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THOMAS C MATTHEWS
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THOMAS C MATTHEWS

Listed Specialty: Vascular Surgery
1201 11TH AVE S, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35205-3410
* Note: This physician had a Georgia practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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THOMAS MATTHEWS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

32

payments

$1,161

payment total

14

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
 31 $1,143
Travel and Lodging
 1 $18

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†
OVATION

device

 $285
PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $204
AFX

device

 $154
VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $132
FLEXITOUCH

device

 $127
ACTITOUCH

device

 $127
ENTRE

device

 $127
RESTOREFLO

device

 $91
EKOSONIC

device

 $76
ELIQUIS

drug

 $55
EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $51
CLOSUREFAST

device

 $48
FORTEO

drug

 $21
CLEARVUE

device

 $18
XARELTO

drug

 $15
HAWKONE

device

 $14
CHANTIX

drug

 $13
COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX

device

 $12
JETSTREAM

device

 $12
† 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
Jul 26, 2018 $155 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Aug 20, 2018 $154 AFX OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $132 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Sep 15, 2018 $113 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Dec 28, 2018 $91 RESTOREFLO Food and Beverage LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $80 FLEXITOUCH ACTITOUCH ENTRE Food and Beverage TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC
Mar 16, 2018 $43 EKOSONIC Food and Beverage EKOS CORPORATION
Sep 15, 2018 $30 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $21 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Mar 16, 2018 $21 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Aug 13, 2018 $20 FLEXITOUCH ACTITOUCH ENTRE Food and Beverage TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC
Jul 27, 2018 $20 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $20 EKOSONIC Food and Beverage EKOS CORPORATION
Oct 31, 2018 $19 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 16, 2018 $18 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Apr 9, 2018 $18 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $18 CLEARVUE Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $16 FLEXITOUCH ACTITOUCH ENTRE Food and Beverage TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC
Jul 5, 2018 $15 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Oct 15, 2018 $15 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Aug 6, 2018 $14 HAWKONE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $14 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Sep 19, 2018 $14 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Sep 10, 2018 $13 EKOSONIC Food and Beverage EKOS CORPORATION
Feb 15, 2018 $13 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
May 8, 2018 $12 COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Jan 25, 2018 $12 JETSTREAM Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 4, 2018 $12 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $11 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $10 FLEXITOUCH ACTITOUCH ENTRE Food and Beverage TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC
Nov 9, 2018 $10 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $8 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.