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THEOFANIE MELA
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THEOFANIE MELA

Listed Specialty: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
55 FRUIT ST, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY LAB ARRHYTHMIA SERVICE GRB 109, BOSTON, MA, 02114-2621
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DR. THEOFANIE MELA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

58

payments

$25,740

payment total

3

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
Consulting
 9 $12,677
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $5,000
Travel and Lodging
 16 $4,795
Nonaccredited Training
 1 $2,000
Food and Beverage
 30 $1,268

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

 $13,960
PACEMAKERS

device

 $9,177
MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE

device

 $1,642
SELECTSECURE

device

 $644
AMPLIA MRI

device

 $178
QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR

device

 $105
ASSURITY PACEMAKER

device

 $34
† 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 9, 2018 $3,500 No Listed Product Consulting MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $2,750 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 12, 2018 $2,250 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $2,000 No Listed Product Nonaccredited Training BIOTRONIK INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $1,932 PACEMAKERS Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 19, 2018 $1,449 PACEMAKERS Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 19, 2018 $1,449 PACEMAKERS Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 19, 2018 $1,449 PACEMAKERS Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 19, 2018 $1,208 PACEMAKERS Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 19, 2018 $1,208 PACEMAKERS Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 1, 2018 $914 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $537 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC.
Oct 13, 2018 $466 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 13, 2018 $411 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $393 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 9, 2018 $354 SELECTSECURE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $343 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 27, 2018 $343 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 12, 2018 $323 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $259 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $242 PACEMAKERS Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 19, 2018 $242 PACEMAKERS Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 1, 2018 $164 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $152 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 1, 2018 $132 AMPLIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 10, 2018 $127 SELECTSECURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 30, 2018 $105 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 7, 2018 $104 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 10, 2018 $92 SELECTSECURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 10, 2018 $71 SELECTSECURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 13, 2018 $67 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $65 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 14, 2018 $56 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 13, 2018 $56 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 13, 2018 $48 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 10, 2018 $46 AMPLIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $44 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $42 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 27, 2018 $40 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 27, 2018 $38 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 14, 2018 $35 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $30 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 1, 2018 $30 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $28 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 27, 2018 $26 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 2, 2018 $19 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $18 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $13 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 30, 2018 $12 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 30, 2018 $11 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 27, 2018 $10 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 27, 2018 $9 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 27, 2018 $8 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 1, 2018 $7 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 30, 2018 $6 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 30, 2018 $5 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 1, 2018 $4 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $3 No Listed Product 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.