Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $18,597 | 7 | 41.1% |
| Honoraria | $17,750 | 6 | 39.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $4,226 | 26 | 9.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,051 | 28 | 4.5% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $1,692 | 1 | 3.7% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $900.00 | 1 | 2.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerus Corporation | $20,722 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | $17,864 | 44 | $0 (2024) |
| Terumo BCT, Inc. | $3,278 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| RADIOMETER AMERICA, INC | $1,692 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| bioMerieux Inc | $1,000 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Immucor, Inc. | $500.00 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| ROCHE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS, INC. | $159.47 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11,707 | 15 | Cerus Corporation ($6,861) |
| 2023 | $72.49 | 1 | Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC ($72.49) |
| 2022 | $4,538 | 6 | Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC ($3,638) |
| 2021 | $4,399 | 4 | Cerus Corporation ($3,225) |
| 2020 | $88.40 | 1 | Terumo BCT, Inc. ($88.40) |
| 2019 | $9,998 | 7 | Cerus Corporation ($9,363) |
| 2018 | $4,285 | 16 | Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC ($2,453) |
| 2017 | $10,127 | 19 | Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC ($8,506) |
All Payment Transactions
69 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/21/2024 | Cerus Corporation | INTERCEPT BLOOD SYSTEM FOR PLATELETS (Device) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,300.00 | General |
| Category: DEVICE-TRANSFUSION | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Cerus Corporation | INTERCEPT BLOOD SYSTEM FOR PLATELETS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $97.25 | General |
| Category: DEVICE-TRANSFUSION | ||||||
| 10/19/2024 | Terumo BCT, Inc. | Reveos Automated Blood Processing System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $105.64 | General |
| Category: Automated whole blood processing | ||||||
| 08/06/2024 | Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $267.65 | General |
| 08/06/2024 | Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $103.45 | General |
| 08/06/2024 | Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $90.45 | General |
| 08/06/2024 | Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $37.10 | General |
| 08/05/2024 | Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $99.45 | General |
| 08/05/2024 | Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.31 | General |
| 08/05/2024 | Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.36 | General |
| 03/05/2024 | Terumo BCT, Inc. | Reveos Automated Blood Processing System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.97 | General |
| Category: Automated whole blood processing | ||||||
| 03/04/2024 | Cerus Corporation | INTERCEPT BLOOD SYSTEM FOR PLATELETS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.96 | General |
| Category: DEVICE-TRANSFUSION | ||||||
| 02/14/2024 | RADIOMETER AMERICA, INC | — | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,691.78 | General |
| 02/06/2024 | Cerus Corporation | INTERCEPT BLOOD SYSTEM FOR PLATELETS (Device) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,450.00 | General |
| Category: DEVICE-TRANSFUSION | ||||||
| 01/10/2024 | Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | Amicus Separator (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,400.00 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 11/01/2023 | Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | Alyx Component Collection System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $72.49 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 08/26/2022 | Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.95 | General |
| 08/26/2022 | Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.83 | General |
| 07/25/2022 | Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $83.62 | General |
| 07/11/2022 | Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | — | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,500.00 | General |
| 07/11/2022 | Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $28.00 | General |
| 01/06/2022 | Terumo BCT, Inc. | Trima Accel (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $900.00 | General |
| Category: Apheresis | ||||||
| 11/19/2021 | bioMerieux Inc | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| 07/29/2021 | Terumo BCT, Inc. | Trima Accel (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $119.23 | General |
| Category: Apheresis | ||||||
| 04/07/2021 | Cerus Corporation | INTERCEPT BLOOD SYSTEM FOR PLATELETS (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,225.00 | General |
| Category: DEVICE-TRANSFUSION | ||||||
About Dr. Ralph Vassallo, MD
Dr. Ralph Vassallo, MD is a Hematology healthcare provider based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/01/2009. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1518291905.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Ralph Vassallo, MD has received a total of $45,215 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $11,707 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 69 transactions from 7 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($18,597).
Practice Information
- Specialty Hematology
- Location Philadelphia, PA
- Active Since 10/01/2009
- Last Updated 10/01/2009
- Taxonomy Code 207RH0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1518291905
Products in Payments
- Amicus (Device) $10,959
- INTERCEPT BLOOD SYSTEM FOR PLATELETS (Device) $10,086
- DEVICE-TRANSFUSION (Device) $9,363
- Amicus Separator (Device) $2,400
- INTERCEPT BLOOD SYSTEM (Device) $1,250
- Trima Accel (Device) $1,019
- Spectra Optia (Device) $370.68
- COBAS INSTRUMENTS & REAGENTS (Device) $159.47
- Reveos Automated Blood Processing System (Device) $130.61
- MD-Other (Drug) $115.83
- Alyx Component Collection System (Device) $72.49
- Trima Accel Automated Blood Collection System (Device) $18.80
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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