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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.

CRAIG S SAFFER
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CRAIG S SAFFER

Listed Specialty: Obstetrics
7695 CARDINAL CT, SUITE 240, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92123-3357
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DR. CRAIG SAFFER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

52

payments

$11,723

payment total

15

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
 3 $6,100
Food and Beverage
 39 $2,318
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $1,760
Travel and Lodging
 4 $1,453
Education
 5 $92

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†
HTX-011

drug

 $6,823
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $1,922
OFIRMEV

drug

 $1,894
MYOSURE

device

 $271
NOVASURE

device

 $271
ORILISSA

drug

 $242
LUPRON

drug

 $208
MONALISA TOUCH

device

 $154
FLUENT

device

 $117
OMNISCOPE

device

 $117
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $76
LO LOESTRIN FE

drug

 $62
KYLEENA

drug

 $49
MIRENA

drug

 $49
INTRAROSA

drug

 $44
GARDASIL

drug

 $30
NEXPLANON

drug

 $30
CERVIDIL

drug

 $19
ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES

device

 $17
MAKENA

drug

 $17
OSPHENA

drug

 $16
SYMPHION

device

 $16
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
May 5, 2018 $4,000 HTX-011 Consulting HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Oct 15, 2018 $1,760 OFIRMEV Promotional Speaking/Other MALLINCKRODT LLC
Jul 24, 2018 $1,500 HTX-011 Consulting HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $771 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $600 HTX-011 Consulting HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC.
May 5, 2018 $393 HTX-011 Food and Beverage HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $334 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
May 5, 2018 $330 HTX-011 Travel and Lodging HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $189 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $154 MONALISA TOUCH MYOSURE NOVASURE Food and Beverage CYNOSURE, LLC
Jan 9, 2018 $146 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $145 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $118 OFIRMEV Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Nov 13, 2018 $117 NOVASURE MYOSURE FLUENT OMNISCOPE Food and Beverage HOLOGIC, LLC
Nov 29, 2018 $116 ORILISSA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $110 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $109 LUPRON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $99 LUPRON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $54 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $52 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $52 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $52 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $31 ORILISSA Education ABBVIE, INC.
May 10, 2018 $25 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $24 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 16, 2018 $24 LO LOESTRIN FE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $23 ORILISSA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $21 ORILISSA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $21 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $21 ORILISSA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $19 LO LOESTRIN FE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $19 CERVIDIL Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $19 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jan 10, 2018 $19 LO LOESTRIN FE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $19 MIRENA KYLEENA Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Sep 22, 2018 $19 ORILISSA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 13, 2018 $18 MIRENA KYLEENA Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Aug 20, 2018 $18 INTRAROSA Education AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $17 ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES Food and Beverage AVANOS MEDICAL
Jul 16, 2018 $17 MAKENA Education AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 4, 2018 $16 OSPHENA Food and Beverage DUCHESNAY USA INCORPORATED
Aug 3, 2018 $16 OFIRMEV Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Nov 19, 2018 $16 NEXPLANON GARDASIL Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jan 15, 2018 $16 SYMPHION Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 3, 2018 $15 AIRSEAL Food and Beverage CONMED CORPORATION
Apr 2, 2018 $15 INTRAROSA Education AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $14 NEXPLANON GARDASIL Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Mar 15, 2018 $12 MIRENA KYLEENA Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Dec 15, 2018 $11 INTRAROSA Education AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 31, 2018 $6 ORILISSA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Apr 21, 2018 $6 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $5 ORILISSA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.