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SEAN P WHALEN
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SEAN P WHALEN

Listed Specialty: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
3601 THE VANDERBILT CLINIC, NASHVILLE, TN, 37232-0001
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DR. SEAN WHALEN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

67

payments

$15,875

payment total

13

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
 12 $6,649
Consulting
 5 $5,416
Nonaccredited Training
 1 $2,000
Food and Beverage
 49 $1,811

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†
ABLATION THERAPY HARDWARE

device

 $4,966
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $3,837
ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM

device

 $1,970
SENTUS

device

 $1,547
CARTO 3 SYSTEM

device

 $1,219
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $1,140
CVX-300

device

 $450
EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS

device

 $322
DISSECTOR SYSTEM

device

 $187
ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM

device

 $118
EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYS

device

 $116
COOLRAIL LINEAR PEN

device

 $109
GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART

device

 $105
CARTO SMARTTOUCH

device

 $100
ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION

device

 $77
WATCHMAN

device

 $65
ZOOM

device

 $65
EMBLEM

device

 $62
ECM

device

 $41
REVEAL LINQ

device

 $40
SYNVISC-ONE

device

 $36
AZURE

device

 $35
VISIA AF

device

 $29
PRALUENT

drug

 $27
ELIQUIS

drug

 $23
INVENTRA

device

 $15
CARDIOINSIGHT

device

 $14
XARELTO

drug

 $12
MICRA

device

 $11
CLARIA MRI

device

 $10
ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM

device

 $5
EP-WORKMATE RECORDING SYSTEM

device

 $3
† 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
Mar 22, 2018 $2,292 ABLATION THERAPY HARDWARE Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 22, 2018 $2,000 No Listed Product Nonaccredited Training BIOTRONIK INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $1,547 SENTUS Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC.
Jul 30, 2018 $1,465 ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ATRICURE, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $1,146 ABLATION THERAPY HARDWARE Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 17, 2018 $1,032 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $764 ABLATION THERAPY HARDWARE Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 22, 2018 $764 ABLATION THERAPY HARDWARE Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 17, 2018 $679 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC.
Jan 2, 2018 $599 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $450 CVX-300 Consulting PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Jun 24, 2018 $301 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 25, 2018 $292 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 19, 2018 $190 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jun 24, 2018 $186 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 9, 2018 $181 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 3, 2018 $129 EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
May 31, 2018 $117 EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Jul 23, 2018 $116 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYS Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $109 ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM DISSECTOR SYSTEM COOLRAIL LINEAR PEN Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Jun 25, 2018 $105 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 16, 2018 $105 GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 31, 2018 $100 CARTO SMARTTOUCH CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $99 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jun 25, 2018 $96 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 30, 2018 $79 ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM DISSECTOR SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Jun 11, 2018 $72 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 6, 2018 $68 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
May 30, 2018 $65 ZOOM Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 13, 2018 $62 EMBLEM Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 3, 2018 $60 EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $53 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 23, 2018 $51 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 25, 2018 $38 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 23, 2018 $29 VISIA AF Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 10, 2018 $23 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Apr 16, 2018 $21 ECM Food and Beverage AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $20 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 25, 2018 $20 SYNVISC-ONE Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Nov 12, 2018 $20 ECM Food and Beverage AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $19 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $18 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $18 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 8, 2018 $17 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $16 EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $16 ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $15 SYNVISC-ONE Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Aug 1, 2018 $15 INVENTRA Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $15 PRALUENT Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Aug 29, 2018 $14 CARDIOINSIGHT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $13 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Aug 27, 2018 $13 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 17, 2018 $13 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Jan 9, 2018 $12 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jul 26, 2018 $12 PRALUENT Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Nov 17, 2018 $11 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $11 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $11 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $10 CLARIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $9 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $5 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 1, 2018 $5 ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
May 31, 2018 $4 ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Aug 20, 2018 $3 EP-WORKMATE RECORDING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 19, 2018 $2 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.