Dollars for Docs

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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.

KAREN J MARCUS
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KAREN J MARCUS

Listed Specialty: Radiation Oncology
300 LONGWOOD AVENUE, CHILDRENS HOSPITAL DEPT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY, BOSTON, MA, 02115
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KAREN MARCUS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

10

payments

$10,453

payment total

1

company 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
 7 $7,650
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $2,779
Food and Beverage
 1 $24

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†
CLINAC

device

 $6,132
RADIATION ONCOLOGY

device

 $4,152
TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS

device

 $169
† 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
Mar 20, 2018 $4,316 CLINAC Travel and Lodging VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Jan 1, 2018 $2,340 RADIATION ONCOLOGY Promotional Speaking/Other VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $1,354 CLINAC Travel and Lodging VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Jan 1, 2018 $1,151 RADIATION ONCOLOGY Travel and Lodging VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $461 CLINAC Travel and Lodging VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Jan 1, 2018 $439 RADIATION ONCOLOGY Promotional Speaking/Other VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Jan 1, 2018 $222 RADIATION ONCOLOGY Travel and Lodging VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
May 29, 2018 $98 TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS Travel and Lodging VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
May 29, 2018 $47 TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS Travel and Lodging VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
May 29, 2018 $24 TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS Food and Beverage VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.