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D. C METZGER
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D. C METZGER

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
2050 MEADOWVIEW PKWY, KINGSPORT, TN, 37660-7332
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DR. D. METZGER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

86

payments

$78,552

payment total

15

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
 11 $67,500
Promotional Speaking/Other
 3 $8,000
Food and Beverage
 72 $3,052

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†
SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM

device

 $25,453
FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER

device

 $25,061
HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $25,061
HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES

device

 $25,061
OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM

device

 $25,061
OVATION

device

 $24,000
XACT CAROTID STENT SYSTEM

device

 $23,654
ACCULINK CAROTID STENT SYSTEM

device

 $23,500
ACCUNET EMBOLIC PROTECTION SYSTEM

device

 $23,500
EMBOSHIELD NAV6 SYSTEM

device

 $23,500
AFX

device

 $8,000
IN.PACT ADMIRAL

device

 $3,017
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $757
CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $445
PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $343
OPTIS CORONARY IMAGING SYSTEM

device

 $256
ABSORB

device

 $142
XIENCE ALPINE CORNARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $119
MITRA CLIP SYSTEM

device

 $88
IMPELLA

device

 $73
LIFEVEST

device

 $61
IGT_D PERIPHERAL

device

 $54
EAGLE EYE PLATINUM

device

 $52
ANGIOJET

device

 $52
XIENCE CORNARY STENT SYSTEMS

device

 $49
IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY DEVICES _ CORONARY

device

 $24
ENDURANT

device

 $20
EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE

device

 $20
ARTIS Q

device

 $18
HAWKONE

device

 $16
EKOSONIC

device

 $14
PERCLOSE PROGLIDE SUTURE MEDIATED CLOSURE SYSTEM

device

 $14
FUSION BIOLINE

device

 $13
CORLANOR

drug

 $13
REPATHA

drug

 $13
XARELTO

drug

 $12
BRILINTA

drug

 $11
ABSOLUTE PRO VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM

device

 $8
† 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 19, 2018 $12,500 ACCULINK CAROTID STENT SYSTEM ACCUNET EMBOLIC PROTECTION SYSTEM EMBOSHIELD NAV6 SYSTEM XACT CAROTID STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 10, 2018 $10,500 FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 18, 2018 $8,500 ACCULINK CAROTID STENT SYSTEM ACCUNET EMBOLIC PROTECTION SYSTEM EMBOSHIELD NAV6 SYSTEM XACT CAROTID STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 13, 2018 $7,500 FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 13, 2018 $4,500 FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 10, 2018 $4,000 OVATION AFX Consulting ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $4,000 AFX OVATION Consulting ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $4,000 OVATION Consulting ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $4,000 OVATION Consulting ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Jan 4, 2018 $4,000 OVATION Consulting ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $4,000 OVATION Consulting ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Mar 9, 2018 $3,000 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $2,500 FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 27, 2018 $2,500 ACCULINK CAROTID STENT SYSTEM ACCUNET EMBOLIC PROTECTION SYSTEM EMBOSHIELD NAV6 SYSTEM XACT CAROTID STENT SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 30, 2018 $441 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $191 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $170 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $160 OPTIS CORONARY IMAGING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 16, 2018 $142 ABSORB Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 11, 2018 $111 SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 13, 2018 $99 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Jul 28, 2018 $94 SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 30, 2018 $88 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 10, 2018 $82 XIENCE ALPINE CORNARY STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 9, 2018 $82 SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 12, 2018 $82 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
Feb 19, 2018 $80 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $73 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Jul 21, 2018 $70 XACT CAROTID STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 11, 2018 $70 XACT CAROTID STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 12, 2018 $68 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $62 OPTIS CORONARY IMAGING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 14, 2018 $53 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $52 ANGIOJET Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 27, 2018 $51 FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 20, 2018 $49 XIENCE CORNARY STENT SYSTEMS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 17, 2018 $43 SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 6, 2018 $42 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $39 EAGLE EYE PLATINUM Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Feb 26, 2018 $28 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $23 OPTIS CORONARY IMAGING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 9, 2018 $22 SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 17, 2018 $20 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Feb 20, 2018 $18 ARTIS Q Food and Beverage SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $17 XIENCE ALPINE CORNARY STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 19, 2018 $17 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $16 IGT_D PERIPHERAL Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Oct 31, 2018 $16 SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 24, 2018 $16 IGT_D PERIPHERAL Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Aug 9, 2018 $16 HAWKONE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $15 IGT_D PERIPHERAL Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Mar 13, 2018 $14 EKOSONIC Food and Beverage EKOS CORPORATION
Apr 4, 2018 $14 PERCLOSE PROGLIDE SUTURE MEDIATED CLOSURE SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 15, 2018 $14 XACT CAROTID STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 14, 2018 $13 FUSION BIOLINE Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Feb 28, 2018 $13 EAGLE EYE PLATINUM Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Feb 20, 2018 $13 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $12 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Aug 17, 2018 $12 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $12 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Feb 9, 2018 $11 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Mar 27, 2018 $11 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Jun 14, 2018 $11 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $10 SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 2, 2018 $10 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Sep 30, 2018 $10 OPTIS CORONARY IMAGING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 3, 2018 $10 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Jul 17, 2018 $9 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Feb 27, 2018 $9 FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 18, 2018 $9 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Mar 8, 2018 $9 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $9 XIENCE ALPINE CORNARY STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 19, 2018 $8 IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY DEVICES _ CORONARY Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Dec 14, 2018 $8 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Jul 14, 2018 $8 ABSOLUTE PRO VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 15, 2018 $8 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
May 3, 2018 $8 IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY DEVICES _ CORONARY Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Aug 9, 2018 $8 XIENCE ALPINE CORNARY STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 21, 2018 $8 IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY DEVICES _ CORONARY Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Jun 19, 2018 $7 IGT_D PERIPHERAL Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Jan 9, 2018 $5 SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 9, 2018 $5 SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 27, 2018 $4 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $3 SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 5, 2018 $3 XIENCE ALPINE CORNARY STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
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