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THOMAS J MESCHKE
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THOMAS J MESCHKE

Listed Specialty: Dentist, General Practice
2634 SHADOW LN, SUITE 101, CHASKA, MN, 55318-1119
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DR. THOMAS MESCHKE,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

14

payments

$49,173

payment total

2

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
 6 $24,000
Nonaccredited Training
 4 $22,000
Accredited Training
 1 $2,500
Travel and Lodging
 1 $601
Food and Beverage
 2 $72

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†
CEREC CAD/CAM

device

 $46,000
SONICFILL 2

device

 $3,101
NX3

device

 $48
HARMONIZE

device

 $24
† 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 25, 2018 $5,500 CEREC CAD/CAM Promotional Speaking/Other PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.
Aug 13, 2018 $5,500 CEREC CAD/CAM Nonaccredited Training PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.
May 14, 2018 $5,500 CEREC CAD/CAM Promotional Speaking/Other PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $5,500 CEREC CAD/CAM Nonaccredited Training PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $5,500 CEREC CAD/CAM Nonaccredited Training PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $5,500 CEREC CAD/CAM Nonaccredited Training PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.
Feb 12, 2018 $5,500 CEREC CAD/CAM Promotional Speaking/Other PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.
May 7, 2018 $2,500 SONICFILL 2 Accredited Training KERR CORPORATION
Apr 11, 2018 $2,500 CEREC CAD/CAM Promotional Speaking/Other PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.
Mar 12, 2018 $2,500 CEREC CAD/CAM Promotional Speaking/Other PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $2,500 CEREC CAD/CAM Promotional Speaking/Other PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.
May 7, 2018 $601 SONICFILL 2 Travel and Lodging KERR CORPORATION
May 2, 2018 $48 NX3 Food and Beverage KERR CORPORATION
Aug 28, 2018 $24 HARMONIZE Food and Beverage KERR CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.