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JOSEPH J VAVRICEK
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JOSEPH J VAVRICEK

Listed Specialty: Vascular & Interventional Radiology
981045 NEBRASKA MEDICAL CTR, OMAHA, NE, 68198-1045
* Note: This physician had a Iowa practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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DR. JOSEPH VAVRICEK,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

26

payments

$3,603

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
 10 $2,755
Food and Beverage
 16 $847

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†
KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY

device

 $2,171
IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS

device

 $651
CLOSUREFAST

device

 $452
IVS - AUTOPLEX SYSTEM

device

 $162
PENUMBRA RUBY COIL

device

 $74
SIR-SPHERES MICROSPHERES

device

 $42
POD

device

 $35
DIREXION

device

 $15
† 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
Feb 1, 2018 $799 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $607 IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 2, 2018 $479 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $304 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $267 CLOSUREFAST Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $241 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $167 CLOSUREFAST Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $136 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $127 IVS - AUTOPLEX SYSTEM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 2, 2018 $71 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $55 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $48 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $42 SIR-SPHERES MICROSPHERES Food and Beverage SIRTEX MEDICAL INC
Feb 2, 2018 $42 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $40 IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Jan 24, 2018 $35 POD Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
May 11, 2018 $35 IVS - AUTOPLEX SYSTEM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 16, 2018 $26 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $18 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $18 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $15 DIREXION Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 5, 2018 $10 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $7 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 15, 2018 $7 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 1, 2018 $4 IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 12, 2018 $3 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.