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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.
JOHN P KUPFERSCHMID
Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
4410 MEDICAL DR, SUITE 540, SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78229-6306
JOHN KUPFERSCHMID,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
23
payments
$1,795
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 |
|---|---|---|
Food and Beverage |
22 | $1,302 |
Travel and Lodging |
1 | $493 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$973 |
EPIC STENTED TISSUE VALVE |
device |
$243 |
FORE-SIGHT |
device |
$129 |
MASTERS MECHANICAL HEART VALVE |
device |
$107 |
COREVALVE EVOLUT |
device |
$104 |
AORTIC TISSUE VALVE - PERCEVAL |
device |
$85 |
TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE |
device |
$44 |
AVALUS |
device |
$40 |
VASOVIEW |
device |
$32 |
SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS |
device |
$24 |
RAM |
device |
$14 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2018 | $493 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | CRYOLIFE, INC. | |
| Oct 5, 2018 | $156 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOSTABLE SCIENCE & ENGINEERING | |
| May 4, 2018 | $135 | EPIC STENTED TISSUE VALVE | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Apr 9, 2018 | $129 | FORE-SIGHT | Food and Beverage | CAS MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC. | |
| Jul 10, 2018 | $122 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOSTABLE SCIENCE & ENGINEERING | |
| Nov 1, 2018 | $108 | EPIC STENTED TISSUE VALVE | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Aug 2, 2018 | $107 | MASTERS MECHANICAL HEART VALVE | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| May 15, 2018 | $87 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | CRYOLIFE, INC. | |
| Jul 30, 2018 | $85 | AORTIC TISSUE VALVE - PERCEVAL | Food and Beverage | LIVANOVA USA, INC. | |
| Jul 9, 2018 | $84 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOSTABLE SCIENCE & ENGINEERING | |
| Dec 19, 2018 | $44 | TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Mar 30, 2018 | $41 | COREVALVE EVOLUT | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Apr 3, 2018 | $32 | VASOVIEW | Food and Beverage | MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C. | |
| Oct 2, 2018 | $31 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOSTABLE SCIENCE & ENGINEERING | |
| Sep 14, 2018 | $26 | COREVALVE EVOLUT | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Oct 10, 2018 | $25 | AVALUS | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Apr 10, 2018 | $24 | SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS | Food and Beverage | ETHICON US, LLC | |
| Aug 24, 2018 | $19 | COREVALVE EVOLUT | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Jul 17, 2018 | $15 | AVALUS | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Apr 5, 2018 | $14 | RAM | Food and Beverage | LSI SOLUTIONS INC | |
| May 17, 2018 | $10 | COREVALVE EVOLUT | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Oct 18, 2018 | $6 | COREVALVE EVOLUT | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Sep 26, 2018 | $3 | COREVALVE EVOLUT | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.