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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.

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WILLIAM M RALSTON
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WILLIAM M RALSTON

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
1610 W TOWNLINE ST, SUITE 110, CRESTON, IA, 50801-1054
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DR. WILLIAM RALSTON,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

20

payments

$2,580

payment total

3

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
Education
1 $1,140
Travel and Lodging
7 $1,033
Food and Beverage
12 $407

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
ACCOLADE

device

$1,378
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$1,140
MAKO

device

$218
TRIATHLON

device

$46
MONOVISC

device

$27
ORTHOVISC

device

$27
REUNION

device

$14
TRITANIUM

device

$14
† 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
Oct 31, 2018 $1,140 No Listed Product Education WARDLOW ENTERPRISES
Mar 16, 2018 $335 ACCOLADE Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 16, 2018 $270 ACCOLADE Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 16, 2018 $198 ACCOLADE Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 16, 2018 $151 ACCOLADE Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 10, 2018 $115 MAKO ACCOLADE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 13, 2018 $71 ACCOLADE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 10, 2018 $62 MAKO ACCOLADE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 10, 2018 $38 ACCOLADE Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 14, 2018 $35 ACCOLADE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 14, 2018 $31 ACCOLADE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 11, 2018 $30 ACCOLADE Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 10, 2018 $23 TRIATHLON ACCOLADE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 11, 2018 $21 MAKO TRIATHLON Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 21, 2018 $15 MONOVISC ORTHOVISC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $14 REUNION MAKO TRITANIUM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 10, 2018 $12 ACCOLADE Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 30, 2018 $11 MONOVISC ORTHOVISC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $7 MAKO ACCOLADE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 10, 2018 $2 ACCOLADE TRIATHLON Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.