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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.

WALTER W CHIEN
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WALTER W CHIEN

Listed Specialty: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
2013 COFFEE RD, MODESTO, CA, 95355-2405
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WALTER CHIEN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

57

payments

$976

payment total

11

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
54 $962
Education
3 $14

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
MICRA

device

$252
XULTOPHY 100/3.6

drug

$90
TRESIBA

drug

$87
VICTOZA

drug

$87
WATCHMAN

device

$68
OZEMPIC

drug

$66
REVEAL LINQ

device

$63
PRADAXA

drug

$58
NORTHERA

drug

$55
PROLIA

drug

$44
REPATHA

drug

$44
ELIQUIS

drug

$41
JARDIANCE

drug

$32
NUEDEXTA

drug

$29
CHANTIX

drug

$25
AMPLIA MRI

device

$22
ADVISA

device

$20
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

$18
ENTRESTO

drug

$16
LIVALO

drug

$16
VASCEPA

drug

$16
SPIRIVA

drug

$16
† 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
Feb 24, 2018 $124 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 3, 2018 $68 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 16, 2018 $35 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $29 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $27 PRADAXA Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $23 XULTOPHY 100/3.6 Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
May 2, 2018 $23 PROLIA REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $22 NORTHERA Food and Beverage LUNDBECK LLC
Mar 2, 2018 $22 AMPLIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 2, 2018 $22 NORTHERA Food and Beverage LUNDBECK LLC
Mar 7, 2018 $22 PROLIA REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $20 ADVISA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $20 JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $19 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $19 OZEMPIC Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Apr 25, 2018 $18 XULTOPHY 100/3.6 Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Jan 27, 2018 $18 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $18 NUEDEXTA Food and Beverage AVANIR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 9, 2018 $18 VICTOZA TRESIBA Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Jan 11, 2018 $18 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 11, 2018 $17 OZEMPIC Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Mar 14, 2018 $17 VICTOZA TRESIBA XULTOPHY 100/3.6 Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
May 23, 2018 $17 PRADAXA Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $17 OZEMPIC Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Jul 18, 2018 $16 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
May 16, 2018 $16 LIVALO VASCEPA Food and Beverage KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $16 SPIRIVA Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $16 XULTOPHY 100/3.6 Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Oct 24, 2018 $15 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Jan 3, 2018 $15 VICTOZA TRESIBA Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Mar 22, 2018 $15 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 9, 2018 $15 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $14 VICTOZA TRESIBA Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Apr 4, 2018 $14 VICTOZA TRESIBA Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Sep 26, 2018 $13 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $13 OZEMPIC Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Oct 17, 2018 $13 XULTOPHY 100/3.6 Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Mar 21, 2018 $12 JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 31, 2018 $12 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $11 NORTHERA Food and Beverage LUNDBECK LLC
Sep 12, 2018 $11 NUEDEXTA Food and Beverage AVANIR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 31, 2018 $11 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $11 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $9 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 6, 2018 $8 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $7 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 19, 2018 $6 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 30, 2018 $6 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $5 VICTOZA TRESIBA Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Aug 8, 2018 $5 PRADAXA Education BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $5 PRADAXA Education BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $5 PRADAXA Education BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $4 VICTOZA TRESIBA Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Oct 17, 2018 $2 XULTOPHY 100/3.6 Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Oct 5, 2018 $1 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $1 XULTOPHY 100/3.6 Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Aug 22, 2018 $1 XULTOPHY 100/3.6 Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.