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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.

DANIEL J HIGHTOWER
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DANIEL J HIGHTOWER

Listed Specialty: Diagnostic Radiology
1700 S COURT ST STE F, VISALIA, CA, 93277-4931
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DR. DANIEL HIGHTOWER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

18

payments

$1,125

payment total

8

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
 14 $857
Entertainment
 4 $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

 $391
OVATION

device

 $295
CERTUS 140 MICROWAVE ABLATION SYSTEM

device

 $163
OPTION

device

 $94
EDUCATION MRI

device

 $34
MAGNETOM AERA

device

 $33
BIOGRAPH HORIZON

device

 $33
ARTIS Q.ZEN

device

 $27
IVS - IVAS

device

 $25
LUMINOS AGILE MAX

device

 $18
ONCONTROL

device

 $13
† 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
Jan 23, 2018 $295 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $130 No Listed Product Entertainment HITACHI HEALTHCARE AMERICAS CORP. Shaw's
Mar 12, 2018 $123 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $111 CERTUS 140 MICROWAVE ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Feb 27, 2018 $74 OPTION Food and Beverage ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC.
Nov 25, 2018 $53 No Listed Product Entertainment HITACHI HEALTHCARE AMERICAS CORP. Pizzeria Due
Feb 27, 2018 $52 CERTUS 140 MICROWAVE ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Nov 28, 2018 $48 No Listed Product Entertainment HITACHI HEALTHCARE AMERICAS CORP. Fados
Nov 28, 2018 $37 No Listed Product Entertainment HITACHI HEALTHCARE AMERICAS CORP. Tavern on Rush
Oct 30, 2018 $34 EDUCATION MRI Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Nov 16, 2018 $33 MAGNETOM AERA Food and Beverage SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
Jun 3, 2018 $27 ARTIS Q.ZEN Food and Beverage SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
Oct 8, 2018 $25 IVS - IVAS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 6, 2018 $20 OPTION Food and Beverage ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $19 BIOGRAPH HORIZON Food and Beverage SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $18 LUMINOS AGILE MAX Food and Beverage SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $13 ONCONTROL Food and Beverage ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $13 BIOGRAPH HORIZON Food and Beverage SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.