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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.

BEN A LIN
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BEN A LIN

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
789 HOWARD AVE, DANA 3, NEW HAVEN, CT, 06519-1304
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DR. BEN LIN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

11

payments

$5,830

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $5,000
Food and Beverage
 6 $443
Travel and Lodging
 2 $314
Entertainment
 1 $73

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†
DEFINITY

drug

 $5,476
IMPELLA

device

 $110
EPIQ 7C

device

 $109
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $73
SC2000

device

 $62
† 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
Jul 26, 2018 $2,500 DEFINITY Promotional Speaking/Other LANTHEUS MEDICAL IMAGING, INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $2,500 DEFINITY Promotional Speaking/Other LANTHEUS MEDICAL IMAGING, INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $288 DEFINITY Travel and Lodging LANTHEUS MEDICAL IMAGING, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $110 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Nov 12, 2018 $98 DEFINITY Food and Beverage LANTHEUS MEDICAL IMAGING, INC.
Apr 9, 2018 $73 No Listed Product Entertainment HITACHI HEALTHCARE AMERICAS CORP. Atelier Florian
Jun 27, 2018 $64 DEFINITY Food and Beverage LANTHEUS MEDICAL IMAGING, INC.
Jun 25, 2018 $64 EPIQ 7C Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Aug 7, 2018 $62 SC2000 Food and Beverage SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $45 EPIQ 7C Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Nov 12, 2018 $26 DEFINITY Travel and Lodging LANTHEUS MEDICAL IMAGING, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.