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MICHAEL T BESTAWROS
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MICHAEL T BESTAWROS

Listed Specialty: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
502 ELM ST NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM, 87102-2512
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DR. MICHAEL BESTAWROS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

99

payments

$25,072

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
Consulting
 15 $17,991
Travel and Lodging
 14 $4,821
Food and Beverage
 70 $2,261

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†
CARTO 3 SYSTEM

device

 $10,445
ALLURE CRT PACEMAKER

device

 $4,064
FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD

device

 $2,096
ASSURITY PACEMAKER

device

 $1,856
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,791
MICRA

device

 $1,549
ARCTIC FRONT

device

 $789
PACEMAKERS

device

 $745
ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM

device

 $661
TURBO ELITE

device

 $225
LIFEVEST

device

 $199
ADVISA

device

 $143
QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR

device

 $106
SELECTSECURE

device

 $99
ENTRESTO

drug

 $60
WATCHMAN

device

 $56
XARELTO

drug

 $53
MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE

device

 $27
QUARTET CRT LEAD

device

 $20
ANTHEM CRT PACEMAKER

device

 $19
KMAT & FMD

device

 $18
ADVISOR CATHETER

device

 $16
ELIQUIS

drug

 $15
IGT SERVICE UNDIV

device

 $13
CARTO 3 SYSTEM RMT

device

 $10
† 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
Sep 28, 2018 $2,438 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 7, 2018 $2,113 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jul 20, 2018 $2,113 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 24, 2018 $1,950 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $1,152 ALLURE CRT PACEMAKER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 7, 2018 $1,152 ALLURE CRT PACEMAKER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 7, 2018 $1,152 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 26, 2018 $1,138 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $1,056 ALLURE CRT PACEMAKER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 8, 2018 $919 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $880 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 17, 2018 $879 MICRA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $864 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 11, 2018 $820 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $704 ALLURE CRT PACEMAKER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 7, 2018 $704 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 9, 2018 $352 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 4, 2018 $312 PACEMAKERS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 5, 2018 $312 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 22, 2018 $276 ARCTIC FRONT Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $258 PACEMAKERS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 24, 2018 $225 ARCTIC FRONT Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 30, 2018 $225 TURBO ELITE Consulting PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
May 17, 2018 $213 MICRA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $186 ARCTIC FRONT Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 17, 2018 $180 MICRA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 17, 2018 $151 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $143 ADVISA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $132 PACEMAKERS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 26, 2018 $103 ARCTIC FRONT Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $99 SELECTSECURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $95 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 3, 2018 $91 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 5, 2018 $90 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $82 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 18, 2018 $82 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 11, 2018 $82 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 10, 2018 $78 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $78 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $42 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 3, 2018 $40 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
May 7, 2018 $40 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $36 PACEMAKERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 19, 2018 $34 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $33 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Mar 3, 2018 $33 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Aug 7, 2018 $32 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Jul 13, 2018 $31 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Mar 9, 2018 $30 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $29 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
May 22, 2018 $27 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Jul 4, 2018 $27 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $26 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $26 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 3, 2018 $25 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Sep 13, 2018 $24 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $23 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 1, 2018 $22 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 8, 2018 $22 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $22 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Sep 4, 2018 $21 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 10, 2018 $21 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Jun 1, 2018 $20 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 8, 2018 $20 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $20 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Feb 15, 2018 $20 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $20 QUARTET CRT LEAD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 8, 2018 $19 ANTHEM CRT PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 11, 2018 $19 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $18 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Oct 10, 2018 $18 KMAT & FMD Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Jul 7, 2018 $17 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $16 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Jul 21, 2018 $16 ADVISOR CATHETER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 13, 2018 $16 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 18, 2018 $15 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $15 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Mar 14, 2018 $15 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Nov 5, 2018 $15 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Mar 19, 2018 $15 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Oct 10, 2018 $14 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Jul 13, 2018 $14 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
May 2, 2018 $14 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Jul 13, 2018 $13 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Oct 26, 2018 $13 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Aug 22, 2018 $13 IGT SERVICE UNDIV Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Sep 14, 2018 $13 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $13 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jan 16, 2018 $13 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 29, 2018 $12 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Mar 9, 2018 $11 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
May 7, 2018 $11 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $11 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Mar 13, 2018 $11 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Dec 8, 2018 $10 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $10 CARTO 3 SYSTEM RMT Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Dec 19, 2018 $9 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $8 PACEMAKERS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 14, 2018 $6 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.