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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.

PAUL M BJORDAHL
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PAUL M BJORDAHL

Listed Specialty: Surgery
1508 W 22ND ST STE 101, SIOUX FALLS, SD, 57105-1514
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PAUL BJORDAHL,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

18

payments

$604

payment total

8

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
Food and Beverage
 17 $561
Education
 1 $43

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†
STREAMCONNECT

device

 $159
SITUATE

device

 $126
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $102
ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER

device

 $67
STRATAFIX

device

 $67
SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS

device

 $67
PROMO:IMAGE 1 SPIES HD CCU,H3-LNK,LNK

device

 $46
PHASIX

device

 $46
ECHELON FLEX STAPLER

device

 $39
OVITEX

device

 $38
EVICEL

drug

 $29
3DMAX

device

 $14
OPTIFIX

device

 $14
VENTRIO

device

 $14
XENMATRIX

device

 $14
PECTUS BAR

device

 $13
GRAFIX & STRAVIX

drug

 $7
† 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 9, 2018 $159 STREAMCONNECT Food and Beverage KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Oct 30, 2018 $50 SITUATE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Oct 30, 2018 $49 SITUATE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jun 13, 2018 $45 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $43 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Education INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $39 ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER ECHELON FLEX STAPLER STRATAFIX SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
May 15, 2018 $31 PHASIX Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $29 ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER STRATAFIX EVICEL SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Jul 26, 2018 $28 SITUATE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Apr 10, 2018 $23 PROMO:IMAGE 1 SPIES HD CCU,H3-LNK,LNK Food and Beverage KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Apr 11, 2018 $23 PROMO:IMAGE 1 SPIES HD CCU,H3-LNK,LNK Food and Beverage KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Jun 5, 2018 $15 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $14 3DMAX PHASIX OPTIFIX XENMATRIX VENTRIO Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $13 OVITEX Food and Beverage TELA BIO, INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $13 OVITEX Food and Beverage TELA BIO, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $13 PECTUS BAR Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $12 OVITEX Food and Beverage TELA BIO, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $7 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.