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CHAD C WARD
Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
200 HAWKINS DR, IOWA CITY, IA, 52242-1009
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CHAD WARD,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
102
payments
$12,628
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 |
22 | $8,094 |
Food and Beverage |
78 | $4,148 |
Education |
2 | $386 |
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 |
$11,450 |
PRO-KINETIC ENERGY |
device |
$729 |
CIRCULATORY SUPPORT |
device |
$179 |
GENERAL THERAPIES |
device |
$119 |
CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM |
device |
$38 |
LIFEVEST |
device |
$25 |
COREVALVE EVOLUT |
device |
$23 |
WATCHMAN |
device |
$20 |
RHYTHMIA |
device |
$18 |
ZOOM |
device |
$13 |
ANGIOSEAL |
device |
$11 |
GLIDESHEATH |
device |
$11 |
TR BAND |
device |
$11 |
MYCARELINK |
device |
$4 |
| † 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 | $1,037 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| May 4, 2018 | $730 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Dec 13, 2018 | $700 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Mar 1, 2018 | $693 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Oct 18, 2018 | $674 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Mar 10, 2018 | $604 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Dec 7, 2018 | $538 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Dec 7, 2018 | $426 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Mar 1, 2018 | $396 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Apr 24, 2018 | $375 | PRO-KINETIC ENERGY | Travel and Lodging | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Dec 18, 2018 | $373 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Apr 24, 2018 | $354 | PRO-KINETIC ENERGY | Travel and Lodging | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Nov 2, 2018 | $270 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Apr 4, 2018 | $227 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Mar 7, 2018 | $207 | No Listed Product | Education | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Oct 6, 2018 | $190 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Mar 15, 2018 | $180 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Dec 7, 2018 | $179 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Jan 3, 2018 | $179 | CIRCULATORY SUPPORT | Education | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Mar 1, 2018 | $174 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Feb 27, 2018 | $154 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Dec 8, 2018 | $154 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Feb 10, 2018 | $150 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Mar 10, 2018 | $143 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Apr 29, 2018 | $141 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Dec 7, 2018 | $126 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Dec 7, 2018 | $116 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Mar 2, 2018 | $114 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Apr 6, 2018 | $113 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Nov 18, 2018 | $108 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Feb 10, 2018 | $106 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Mar 10, 2018 | $106 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Dec 1, 2018 | $101 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Apr 6, 2018 | $96 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Mar 1, 2018 | $91 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Dec 3, 2018 | $90 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Mar 10, 2018 | $86 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Apr 10, 2018 | $83 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Dec 8, 2018 | $67 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Mar 10, 2018 | $66 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Nov 16, 2018 | $65 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Jun 20, 2018 | $64 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Mar 10, 2018 | $63 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Mar 10, 2018 | $62 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Sep 26, 2018 | $62 | GENERAL THERAPIES | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Mar 2, 2018 | $60 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Mar 10, 2018 | $58 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Mar 10, 2018 | $55 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Mar 3, 2018 | $55 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Apr 6, 2018 | $53 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Mar 10, 2018 | $52 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Dec 4, 2018 | $51 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Feb 11, 2018 | $50 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| May 1, 2018 | $50 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Feb 27, 2018 | $50 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Mar 1, 2018 | $50 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Apr 8, 2018 | $49 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Apr 7, 2018 | $47 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Dec 9, 2018 | $47 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Dec 9, 2018 | $47 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| May 9, 2018 | $40 | GENERAL THERAPIES | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Nov 17, 2018 | $40 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Mar 2, 2018 | $38 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Nov 17, 2018 | $38 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Nov 16, 2018 | $36 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Dec 13, 2018 | $35 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Mar 3, 2018 | $35 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Mar 2, 2018 | $32 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Mar 10, 2018 | $31 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Nov 17, 2018 | $30 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| May 9, 2018 | $27 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Mar 27, 2018 | $25 | LIFEVEST | Food and Beverage | ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP) | |
| May 11, 2018 | $25 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Mar 3, 2018 | $24 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Nov 6, 2018 | $23 | COREVALVE EVOLUT | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Apr 5, 2018 | $23 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Mar 28, 2018 | $20 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Jan 10, 2018 | $20 | WATCHMAN | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Jul 16, 2018 | $19 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Oct 11, 2018 | $19 | CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Oct 1, 2018 | $19 | CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Jul 11, 2018 | $18 | GENERAL THERAPIES | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Feb 2, 2018 | $18 | RHYTHMIA | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Jul 30, 2018 | $18 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Mar 13, 2018 | $16 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Dec 5, 2018 | $15 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Dec 4, 2018 | $14 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Apr 5, 2018 | $13 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Jul 12, 2018 | $13 | ZOOM | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Mar 13, 2018 | $12 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Aug 6, 2018 | $11 | ANGIOSEAL TR BAND GLIDESHEATH | Food and Beverage | TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION | |
| Dec 1, 2018 | $11 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Nov 15, 2018 | $10 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Feb 11, 2018 | $10 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Nov 15, 2018 | $9 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Dec 3, 2018 | $8 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Nov 15, 2018 | $7 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Feb 8, 2018 | $7 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Nov 17, 2018 | $6 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Aug 29, 2018 | $4 | MYCARELINK | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Sep 24, 2018 | $4 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Jul 16, 2018 | $2 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK 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.