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THOMAS E KOWALSKI
Listed Specialty: Gastroenterology
132 S 10TH ST, 480 MAIN BUILDING, PHILA, PA, 19107-5244
THOMAS KOWALSKI,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
31
payments
$6,207
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 |
|---|---|---|
Promotional Speaking/Other |
1 | $4,125 |
Travel and Lodging |
7 | $1,131 |
Food and Beverage |
20 | $921 |
Education |
3 | $30 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
AXIOS |
device |
$4,682 |
THERAPIES |
device |
$826 |
SPYGLASS |
device |
$206 |
ACQUIRE |
device |
$149 |
GENERAL THERAPIES |
device |
$111 |
COOK MEDICAL BILIARY |
device |
$94 |
JAGWIRE |
device |
$68 |
KANUMA |
drug |
$29 |
COOK MEDICAL HEMOSPRAY |
device |
$27 |
HUMIRA |
drug |
$14 |
CHOLBAM |
drug |
$1 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2018 | $4,125 | AXIOS | Promotional Speaking/Other | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Nov 14, 2018 | $343 | THERAPIES | Travel and Lodging | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Jul 18, 2018 | $307 | THERAPIES | Travel and Lodging | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Sep 5, 2018 | $231 | AXIOS | Travel and Lodging | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Feb 11, 2018 | $177 | THERAPIES | Travel and Lodging | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Jul 16, 2018 | $138 | SPYGLASS | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Jul 18, 2018 | $125 | AXIOS | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Oct 8, 2018 | $101 | AXIOS | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $94 | COOK MEDICAL BILIARY | Food and Beverage | COOK MEDICAL LLC | |
| Jun 1, 2018 | $68 | SPYGLASS | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Jun 3, 2018 | $68 | JAGWIRE | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Nov 14, 2018 | $61 | ACQUIRE | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Feb 12, 2018 | $61 | GENERAL THERAPIES | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Feb 11, 2018 | $47 | ACQUIRE | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Mar 27, 2018 | $32 | GENERAL THERAPIES | Travel and Lodging | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Sep 5, 2018 | $30 | AXIOS | Travel and Lodging | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Nov 15, 2018 | $28 | ACQUIRE | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Jul 18, 2018 | $27 | AXIOS | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Jun 4, 2018 | $27 | COOK MEDICAL HEMOSPRAY | Food and Beverage | COOK MEDICAL LLC | |
| Jul 18, 2018 | $20 | AXIOS | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Jul 16, 2018 | $18 | GENERAL THERAPIES | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| May 30, 2018 | $15 | KANUMA | Education | ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| May 30, 2018 | $15 | KANUMA | Education | ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Jul 13, 2018 | $14 | HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Sep 5, 2018 | $12 | AXIOS | Travel and Lodging | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Nov 15, 2018 | $7 | ACQUIRE | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Jul 19, 2018 | $6 | AXIOS | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Jul 18, 2018 | $5 | AXIOS | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Jan 17, 2018 | $3 | ACQUIRE | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Jun 25, 2018 | $3 | ACQUIRE | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Mar 9, 2018 | $1 | CHOLBAM | Education | RETROPHIN, INC. |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.