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MICHAEL S GEORGE
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MICHAEL S GEORGE

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
17270 RED OAK DR, SUITE 200, HOUSTON, TX, 77090-2632
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MICHAEL GEORGE,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

35

payments

$3,150

payment total

12

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
Consulting
 1 $2,250
Food and Beverage
 32 $890
Education
 1 $5
Travel and Lodging
 1 $5

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†
PREVENA

device

 $2,250
TRIATHLON

device

 $172
MAKO

device

 $132
BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM

device

 $131
EUFLEXXA

device

 $96
ZILRETTA

drug

 $72
REGENETEN

device

 $68
HYALGAN

device

 $44
HYMOVIS

device

 $44
PICO

device

 $41
PENNSAID

drug

 $40
MONOVISC

device

 $37
ORTHOVISC

device

 $37
MOVANTIK

drug

 $24
SYMPROIC

drug

 $22
DUROLANE

device

 $22
† 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
Apr 17, 2018 $2,250 PREVENA Consulting KCI USA, INC
Jun 26, 2018 $132 MAKO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
May 5, 2018 $114 TRIATHLON Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 21, 2018 $102 BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $58 TRIATHLON Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
May 2, 2018 $50 REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $24 BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $22 HYALGAN HYMOVIS Food and Beverage FIDIA PHARMA USA INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $22 HYALGAN HYMOVIS Food and Beverage FIDIA PHARMA USA INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $22 DUROLANE Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
Sep 13, 2018 $21 EUFLEXXA Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $21 EUFLEXXA Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Aug 30, 2018 $20 EUFLEXXA Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $20 EUFLEXXA Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $19 PICO Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $18 REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 31, 2018 $18 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $17 PICO Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $15 PENNSAID Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Aug 21, 2018 $15 EUFLEXXA Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $15 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $14 PENNSAID Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Oct 11, 2018 $14 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $14 MONOVISC ORTHOVISC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $13 MOVANTIK Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Aug 23, 2018 $13 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $12 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $12 MONOVISC ORTHOVISC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $11 SYMPROIC Food and Beverage PURDUE PHARMA L.P.
Oct 25, 2018 $11 MONOVISC ORTHOVISC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $11 PENNSAID Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jun 19, 2018 $11 MOVANTIK Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Mar 28, 2018 $11 SYMPROIC Food and Beverage PURDUE PHARMA L.P.
Apr 17, 2018 $5 PICO Education SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $5 BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM Travel and Lodging WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.