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CHRISTIAN A OTERO
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CHRISTIAN A OTERO

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
1611 NW 12TH AVE, EAST TOWER # 3019, MIAMI, FL, 33136-1005
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DR. CHRISTIAN OTERO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

46

payments

$2,224

payment total

7

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
 43 $1,416
Travel and Lodging
 3 $807

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

 $880
STERNALOCK 360

device

 $590
STERNALOCK BLU

device

 $548
NUCALA

drug

 $122
LIFEVEST

device

 $19
RIB FIX BLU

device

 $17
VASOVIEW

device

 $17
4-K

device

 $16
PREVENA

device

 $15
† 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
Aug 21, 2018 $436 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $273 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 21, 2018 $123 STERNALOCK 360 Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 28, 2018 $122 NUCALA Food and Beverage GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Sep 18, 2018 $113 STERNALOCK BLU Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $110 STERNALOCK 360 Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 23, 2018 $104 STERNALOCK 360 Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 18, 2018 $97 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
May 21, 2018 $83 STERNALOCK BLU Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $51 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Dec 28, 2018 $47 STERNALOCK BLU Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $43 STERNALOCK BLU Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $42 STERNALOCK BLU Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 31, 2018 $41 STERNALOCK BLU Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 3, 2018 $39 STERNALOCK BLU Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $38 STERNALOCK 360 Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $38 STERNALOCK BLU Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 23, 2018 $37 STERNALOCK 360 Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $36 STERNALOCK BLU Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $35 STERNALOCK 360 Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $35 STERNALOCK 360 Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $26 STERNALOCK 360 Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $23 STERNALOCK 360 Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 19, 2018 $19 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
May 11, 2018 $17 RIB FIX BLU Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 9, 2018 $17 STERNALOCK 360 Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 10, 2018 $17 VASOVIEW Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Apr 27, 2018 $17 STERNALOCK BLU Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 16, 2018 $16 4-K Food and Beverage OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
Aug 20, 2018 $15 PREVENA Food and Beverage KCI USA, INC
Sep 13, 2018 $14 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $12 STERNALOCK 360 Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $11 STERNALOCK 360 Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 21, 2018 $10 STERNALOCK BLU Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 16, 2018 $9 STERNALOCK BLU Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $8 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $8 STERNALOCK BLU Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 1, 2018 $8 STERNALOCK BLU Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $6 STERNALOCK BLU Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $5 STERNALOCK BLU Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $5 STERNALOCK 360 Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $4 STERNALOCK 360 Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $4 STERNALOCK 360 Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Mar 30, 2018 $3 STERNALOCK 360 Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $3 STERNALOCK 360 Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $3 STERNALOCK BLU Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.