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HIRAN C FERNANDO
Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
88 E NEWTON ST, ROBINSON B-402, BOSTON, MA, 02118-2308
DR. HIRAN FERNANDO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
30
payments
$8,319
payment total
9
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 |
3 | $3,632 |
Nonaccredited Training |
1 | $1,700 |
Food and Beverage |
20 | $1,555 |
Promotional Speaking/Other |
2 | $1,050 |
Travel and Lodging |
4 | $382 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
KEYTRUDA |
drug |
$2,000 |
EEA |
device |
$1,758 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$1,632 |
PHOTOFRIN |
drug |
$1,264 |
THERAPIES |
device |
$564 |
VISUAL-ICE |
device |
$300 |
GENERAL PULMONARY |
device |
$219 |
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM |
device |
$167 |
CFN PLEURX |
device |
$107 |
LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM |
device |
$102 |
GIA |
device |
$99 |
TELESCOPE HOPKINS DCI FOWARD |
device |
$66 |
WALLFLEX |
device |
$34 |
ENDO GIA |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2018 | $1,700 | EEA | Nonaccredited Training | COVIDIEN LP | |
| Jan 19, 2018 | $1,632 | No Listed Product | Consulting | COVIDIEN LP | |
| Apr 6, 2018 | $1,250 | KEYTRUDA | Consulting | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Sep 12, 2018 | $750 | KEYTRUDA | Consulting | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Feb 28, 2018 | $750 | PHOTOFRIN | Promotional Speaking/Other | PINNACLE BIOLOGICS, INC | |
| Oct 16, 2018 | $319 | THERAPIES | Travel and Lodging | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Dec 21, 2018 | $300 | VISUAL-ICE | Promotional Speaking/Other | GALIL MEDICAL INC. | |
| Jan 29, 2018 | $134 | GENERAL PULMONARY | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Oct 17, 2018 | $123 | THERAPIES | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Oct 16, 2018 | $122 | THERAPIES | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Jun 15, 2018 | $122 | PHOTOFRIN | Food and Beverage | PINNACLE BIOLOGICS, INC | |
| Feb 15, 2018 | $120 | PHOTOFRIN | Food and Beverage | PINNACLE BIOLOGICS, INC | |
| Jul 26, 2018 | $116 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Mar 14, 2018 | $107 | CFN PLEURX | Food and Beverage | BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY | |
| Jul 18, 2018 | $102 | LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ETHICON US, LLC | |
| Apr 29, 2018 | $100 | PHOTOFRIN | Food and Beverage | PINNACLE BIOLOGICS, INC | |
| Jun 16, 2018 | $89 | PHOTOFRIN | Food and Beverage | PINNACLE BIOLOGICS, INC | |
| Oct 17, 2018 | $85 | GENERAL PULMONARY | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Oct 19, 2018 | $83 | PHOTOFRIN | Food and Beverage | PINNACLE BIOLOGICS, INC | |
| Jan 4, 2018 | $79 | GIA | Food and Beverage | COVIDIEN LP | |
| Apr 29, 2018 | $66 | TELESCOPE HOPKINS DCI FOWARD | Food and Beverage | KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA | |
| May 19, 2018 | $36 | EEA | Travel and Lodging | COVIDIEN LP | |
| Dec 14, 2018 | $34 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Mar 8, 2018 | $34 | WALLFLEX | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| May 18, 2018 | $22 | EEA | Travel and Lodging | COVIDIEN LP | |
| Jan 4, 2018 | $19 | GIA | Food and Beverage | COVIDIEN LP | |
| Dec 14, 2018 | $11 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Dec 14, 2018 | $6 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| May 19, 2018 | $5 | ENDO GIA | Travel and Lodging | COVIDIEN LP | |
| May 19, 2018 | $3 | ENDO GIA | 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.