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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.

RICHARD L KERN
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RICHARD L KERN

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
1010 E 3RD ST, SUITE 202, CHATTANOOGA, TN, 37403-2109
* Note: This physician had a Texas practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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RICHARD KERN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

21

payments

$1,015

payment total

7

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
 21 $1,015

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†
ES2

device

 $384
EXCELSIUS - GPS

device

 $149
IMBIBE

device

 $109
AVS

device

 $84
SERRATO

device

 $57
ANCHOR C

device

 $47
IFUSE IMPLANT

device

 $40
ADAPTIVESTIM

device

 $36
RESTORE

device

 $35
GENERAL BPH

device

 $21
CANNULATED SCREW

device

 $18
MANTIS

device

 $13
QUDEXY XR TOPIRAMATE EXTENDED RELEASE CAPSULES

drug

 $12
MORPHABOND ER

drug

 $11
† 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
Nov 16, 2018 $149 ES2 Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 28, 2018 $149 EXCELSIUS - GPS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $126 ES2 Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 29, 2018 $109 IMBIBE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 23, 2018 $68 AVS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 20, 2018 $65 ES2 Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 30, 2018 $57 SERRATO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 9, 2018 $43 ES2 Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 28, 2018 $36 ADAPTIVESTIM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $35 RESTORE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $26 ANCHOR C Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 5, 2018 $21 ANCHOR C Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 12, 2018 $21 GENERAL BPH Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 7, 2018 $18 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $18 CANNULATED SCREW Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
May 8, 2018 $16 AVS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 17, 2018 $13 MANTIS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 13, 2018 $12 QUDEXY XR TOPIRAMATE EXTENDED RELEASE CAPSULES Food and Beverage UPSHER-SMITH LABORATORIES LLC
Aug 24, 2018 $11 MORPHABOND ER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
May 11, 2018 $11 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $11 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, 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.