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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.

ELIE R BALESH
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ELIE R BALESH

Listed Specialty: Diagnostic Radiology
28 9TH ST, APT 805, MEDFORD, MA, 02155-5149
* Note: This physician had a Texas practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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ELIE BALESH,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

19

payments

$3,428

payment total

6

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 $2,672
Food and Beverage
 9 $742
Education
 1 $14

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†
PENUMBRA RUBY COIL

device

 $1,706
CERTUS 140 MICROWAVE ABLATION SYSTEM

device

 $778
PRELUDE IDEAL HYDROPHILIC SHEATH INTRODUCER

device

 $662
PRELUDE SYNC RADIAL COMPRESSION

device

 $662
PERFORMA CATHETERS

device

 $662
SIR-SPHERES MICROSPHERES

device

 $150
COOK MEDICAL CATHETERS

device

 $103
LENVIMA

drug

 $15
STABILIT VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION SYSTEM

device

 $14
STAR TUMOR ABLATION SYSTEM

device

 $14
† 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
Apr 24, 2018 $662 PRELUDE IDEAL HYDROPHILIC SHEATH INTRODUCER PRELUDE SYNC RADIAL COMPRESSION PERFORMA CATHETERS Travel and Lodging MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
Mar 8, 2018 $658 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Travel and Lodging PENUMBRA, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $375 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Travel and Lodging PENUMBRA, INC.
Oct 28, 2018 $310 CERTUS 140 MICROWAVE ABLATION SYSTEM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Oct 28, 2018 $201 CERTUS 140 MICROWAVE ABLATION SYSTEM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $161 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Travel and Lodging PENUMBRA, INC.
Mar 4, 2018 $156 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Travel and Lodging PENUMBRA, INC.
Jan 11, 2018 $150 SIR-SPHERES MICROSPHERES Food and Beverage SIRTEX MEDICAL INC
Mar 2, 2018 $125 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
May 9, 2018 $113 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Oct 28, 2018 $111 CERTUS 140 MICROWAVE ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Oct 28, 2018 $104 CERTUS 140 MICROWAVE ABLATION SYSTEM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 24, 2018 $103 COOK MEDICAL CATHETERS Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Mar 8, 2018 $73 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
May 9, 2018 $46 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Travel and Lodging PENUMBRA, INC.
Oct 29, 2018 $28 CERTUS 140 MICROWAVE ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Oct 29, 2018 $24 CERTUS 140 MICROWAVE ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $15 LENVIMA Food and Beverage EISAI INC.
May 14, 2018 $14 STAR TUMOR ABLATION SYSTEM STABILIT VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION SYSTEM Education MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.