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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.

LAURENCE E MERMELSTEIN

LAURENCE E MERMELSTEIN

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
763 LARKFIELD RD, 2ND FLOOR, COMMACK, NY, 11725-3131
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DR. LAURENCE MERMELSTEIN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

Data for this year is as provided by the federal government.

2014 Payments At a Glance

32

payments

$1,657

payment total

16

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments in 2014

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 32 $1,657

Drugs & Devices in 2014

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.

This physician does not have any payments relating to a specific drug or device for this year.

Product Name Product Type Payments†
Spine Devices

Device

 $221
Spine

Device

 $184
Spinal Implant

Device

 $173
Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies

Device

 $164
Neuro-Chronic Pain

Device

 $162
ThoracoLumbar

Device

 $146
General K2M Product Discussion

Device

 $134
Enabling Technologies - NIM, NAV, Power

Device

 $121
CervicoThoracic

Device

 $94
CHESAPEAKE

Device

 $65
RANGE

Device

 $65
BioSurgery - ACTIFUSE

Drug

 $47
Spinal Implants

Device

 $46
BGS-BHS Stimulators

Device

 $44
Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro

Device

 $33
FORTEO

Drug

 $31
Interventional Therapies

Device

 $29
FLECTOR PATCH

Drug

 $28
LYRICA

Drug

 $28
MIS

Device

 $22
CELEBREX

Drug

 $15
Advanced Energy Cutting Device

Device

 $8
† 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 2014

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Jan 24, 2014 $63 Spine Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jan 24, 2014 $8 Advanced Energy Cutting Device Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC.
Jan 31, 2014 $20 BioSurgery - ACTIFUSE Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Feb 7, 2014 $15 FLECTOR PATCH CELEBREX LYRICA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Feb 8, 2014 $27 ThoracoLumbar Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 20, 2014 $65 CHESAPEAKE RANGE Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Feb 20, 2014 $65 General K2M Product Discussion Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Feb 24, 2014 $221 Spine Devices Food and Beverage SPINEOLOGY INC.
Feb 26, 2014 $5 Interventional Therapies Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK USA, INC.
Mar 4, 2014 $22 ThoracoLumbar Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 5, 2014 $65 Spine Food and Beverage BIOMET SPINE, LLC
Mar 10, 2014 $173 Spinal Implant Food and Beverage LDR SPINE USA, INC
Mar 12, 2014 $12 Interventional Therapies Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK USA, INC.
Apr 11, 2014 $94 ThoracoLumbar CervicoThoracic Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 28, 2014 $59 Neuro-Chronic Pain Food and Beverage ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 30, 2014 $121 Enabling Technologies - NIM, NAV, Power Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK USA, INC.
Apr 30, 2014 $79 Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK USA, INC.
May 1, 2014 $85 Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK USA, INC.
May 29, 2014 $3 ThoracoLumbar Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 3, 2014 $18 Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 5, 2014 $70 General K2M Product Discussion Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Jun 11, 2014 $17 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Aug 4, 2014 $46 Spinal Implants Food and Beverage SPINE WAVE, INC.
Aug 5, 2014 $13 Interventional Therapies Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK USA, INC.
Aug 25, 2014 $27 BioSurgery - ACTIFUSE Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Sep 3, 2014 $103 Neuro-Chronic Pain Food and Beverage ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 24, 2014 $56 Spine Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 6, 2014 $15 Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 17, 2014 $44 BGS-BHS Stimulators Food and Beverage EBI MEDICAL SYSTEMS, LLC
Nov 21, 2014 $22 MIS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Dec 2, 2014 $14 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Dec 10, 2014 $13 FLECTOR PATCH LYRICA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.