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CHRISTOPHER R ELLIS

CHRISTOPHER R ELLIS

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CTR, DIVISION OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE 383 PRB, NASHVILLE, TN, 37232-0001
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DR. CHRISTOPHER ELLIS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

Data for this year is as provided by the federal government.

2015 Payments At a Glance

95

payments

$41,438

payment total

9

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments in 2015

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 7 $17,788
Travel and Lodging
 25 $14,498
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $6,600
Food and Beverage
 61 $2,552

Drugs & Devices in 2015

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.

This physician does not have any payments relating to a specific drug or device for this year.

Product Name Product Type Payments†
Antibacterial Mesh

Device

 $15,263
OTHER

Device

 $11,291
CARDIOVASCULAR

Drug

 $5,561
Ablation CathetersAccessories

Device

 $4,688
CVX-300CVX-300P

Device

 $2,348
No Listed Product

N/A

 $1,188
Ablation Catheters/Accessories

Device

 $252
Diagnostic Catheters/Accessories

Device

 $252
Mapping and Navigation Systems/Accessories

Device

 $252
Ultrasound Catheters/Accessories

Device

 $252
Generators & Accessories

Device

 $252
Pacemakers

Device

 $138
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators - ICDs

Device

 $133
CRM

Device

 $123
Electrophysiology

Device

 $123
Generators Accessories

Device

 $96
Mapping and Navigation Systems Accessories

Device

 $92
TACHY SYSTEM

Device

 $82
SLS IIGLIDELIGHT

Device

 $78
OtherNA

Device

 $42
Diagnostic CathetersAccessories

Device

 $23
Carto Software

Device

 $20
LLD

Device

 $11
Xarelto

Drug

 $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 2015

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Jan 8, 2015 $14 CARDIOVASCULAR Travel and Lodging ATRICURE, INC.
Jan 8, 2015 $127 CARDIOVASCULAR Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Jan 8, 2015 $79 CARDIOVASCULAR Travel and Lodging ATRICURE, INC.
Jan 8, 2015 $21 Mapping and Navigation Systems Accessories Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Jan 10, 2015 $9 CARDIOVASCULAR Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Jan 10, 2015 $9 CARDIOVASCULAR Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Jan 10, 2015 $64 CARDIOVASCULAR Travel and Lodging ATRICURE, INC.
Jan 15, 2015 $23 Diagnostic CathetersAccessories Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Jan 16, 2015 $29 Antibacterial Mesh Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 29, 2015 $18 CARDIOVASCULAR Food and Beverage NCONTACT SURGICAL, INC
Feb 9, 2015 $12 Mapping and Navigation Systems Accessories Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Feb 10, 2015 $80 CARDIOVASCULAR Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Feb 11, 2015 $19 CARDIOVASCULAR Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Feb 18, 2015 $21 Generators Accessories Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Feb 18, 2015 $19 CRM Electrophysiology Food and Beverage ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 18, 2015 $1,500 CVX-300CVX-300P Consulting THE SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION
Mar 2, 2015 $10 OtherNA Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Mar 3, 2015 $26 TACHY SYSTEM Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 18, 2015 $15 Generators Accessories Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Mar 24, 2015 $328 CARDIOVASCULAR Travel and Lodging ATRICURE, INC.
Mar 24, 2015 $25 CARDIOVASCULAR Travel and Lodging ATRICURE, INC.
Mar 31, 2015 $3,500 OTHER Consulting BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 1, 2015 $115 Antibacterial Mesh Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 1, 2015 $20 CRM Electrophysiology Food and Beverage ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 6, 2015 $11 Generators Accessories Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Apr 17, 2015 $83 Antibacterial Mesh Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 20, 2015 $107 CVX-300CVX-300P Food and Beverage THE SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION
May 7, 2015 $23 OtherNA Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
May 11, 2015 $183 CARDIOVASCULAR Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
May 11, 2015 $183 CARDIOVASCULAR Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
May 11, 2015 $1,301 CARDIOVASCULAR Travel and Lodging ATRICURE, INC.
May 13, 2015 $27 Pacemakers Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 14, 2015 $45 TACHY SYSTEM Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 14, 2015 $133 Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators - ICDs Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 15, 2015 $21 CVX-300CVX-300P Food and Beverage THE SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION
May 15, 2015 $30 CRM Electrophysiology Food and Beverage ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.
