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ERIK J ALTMAN
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ERIK J ALTMAN

Listed Specialty: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
300 COMMUNITY DR, DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY, MANHASSET, NY, 11030-3816
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ERIK ALTMAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

138

payments

$12,394

payment total

4

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 4 $8,700
Food and Beverage
 130 $3,201
Travel and Lodging
 4 $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†
ARCTIC FRONT

device

 $5,938
WATCHMAN

device

 $3,426
MICRA

device

 $573
OCCLUDERS

device

 $509
AZURE

device

 $491
CARDIOINSIGHT

device

 $275
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $243
CLARIA MRI

device

 $170
REVEAL LINQ

device

 $169
TYRX

device

 $130
RESONATE

device

 $112
CARELINK

device

 $92
EMBLEM

device

 $59
ADVISA

device

 $42
GENERAL TACHY

device

 $36
LATITUDE

device

 $20
INGEVITY

device

 $20
AMPLATZER VASCULAR PLUGS

device

 $18
EMBLEM SICD ELECTRODE DELIVERY SYSTEM

device

 $14
XARELTO

drug

 $14
PERFORMA

device

 $10
GENERAL BRADY

device

 $9
EVERA

device

 $9
ZOOM

device

 $8
ACCOLADE

device

 $7
† 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
Aug 1, 2018 $3,000 WATCHMAN Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 2, 2018 $2,700 ARCTIC FRONT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $1,500 ARCTIC FRONT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $1,500 ARCTIC FRONT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $199 OCCLUDERS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 26, 2018 $180 OCCLUDERS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 22, 2018 $132 CARDIOINSIGHT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 16, 2018 $125 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 26, 2018 $123 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 17, 2018 $116 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 17, 2018 $114 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 25, 2018 $111 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 1, 2018 $106 ARCTIC FRONT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $106 OCCLUDERS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 1, 2018 $104 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 29, 2018 $95 CARDIOINSIGHT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $94 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 11, 2018 $93 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $84 ARCTIC FRONT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $79 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 6, 2018 $76 TYRX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $73 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $67 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $51 CARELINK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $41 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $40 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $38 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 11, 2018 $37 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 16, 2018 $32 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $31 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 15, 2018 $28 CLARIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $27 CLARIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 7, 2018 $25 RESONATE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 31, 2018 $25 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 15, 2018 $24 RESONATE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 23, 2018 $22 CLARIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 15, 2018 $22 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 11, 2018 $22 EMBLEM Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 26, 2018 $20 CLARIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 22, 2018 $20 INGEVITY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 15, 2018 $19 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 17, 2018 $19 CARDIOINSIGHT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $19 GENERAL TACHY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 19, 2018 $18 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $18 AMPLATZER VASCULAR PLUGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 16, 2018 $18 ARCTIC FRONT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 10, 2018 $18 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $18 RESONATE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 23, 2018 $18 TYRX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $18 RESONATE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 26, 2018 $18 ARCTIC FRONT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 4, 2018 $17 CLARIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $17 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 20, 2018 $17 GENERAL TACHY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 1, 2018 $17 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $17 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $16 OCCLUDERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 25, 2018 $16 TYRX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $16 CARDIOINSIGHT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $16 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 1, 2018 $16 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $15 CARELINK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $15 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $15 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $15 LATITUDE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 6, 2018 $15 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $14 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 27, 2018 $14 TYRX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 26, 2018 $14 EMBLEM SICD ELECTRODE DELIVERY SYSTEM Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 24, 2018 $14 RESONATE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 15, 2018 $14 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $14 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 5, 2018 $14 EMBLEM Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 5, 2018 $14 CARELINK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $14 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
May 22, 2018 $14 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 19, 2018 $13 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $13 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 22, 2018 $13 CARDIOINSIGHT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $12 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 14, 2018 $12 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 26, 2018 $12 CLARIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $12 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $12 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $12 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 2, 2018 $12 EMBLEM Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 3, 2018 $12 CLARIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $12 ADVISA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $12 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $12 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $12 ARCTIC FRONT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $11 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 8, 2018 $11 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 27, 2018 $11 EMBLEM Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 14, 2018 $10 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $10 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $10 ADVISA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $10 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $10 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $10 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 17, 2018 $10 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $9 CLARIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 5, 2018 $9 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 20, 2018 $9 CLARIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $9 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $9 EVERA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $8 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $8 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $8 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 9, 2018 $8 PERFORMA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $8 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $8 CLARIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $8 OCCLUDERS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 26, 2018 $8 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $8 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $8 ADVISA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 9, 2018 $7 ACCOLADE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 29, 2018 $7 RESONATE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 5, 2018 $7 ADVISA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 3, 2018 $7 CARELINK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $7 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 23, 2018 $7 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 17, 2018 $7 TYRX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $7 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 23, 2018 $6 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $6 GENERAL BRADY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 14, 2018 $6 RESONATE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 18, 2018 $6 ADVISA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $5 CARELINK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $5 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $5 CLARIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $5 ZOOM Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 16, 2018 $5 LATITUDE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 8, 2018 $5 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $4 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 31, 2018 $3 ZOOM Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 26, 2018 $3 GENERAL BRADY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 11, 2018 $2 PERFORMA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
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