPPORT Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 13, 2018 $1,350 HEARTMATE Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 17, 2018 $1,000 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Allina Specialty Associates Inc
Jul 25, 2018 $1,000 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Allina Specialty Associates Inc
Dec 20, 2018 $900 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 13, 2018 $675 HEARTMATE Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 30, 2018 $600 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 4, 2018 $450 HEARTMATE Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 18, 2018 $347 NO ASSOCIATED PRODUCT Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 31, 2018 $345 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 9, 2018 $328 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 23, 2018 $324 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 23, 2018 $253 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 31, 2018 $250 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 31, 2018 $184 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 30, 2018 $146 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 14, 2018 $145 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 19, 2018 $135 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $134 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 24, 2018 $134 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 23, 2018 $125 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $124 NO ASSOCIATED PRODUCT Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 27, 2018 $124 NO ASSOCIATED PRODUCT Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 31, 2018 $117 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 23, 2018 $112 HEARTMATE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 13, 2018 $111 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 1, 2018 $91 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 23, 2018 $88 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 11, 2018 $76 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $64 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 31, 2018 $57 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 17, 2018 $56 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 8, 2018 $54 ALLURE CRT PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 1, 2018 $50 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 17, 2018 $35 HEARTMATE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 18, 2018 $34 NO ASSOCIATED PRODUCT Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 31, 2018 $31 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 1, 2018 $28 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 31, 2018 $28 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 22, 2018 $27 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 17, 2018 $24 HEARTMATE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 17, 2018 $23 HEARTMATE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 18, 2018 $23 NO ASSOCIATED PRODUCT Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 2, 2018 $17 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $17 CIRCULATORY SUPPORT Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 14, 2018 $16 HEARTMATE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 11, 2018 $14 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $14 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 31, 2018 $11 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 11, 2018 $9 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 31, 2018 $8 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 26, 2018 $8 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 31, 2018 $8 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 13, 2018 $7 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 14, 2018 $4 HEARTWARE HVAD Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $3 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 11, 2018 $2 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
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