May 15, 2015 $106 Pacemakers Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 16, 2015 $101 CARDIOVASCULAR Travel and Lodging ATRICURE, INC.
May 21, 2015 $1,800 Antibacterial Mesh Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 1, 2015 $88 CVX-300CVX-300P Travel and Lodging THE SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION
Jun 3, 2015 $187 OTHER Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 3, 2015 $1,029 OTHER Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 3, 2015 $214 OTHER Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 3, 2015 $92 OTHER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 3, 2015 $2,500 CARDIOVASCULAR Consulting ATRICURE, INC.
Jun 8, 2015 $12 Mapping and Navigation Systems Accessories Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Jun 8, 2015 $49 Generators Accessories Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Jun 12, 2015 $101 CARDIOVASCULAR Travel and Lodging ATRICURE, INC.
Jun 12, 2015 $107 CARDIOVASCULAR Travel and Lodging ATRICURE, INC.
Jun 12, 2015 $45 CARDIOVASCULAR Travel and Lodging ATRICURE, INC.
Jun 12, 2015 $139 CARDIOVASCULAR Travel and Lodging ATRICURE, INC.
Jun 15, 2015 $11 CRM Electrophysiology Food and Beverage ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 16, 2015 $9 Antibacterial Mesh Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 17, 2015 $32 CRM Electrophysiology Food and Beverage ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 21, 2015 $7,942 Antibacterial Mesh Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 22, 2015 $59 Antibacterial Mesh Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 23, 2015 $85 Antibacterial Mesh Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 23, 2015 $305 Antibacterial Mesh Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 23, 2015 $24 Antibacterial Mesh Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 10, 2015 $252 Ablation Catheters/Accessories Diagnostic Catheters/Accessories Mapping and Navigation Systems/Accessories Ultrasound Catheters/Accessories Generators & Accessories Travel and Lodging ETHICON INC.
Jul 15, 2015 $30 CARDIOVASCULAR Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Jul 15, 2015 $11 Mapping and Navigation Systems Accessories Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Jul 21, 2015 $4,800 Antibacterial Mesh Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 27, 2015 $18 Mapping and Navigation Systems Accessories Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Jul 30, 2015 $600 CVX-300CVX-300P Consulting THE SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION
Aug 11, 2015 $10 OtherNA Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Aug 18, 2015 $17 Mapping and Navigation Systems Accessories Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Aug 26, 2015 $10 TACHY SYSTEM Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 18, 2015 $4,688 Ablation CathetersAccessories Consulting BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Sep 30, 2015 $10 Xarelto Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Sep 30, 2015 $223 OTHER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 30, 2015 $279 OTHER Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 30, 2015 $174 OTHER Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 30, 2015 $210 OTHER Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 1, 2015 $384 OTHER Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 5, 2015 $100 CARDIOVASCULAR Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Oct 15, 2015 $159 Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 15, 2015 $833 Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 15, 2015 $139 Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 16, 2015 $22 Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 16, 2015 $5 Pacemakers Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 16, 2015 $20 Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 16, 2015 $5 Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 16, 2015 $1 Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 16, 2015 $10 Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 21, 2015 $12 Antibacterial Mesh Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 28, 2015 $13 CVX-300CVX-300P Food and Beverage THE SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION
Oct 28, 2015 $2,000 OTHER Consulting BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 6, 2015 $11 LLD Food and Beverage THE SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION
Nov 9, 2015 $3,000 OTHER Consulting BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 1, 2015 $13 CRM Electrophysiology Food and Beverage ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.
Dec 9, 2015 $78 SLS IIGLIDELIGHT Food and Beverage THE SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION
Dec 9, 2015 $8 CVX-300CVX-300P Food and Beverage THE SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION
Dec 10, 2015 $11 CVX-300CVX-300P Food and Beverage THE SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION
Dec 31, 2015 $20 Carto Software Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.