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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.

RUSSELL S RONSON
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RUSSELL S RONSON

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
2022 BROOKWOOD MEDICAL CTR DR, SUITE 403 ACC, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35209-6808
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DR. RUSSELL RONSON,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

15

payments

$1,119

payment total

5

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
 15 $1,119

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†
MITRA CLIP SYSTEM

device

 $544
TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $188
TANDEMLIFE

device

 $122
INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE

device

 $115
EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM

device

 $52
C3 DELIVERY SYSTEM

device

 $50
ECM

device

 $24
DRYSEAL SHEATH

device

 $23
† 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 10, 2018 $500 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 16, 2018 $188 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $122 TANDEMLIFE Food and Beverage LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Sep 15, 2018 $52 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Dec 4, 2018 $34 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Aug 21, 2018 $29 C3 DELIVERY SYSTEM Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $24 ECM Food and Beverage AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $23 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Oct 9, 2018 $23 DRYSEAL SHEATH Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $23 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 12, 2018 $23 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 20, 2018 $22 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 31, 2018 $21 C3 DELIVERY SYSTEM Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 23, 2018 $20 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 30, 2018 $15 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.