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FRED L SPECK
Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
301 UNIVERSITY BLVD, STE 417 SEALY BLGD, GALVESTON, TX, 77555-0462
DR. FRED SPECK,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
24
payments
$4,335
payment total
4
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 |
|---|---|---|
Education |
3 | $2,781 |
Food and Beverage |
18 | $835 |
Travel and Lodging |
3 | $719 |
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 |
$2,781 |
LEGION |
device |
$750 |
LEGION REVISION |
device |
$750 |
R3 |
device |
$750 |
SYNERGY HIP SYSTEM |
device |
$750 |
ACCORD |
device |
$488 |
LEGION HINGE |
device |
$262 |
MAKO |
device |
$178 |
GAMMA |
device |
$142 |
AXSOS |
device |
$111 |
TRIATHLON |
device |
$108 |
COBLATION WANDS |
device |
$81 |
SECUR-FIT |
device |
$64 |
DYONICS BURRS |
device |
$51 |
DYONICS STRAIGHT BLADES |
device |
$51 |
VARIAX |
device |
$48 |
ACCOLADE |
device |
$35 |
EXOGEN |
device |
$35 |
DYONICS BONECUTTER |
device |
$31 |
Q-FIX |
device |
$31 |
ULTRABUTTON |
device |
$31 |
| † 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 19, 2018 | $1,086 | No Listed Product | Education | MEDINC OF TEXAS | |
| Mar 31, 2018 | $1,035 | No Listed Product | Education | MEDINC OF TEXAS | |
| Mar 19, 2018 | $660 | No Listed Product | Education | MEDINC OF TEXAS | |
| May 29, 2018 | $488 | ACCORD R3 SYNERGY HIP SYSTEM LEGION LEGION REVISION | Travel and Lodging | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| May 30, 2018 | $201 | R3 SYNERGY HIP SYSTEM LEGION LEGION HINGE LEGION REVISION | Travel and Lodging | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| Jul 13, 2018 | $150 | MAKO | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Apr 18, 2018 | $142 | GAMMA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Sep 11, 2018 | $111 | AXSOS | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Aug 1, 2018 | $45 | TRIATHLON | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Aug 20, 2018 | $42 | SECUR-FIT | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 2, 2018 | $37 | TRIATHLON | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Apr 27, 2018 | $35 | ACCOLADE | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 30, 2018 | $31 | R3 SYNERGY HIP SYSTEM LEGION LEGION HINGE LEGION REVISION | Food and Beverage | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| Jun 26, 2018 | $31 | COBLATION WANDS DYONICS STRAIGHT BLADES DYONICS BURRS | Food and Beverage | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| Jun 26, 2018 | $31 | COBLATION WANDS DYONICS BONECUTTER Q-FIX ULTRABUTTON | Food and Beverage | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| May 30, 2018 | $30 | R3 SYNERGY HIP SYSTEM LEGION LEGION HINGE LEGION REVISION | Travel and Lodging | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| Jun 22, 2018 | $28 | MAKO | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jul 14, 2018 | $27 | TRIATHLON | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jul 12, 2018 | $26 | VARIAX | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Aug 9, 2018 | $23 | SECUR-FIT | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jul 12, 2018 | $23 | VARIAX | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jul 2, 2018 | $20 | COBLATION WANDS DYONICS STRAIGHT BLADES DYONICS BURRS | Food and Beverage | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| Mar 1, 2018 | $18 | EXOGEN | Food and Beverage | BIOVENTUS LLC | |
| Aug 30, 2018 | $16 | EXOGEN | Food and Beverage | BIOVENTUS LLC |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.