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GERALD R SCHELL
Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
4677 TOWNE CENTRE RD, SUITE 301, SAGINAW, MI, 48604-2846
DR. GERALD SCHELL,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
29
payments
$53,756
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 |
|---|---|---|
Royalty or License |
6 | $52,134 |
Travel and Lodging |
5 | $1,054 |
Food and Beverage |
18 | $568 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
SAVANNAH T |
device |
$38,708 |
ZEUS-O |
device |
$38,708 |
SPARTAN |
device |
$38,708 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$13,426 |
SPECTRA WAVEWRITER |
device |
$1,363 |
SPINAL IMPLANTS |
device |
$106 |
PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS |
device |
$48 |
GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT |
device |
$44 |
ZERO-P |
device |
$22 |
PRODIGY FAMILY OF SCS IPGS |
device |
$16 |
INFINION |
device |
$11 |
COFLEX |
device |
$11 |
| † 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 1, 2018 | $23,972 | SAVANNAH T SPARTAN ZEUS-O | Royalty or License | AMENDIA, INC. | |
| May 31, 2018 | $14,736 | SAVANNAH T SPARTAN ZEUS-O | Royalty or License | AMENDIA, INC. | |
| Nov 29, 2018 | $4,505 | No Listed Product | Royalty or License | AMENDIA, INC. | |
| Aug 31, 2018 | $3,736 | No Listed Product | Royalty or License | AMENDIA, INC. | |
| Aug 31, 2018 | $2,933 | No Listed Product | Royalty or License | AMENDIA, INC. | |
| Nov 29, 2018 | $2,251 | No Listed Product | Royalty or License | AMENDIA, INC. | |
| May 18, 2018 | $585 | SPECTRA WAVEWRITER | Travel and Lodging | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| May 18, 2018 | $190 | SPECTRA WAVEWRITER | Travel and Lodging | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| May 19, 2018 | $163 | SPECTRA WAVEWRITER | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| May 18, 2018 | $148 | SPECTRA WAVEWRITER | Travel and Lodging | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| May 19, 2018 | $106 | SPECTRA WAVEWRITER | Travel and Lodging | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Oct 5, 2018 | $106 | SPINAL IMPLANTS | Food and Beverage | SPINE WAVE, INC. | |
| Mar 5, 2018 | $39 | SPECTRA WAVEWRITER | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Feb 1, 2018 | $37 | GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Dec 7, 2018 | $34 | SPECTRA WAVEWRITER | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Sep 4, 2018 | $27 | PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| May 18, 2018 | $25 | SPECTRA WAVEWRITER | Travel and Lodging | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| May 14, 2018 | $23 | SPECTRA WAVEWRITER | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Dec 18, 2018 | $22 | ZERO-P | Food and Beverage | DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC. | |
| Aug 27, 2018 | $21 | PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Aug 1, 2018 | $16 | PRODIGY FAMILY OF SCS IPGS | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Jan 18, 2018 | $14 | SPECTRA WAVEWRITER | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| May 4, 2018 | $13 | SPECTRA WAVEWRITER | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Sep 15, 2018 | $12 | SPECTRA WAVEWRITER | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Jan 30, 2018 | $11 | INFINION | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Mar 27, 2018 | $11 | SPECTRA WAVEWRITER | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Mar 5, 2018 | $7 | GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| May 4, 2018 | $6 | COFLEX | Food and Beverage | PARADIGM SPINE, LLC | |
| May 3, 2018 | $5 | COFLEX | Food and Beverage | PARADIGM SPINE, LLC |
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