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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.

NESTOR F MERCADO
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NESTOR F MERCADO

Listed Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
930 POYDRAS ST, APT 1802, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70112-1041
* Note: This physician had a Michigan practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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DR. NESTOR MERCADO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

13

payments

$3,566

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
Travel and Lodging
 7 $3,106
Food and Beverage
 6 $460

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†
IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY DEVICES _ CORONARY

device

 $1,448
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

 $1,446
EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE

device

 $555
GENERAL STENTS

device

 $116
† 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 3, 2018 $1,448 IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY DEVICES _ CORONARY Travel and Lodging PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Oct 12, 2018 $638 COREVALVE EVOLUT Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $321 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 9, 2018 $209 COREVALVE EVOLUT Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $186 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 12, 2018 $164 COREVALVE EVOLUT Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $141 COREVALVE EVOLUT Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $116 GENERAL STENTS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 12, 2018 $94 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $74 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $70 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $57 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 16, 2018 $48 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
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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.