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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.

TAMER GHANEM
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TAMER GHANEM

Listed Specialty: Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck
DEPT. OTOLARYNGOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, 1 HOSPITAL DR., 2ND FLOOR OMS RM 2747, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, 22908
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TAMER GHANEM,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

10

payments

$1,703

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $1,275
Food and Beverage
 8 $428

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,289
OLYMPUS CAPITAL ACCESSORIES

device

 $151
AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR

device

 $93
AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR

device

 $93
PROVOX VEGA

device

 $81
ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER

device

 $49
ENSEAL PRODUCT FAMILY

device

 $49
ECHELON POWERED CIRCULAR

device

 $39
ENSEAL X1 5MM

device

 $39
SURGICEL POWDER

device

 $39
† 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
Nov 28, 2018 $850 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $425 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
Jan 22, 2018 $98 OLYMPUS CAPITAL ACCESSORIES Food and Beverage OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
Dec 15, 2018 $93 AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR Food and Beverage AXOGEN
Jul 11, 2018 $81 PROVOX VEGA Food and Beverage ATOS MEDICAL INC
Dec 6, 2018 $49 ENSEAL PRODUCT FAMILY ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Dec 3, 2018 $39 ENSEAL X1 5MM SURGICEL POWDER ECHELON POWERED CIRCULAR Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
May 9, 2018 $32 OLYMPUS CAPITAL ACCESSORIES Food and Beverage OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $22 OLYMPUS CAPITAL ACCESSORIES Food and Beverage OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
Oct 7, 2018 $14 No Listed Product Food and Beverage OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
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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.