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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.

ABRAHAM M SHEFFIELD
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ABRAHAM M SHEFFIELD

Listed Specialty: Otolaryngology
200 HAWKINS DR, UIHC DEPARTMENT OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY, IOWA CITY, IA, 52242-1009
* Note: This physician had a Illinois practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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DR. ABRAHAM SHEFFIELD,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

15

payments

$1,507

payment total

8

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
Travel and Lodging
 1 $926
Food and Beverage
 14 $581

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

 $926
RELIEVA SPINPLUS NAV BALLOON SINUSPLASTY SYSTEM

device

 $168
COBLATION - TURBINATE WANDS

device

 $101
TRUDI NAVIGATION SYSTEM

device

 $86
ACCLARENT ENT NAVIGATION SYSTEM

device

 $70
I7

device

 $50
OTOVEL

drug

 $37
STROBO VIDERHINLARYNGOSCOPE, NTSC

device

 $28
PROPEL

device

 $20
OLYMPUS ENT RIGID SCOPES

device

 $12
COBLATION - TONSIL WANDS

device

 $10
† 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 30, 2018 $926 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $115 RELIEVA SPINPLUS NAV BALLOON SINUSPLASTY SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $86 COBLATION - TURBINATE WANDS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $86 TRUDI NAVIGATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ACCLARENT, INC
Jun 18, 2018 $70 ACCLARENT ENT NAVIGATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ACCLARENT, INC
Aug 30, 2018 $53 RELIEVA SPINPLUS NAV BALLOON SINUSPLASTY SYSTEM Food and Beverage ACCLARENT, INC
Jun 26, 2018 $50 I7 Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $28 STROBO VIDERHINLARYNGOSCOPE, NTSC Food and Beverage KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Nov 16, 2018 $20 PROPEL Food and Beverage INTERSECT ENT, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $15 COBLATION - TURBINATE WANDS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $13 OTOVEL Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $12 OTOVEL Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $12 OTOVEL Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $12 OLYMPUS ENT RIGID SCOPES Food and Beverage OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $10 COBLATION - TONSIL WANDS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.