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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.

ALI GHEISSARI
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ALI GHEISSARI

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
1245 WILSHIRE BLVD, SUITE 606, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90017-4810
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ALI GHEISSARI,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

51

payments

$4,079

payment total

10

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
 38 $2,227
Travel and Lodging
 13 $1,852

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†
INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE

device

 $1,099
ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM

device

 $804
ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM

device

 $792
EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM

device

 $540
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $415
ASSURITY PACEMAKER

device

 $142
INGEVITY

device

 $129
IMPELLA

device

 $119
EPIC STENTED TISSUE VALVE

device

 $114
QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR

device

 $86
OFIRMEV

drug

 $74
AORTIC AND MITRAL TISSUE STENTED VALVES

device

 $65
TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE

device

 $64
CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PERIMOUNT MAGNA MITRAL EASE PERICARDIAL VALVE

device

 $63
PACEMAKERS

device

 $63
MRI READY LEADS

device

 $62
AVALUS

device

 $53
TENDRIL PACING LEAD

device

 $53
ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION

device

 $45
ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $45
VAC VERAFLO CLEANSE CHOICE

device

 $19
AQUACEL AG

device

 $11
SENSI-CARE

device

 $11
† 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 12, 2018 $799 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Feb 21, 2018 $351 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ATRICURE, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $220 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ATRICURE, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $168 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Feb 3, 2018 $147 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $130 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Feb 21, 2018 $129 INGEVITY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 21, 2018 $123 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Dec 5, 2018 $119 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Oct 10, 2018 $114 EPIC STENTED TISSUE VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 19, 2018 $95 No Listed Product Food and Beverage KLS-MARTIN L.P.
Dec 5, 2018 $86 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 4, 2018 $78 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jul 26, 2018 $76 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 17, 2018 $66 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 20, 2018 $65 AORTIC AND MITRAL TISSUE STENTED VALVES Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 23, 2018 $65 ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Apr 23, 2018 $64 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 13, 2018 $64 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 5, 2018 $63 CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PERIMOUNT MAGNA MITRAL EASE PERICARDIAL VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Feb 13, 2018 $63 PACEMAKERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 13, 2018 $62 MRI READY LEADS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 18, 2018 $60 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Mar 22, 2018 $55 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 7, 2018 $53 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $53 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $53 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $53 TENDRIL PACING LEAD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 17, 2018 $50 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $47 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $46 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 29, 2018 $45 ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $43 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 15, 2018 $42 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Feb 21, 2018 $41 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ATRICURE, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $35 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 28, 2018 $35 OFIRMEV Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Feb 21, 2018 $25 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $25 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ATRICURE, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $21 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Mar 9, 2018 $20 OFIRMEV Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Jun 5, 2018 $20 OFIRMEV Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Mar 27, 2018 $19 VAC VERAFLO CLEANSE CHOICE Food and Beverage KCI USA, INC
Nov 16, 2018 $16 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 16, 2018 $16 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 15, 2018 $16 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 15, 2018 $16 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Aug 8, 2018 $11 AQUACEL AG SENSI-CARE Food and Beverage CONVATEC INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $6 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 15, 2018 $6 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Oct 23, 2018 $5 ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.