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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.

CHRISTOPHER W BUSSEMA
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CHRISTOPHER W BUSSEMA

Listed Specialty: Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery
102 S LAKEVIEW ST, STURGIS, MI, 49091-1947
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DR. CHRISTOPHER BUSSEMA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

11

payments

$348

payment total

1

company 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
Food and Beverage
 11 $348

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†
PHALINX

device

 $128
ORTHOLOC

device

 $78
GRAVITY

device

 $31
ALLOMATRIX

device

 $29
CROSSCHECK

device

 $26
AUGMENT

device

 $25
BOW

device

 $25
FORCE FIBER

device

 $5
† 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 16, 2018 $128 PHALINX Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Apr 16, 2018 $35 ORTHOLOC Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $30 ORTHOLOC Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $29 ALLOMATRIX Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
May 15, 2018 $27 GRAVITY Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $26 CROSSCHECK Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $25 AUGMENT Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $25 BOW Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Nov 19, 2018 $14 ORTHOLOC Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $5 GRAVITY Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $5 FORCE FIBER Food and Beverage 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.