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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.

RICHARD N CARTER
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RICHARD N CARTER

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
2050 MEADOWVIEW PKWY, KINGSPORT, TN, 37660-7475
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RICHARD CARTER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

9

payments

$1,499

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
 2 $1,262
Food and Beverage
 7 $236

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†
CG FUTURE

device

 $1,412
AORTIC AND MITRAL TISSUE STENTED VALVES

device

 $28
PROFILE 3D

device

 $19
TISSEEL

drug

 $15
COSEAL

device

 $13
E-Z PEN

device

 $12
† 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 19, 2018 $844 CG FUTURE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $419 CG FUTURE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $139 CG FUTURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 19, 2018 $28 AORTIC AND MITRAL TISSUE STENTED VALVES Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 21, 2018 $19 PROFILE 3D Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $15 TISSEEL Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Jul 30, 2018 $13 COSEAL Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Jun 4, 2018 $12 E-Z PEN Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Aug 3, 2018 $11 CG FUTURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.