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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.
WILLIAM D BOLTON
Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
890 W FARIS RD, SUITE 320, GREENVILLE, SC, 29605-4253
WILLIAM BOLTON,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
22
payments
$3,752
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 |
|---|---|---|
Travel and Lodging |
9 | $2,917 |
Food and Beverage |
13 | $835 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM |
device |
$1,659 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$985 |
SUPERDIMENSION |
device |
$594 |
RIB FIX BLU |
device |
$119 |
ECM |
device |
$108 |
ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM |
device |
$103 |
ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM |
device |
$103 |
ECHELON FLEX STAPLER |
device |
$91 |
REAL-TIME POSITION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM |
device |
$89 |
VALLEYLAB FT10 |
device |
$4 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2018 | $868 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Travel and Lodging | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Dec 11, 2018 | $487 | SUPERDIMENSION | Travel and Lodging | COVIDIEN LP | |
| Jun 8, 2018 | $468 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Travel and Lodging | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Jan 19, 2018 | $292 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | AURIS HEALTH, INC. | |
| Mar 10, 2018 | $269 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | AURIS HEALTH, INC. | |
| Jan 19, 2018 | $225 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | AURIS HEALTH, INC. | |
| Jun 10, 2018 | $163 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Travel and Lodging | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Sep 28, 2018 | $122 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | AURIS HEALTH, INC. | |
| May 1, 2018 | $119 | RIB FIX BLU | Food and Beverage | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Oct 24, 2018 | $108 | ECM | Food and Beverage | AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC. | |
| Jan 22, 2018 | $103 | ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ATRICURE, INC. | |
| Jun 5, 2018 | $91 | ECHELON FLEX STAPLER | Food and Beverage | ETHICON US, LLC | |
| Jun 28, 2018 | $89 | REAL-TIME POSITION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | |
| Jul 24, 2018 | $89 | SUPERDIMENSION | Food and Beverage | COVIDIEN LP | |
| Feb 21, 2018 | $86 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Mar 10, 2018 | $59 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | AURIS HEALTH, INC. | |
| Oct 2, 2018 | $51 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| May 21, 2018 | $23 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Travel and Lodging | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Sep 18, 2018 | $18 | SUPERDIMENSION | Food and Beverage | COVIDIEN LP | |
| Apr 10, 2018 | $12 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | COVIDIEN LP | |
| Mar 10, 2018 | $6 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | AURIS HEALTH, INC. | |
| Oct 3, 2018 | $4 | VALLEYLAB FT10 | Food and Beverage | COVIDIEN LP |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.