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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.

RYAN C SHELSTAD
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RYAN C SHELSTAD

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
13001 E. 17TH PLACE, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE GME, AURORA, CO, 80045
* Note: This physician had a Nebraska practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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RYAN SHELSTAD,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

9

payments

$225

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
Food and Beverage
 9 $225

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†
STERNALOCK BLU

device

 $96
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

 $63
ACUSEAL CARDIOVASCULAR PATCH

device

 $19
EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE

device

 $18
WALTER

device

 $14
GENERAL METALLIC STENTS

device

 $14
† 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
Aug 23, 2018 $96 STERNALOCK BLU Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $19 ACUSEAL CARDIOVASCULAR PATCH Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $18 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $18 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Sep 27, 2018 $17 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 24, 2018 $15 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $14 WALTER Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $14 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $14 GENERAL METALLIC STENTS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.