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This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.

ERIC R BLANSON
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ERIC R BLANSON

Listed Specialty: Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery
21309 FOSTER RD STE 200, SPRING, TX, 77388-4209
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ERIC BLANSON,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

21

payments

$2,570

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
Travel and Lodging
 3 $1,765
Food and Beverage
 18 $805

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†
NUCEL, NUSHIELD, RENU, AFFINITY, FIBERSOS

device

 $969
INFINITY

device

 $796
INBONE

device

 $343
AUGMENT

device

 $132
FOOT & ANKLE

drug

 $128
GRAVITY

device

 $46
CHARLOTTE

device

 $44
HEMICAP MTP RESURFACING

device

 $44
CLAW

device

 $32
ORTHOLOC

device

 $20
CROSSCHECK

device

 $16
† 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
Sep 7, 2018 $969 NUCEL, NUSHIELD, RENU, AFFINITY, FIBERSOS Travel and Lodging ORGANOGENESIS INC.
May 22, 2018 $436 INFINITY Travel and Lodging WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
May 30, 2018 $360 INFINITY Travel and Lodging WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $132 AUGMENT Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $128 FOOT & ANKLE Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $94 INBONE Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $73 INBONE Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jun 2, 2018 $73 INBONE Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $53 INBONE Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Feb 18, 2018 $44 CHARLOTTE Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $41 GRAVITY Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $28 CLAW Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $25 HEMICAP MTP RESURFACING Food and Beverage ARTHROSURFACE INCORPORATED
Jul 18, 2018 $20 ORTHOLOC Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jun 2, 2018 $20 INBONE Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $19 HEMICAP MTP RESURFACING Food and Beverage ARTHROSURFACE INCORPORATED
Apr 24, 2018 $16 CROSSCHECK Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $16 INBONE Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $15 INBONE Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $6 GRAVITY Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $4 CLAW Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.