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CHRISTOPHER O AUSTIN
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CHRISTOPHER O AUSTIN

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
4500 SAN PABLO RD S, JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32224-1865
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CHRISTOPHER AUSTIN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

30

payments

$16,987

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
Grant
 2 $15,000
Food and Beverage
 26 $1,343
Travel and Lodging
 1 $419
Education
 1 $225

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

 $11,114
GENERAL BRADY

device

 $5,000
AMPLIA MRI

device

 $275
CARTO 3 SYSTEM

device

 $228
VALITUDE

device

 $99
VIGILANT

device

 $78
SELECTSECURE

device

 $76
RESONATE

device

 $62
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $54
† 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
Jun 28, 2018 $10,000 No Listed Product Grant MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. University Of Florida Foundation
Sep 26, 2018 $5,000 GENERAL BRADY Grant BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION
Mar 4, 2018 $419 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $225 No Listed Product Education MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 11, 2018 $122 AMPLIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 3, 2018 $121 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $119 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
May 9, 2018 $99 VALITUDE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 19, 2018 $93 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $85 AMPLIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 8, 2018 $80 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $78 VIGILANT Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 10, 2018 $62 RESONATE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 8, 2018 $56 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 2, 2018 $54 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 23, 2018 $53 SELECTSECURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 10, 2018 $47 AMPLIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 3, 2018 $40 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 4, 2018 $28 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 3, 2018 $25 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 4, 2018 $24 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 3, 2018 $24 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 8, 2018 $22 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $21 AMPLIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 3, 2018 $21 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 8, 2018 $21 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $15 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $12 SELECTSECURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 12, 2018 $11 SELECTSECURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $10 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.