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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.

JAMES M HAMMEL
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JAMES M HAMMEL

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
988102 NEBRASKA MEDICAL CTR, OMAHA, NE, 68198-8102
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JAMES HAMMEL,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

16

payments

$2,373

payment total

3

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
 9 $1,914
Food and Beverage
 7 $458

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†
MELODY

device

 $1,619
CHROMOPHARE

device

 $534
HARMONYAIR EQUIPMENT COLUMN, SUPPLY HEAD, EVACUATION SYSTEM

device

 $220
STERIS 5085 SRT SURGICAL TABLE

device

 $220
HARMONYAIR EQUIPMENT BOOMS

device

 $220
AMSCO 400 SERIES MEDIUM, EVOLUTION STEAM STERILIZER

device

 $220
S-SERIES

device

 $159
SWITCHPOINT INFINITY 3

device

 $159
VISUM LED

device

 $159
† 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
Nov 19, 2018 $995 MELODY Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 29, 2018 $375 CHROMOPHARE Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 25, 2018 $175 HARMONYAIR EQUIPMENT COLUMN, SUPPLY HEAD, EVACUATION SYSTEM HARMONYAIR EQUIPMENT BOOMS STERIS 5085 SRT SURGICAL TABLE AMSCO 400 SERIES MEDIUM, EVOLUTION STEAM STERILIZER Food and Beverage STERIS CORPORATION
Nov 20, 2018 $172 MELODY Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 19, 2018 $120 MELODY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 21, 2018 $90 MELODY Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $79 MELODY Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 21, 2018 $76 MELODY Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $45 HARMONYAIR EQUIPMENT COLUMN, SUPPLY HEAD, EVACUATION SYSTEM HARMONYAIR EQUIPMENT BOOMS STERIS 5085 SRT SURGICAL TABLE AMSCO 400 SERIES MEDIUM, EVOLUTION STEAM STERILIZER Travel and Lodging STERIS CORPORATION
Sep 15, 2018 $45 VISUM LED CHROMOPHARE S-SERIES SWITCHPOINT INFINITY 3 Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 18, 2018 $42 CHROMOPHARE VISUM LED SWITCHPOINT INFINITY 3 S-SERIES Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 18, 2018 $40 CHROMOPHARE VISUM LED SWITCHPOINT INFINITY 3 S-SERIES Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 19, 2018 $40 MELODY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 19, 2018 $34 MELODY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $32 CHROMOPHARE VISUM LED SWITCHPOINT INFINITY 3 S-SERIES Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 19, 2018 $12 MELODY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.