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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 M NICKELE
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CHRISTOPHER M NICKELE

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
6325 HUMPHREYS BLVD, SEMMES-MURPHEY CLINIC, MEMPHIS, TN, 38120-2300
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DR. CHRISTOPHER NICKELE,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

31

payments

$1,589

payment total

12

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
 31 $1,589

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†
SOLITAIRE

device

 $219
HYDROSOFT 3D COIL

device

 $167
LVIS

device

 $167
LVIS JR.

device

 $167
ALL SPINE STIMULATION

drug

 $144
ES2

device

 $132
NAV - NAV3 NAVIGATION PLATFORM

device

 $132
TRITANIUM

device

 $132
SURGICAL MICROSCOPES

device

 $130
CODMAN CERTAS

device

 $124
CODMAN HAKIM PRECISION VALVE

device

 $124
CUSA CLARITY

device

 $124
DURAGEN

device

 $124
DURASEAL EXACT

device

 $124
WALTER

device

 $121
CHECKPOINT STIMULATORS

device

 $119
ROSA

device

 $100
TLIF

device

 $91
TLX

device

 $91
X-CORE

device

 $91
XLIF

device

 $91
ENTERPRISE

device

 $67
ENTERPRISE 2

device

 $67
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $63
TREVO

device

 $43
ARTIS Q

device

 $21
BRIGHTMATTER GUIDE/MODUS V

device

 $20
COVIDIEN-INTRASACCULAR

device

 $17
CATALYST

device

 $12
† 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
Jun 26, 2018 $167 LVIS LVIS JR. HYDROSOFT 3D COIL Food and Beverage MICROVENTION, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $132 NAV - NAV3 NAVIGATION PLATFORM ES2 TRITANIUM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 29, 2018 $130 SURGICAL MICROSCOPES Food and Beverage LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $124 CODMAN CERTAS CUSA CLARITY DURAGEN DURASEAL EXACT CODMAN HAKIM PRECISION VALVE Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Mar 2, 2018 $121 WALTER Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $119 CHECKPOINT STIMULATORS Food and Beverage CHECKPOINT SURGICAL, INC
Jan 18, 2018 $113 ALL SPINE STIMULATION Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Jul 20, 2018 $100 ROSA Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $91 X-CORE XLIF TLIF TLX Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $67 ENTERPRISE 2 ENTERPRISE Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $47 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 2, 2018 $43 TREVO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 19, 2018 $31 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $28 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $23 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $23 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 26, 2018 $23 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 25, 2018 $21 ARTIS Q Food and Beverage SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $21 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $20 BRIGHTMATTER GUIDE/MODUS V Food and Beverage SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC.
May 17, 2018 $18 ALL SPINE STIMULATION Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $17 COVIDIEN-INTRASACCULAR Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $16 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $16 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $16 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $14 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $12 CATALYST Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 18, 2018 $12 ALL SPINE STIMULATION Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $10 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $8 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $6 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, 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.