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MICHAEL P AST
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MICHAEL P AST

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
3120 PRINCETON PIKE, MERCER BUCKS ORTHOPAEDICS, LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ, 08648-2325
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DR. MICHAEL AST,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

137

payments

$105,953

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
16 $57,310
Consulting
16 $25,765
Travel and Lodging
55 $18,764
Food and Beverage
50 $4,114

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
JOURNEY II XR

device

$61,471
JOURNEY II BCS

device

$38,044
NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

$35,628
JOURNEY II CR

device

$28,750
JOURNEY UNI

device

$19,548
VISIONAIRE CUTTING GUIDES

device

$15,749
ORTHALIGN PLUS SYSTEM

device

$14,133
JII UNICONDYLAR KNEE SYSTEM

device

$10,700
LEGION

device

$7,100
POLARSTEM

device

$3,216
ANTHOLOGY

device

$2,918
VISIONAIRE SOLUTIONS

device

$2,694
LEGION REVISION

device

$2,612
HTX-011

drug

$2,566
BONESAVE

device

$1,830
JOURNEY PFJ

device

$1,829
LEGION HINGE

device

$1,829
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$1,677
ZUK UNI

device

$1,660
OXINIUM HIPS

device

$1,186
MAKO

device

$1,069
POLARCUP

device

$786
R3

device

$786
REUNION

device

$500
VERILAST HIPS

device

$400
PICO

device

$229
PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS

device

$197
EXTREMITIES INSTRUMENTS

device

$129
ZILRETTA

drug

$118
ACCOLADE

device

$113
ATTUNE

device

$112
CORAIL

device

$112
REDAPT REVISION HIP SYSTEM

device

$109
REGENETEN

device

$101
GAMMA

device

$89
MICROFIX

device

$76
GMK SPHERE

device

$71
MINIRAIL

device

$29
PENNSAID

drug

$25
MONOVISC

device

$15
EUFLEXXA

device

$14
TYMLOS

drug

$13
† 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
May 11, 2018 $12,300 JOURNEY UNI VISIONAIRE CUTTING GUIDES NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM JOURNEY II BCS JOURNEY II XR Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Feb 12, 2018 $8,150 NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM JOURNEY II BCS JOURNEY II CR JOURNEY II XR Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 9, 2018 $7,700 ORTHALIGN PLUS SYSTEM Consulting ORTHALIGN INC
May 22, 2018 $6,300 JII UNICONDYLAR KNEE SYSTEM NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM JOURNEY II CR JOURNEY II XR Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $4,800 JOURNEY II XR Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $4,750 JOURNEY II XR Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $3,650 JOURNEY II XR Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jul 30, 2018 $3,200 JOURNEY II XR Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $3,200 LEGION JOURNEY II BCS JOURNEY II CR Consulting SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $2,600 LEGION REVISION NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM JOURNEY II BCS JOURNEY II CR JOURNEY II XR Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Dec 14, 2018 $2,485 ORTHALIGN PLUS SYSTEM Consulting ORTHALIGN INC
Mar 31, 2018 $2,170 ORTHALIGN PLUS SYSTEM Consulting ORTHALIGN INC
Apr 9, 2018 $2,100 JOURNEY II XR Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $2,000 HTX-011 Consulting HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Apr 9, 2018 $2,000 VISIONAIRE CUTTING GUIDES JOURNEY II CR Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 9, 2018 $1,800 JOURNEY II XR Consulting SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $1,660 ZUK UNI JOURNEY II BCS Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 3, 2018 $1,600 JII UNICONDYLAR KNEE SYSTEM JOURNEY UNI JOURNEY II BCS JOURNEY II CR JOURNEY II XR Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $1,600 JII UNICONDYLAR KNEE SYSTEM JOURNEY UNI LEGION JOURNEY II CR Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $1,471 BONESAVE Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 10, 2018 $1,400 NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM JOURNEY II BCS Consulting SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $1,200 JII UNICONDYLAR KNEE SYSTEM JOURNEY UNI VISIONAIRE SOLUTIONS NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM JOURNEY II BCS Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 3, 2018 $1,200 LEGION JOURNEY II BCS JOURNEY II CR Consulting SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $1,195 JOURNEY II XR Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $1,195 JOURNEY II XR Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $1,149 JOURNEY II XR Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 4, 2018 $1,100 LEGION JOURNEY II BCS JOURNEY II CR Consulting SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 15, 2018 $1,000 JOURNEY UNI NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM JOURNEY II BCS JOURNEY II CR Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $947 ANTHOLOGY POLARSTEM JOURNEY PFJ JOURNEY UNI LEGION HINGE Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $623 VISIONAIRE SOLUTIONS NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM JOURNEY II BCS Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $574 ANTHOLOGY OXINIUM HIPS POLARCUP POLARSTEM R3 Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $542 JOURNEY II BCS Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $538 ANTHOLOGY POLARSTEM JOURNEY PFJ JOURNEY UNI LEGION HINGE Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $533 JOURNEY II XR Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $500 MAKO Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 20, 2018 $500 REUNION Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Jan 31, 2018 $474 VISIONAIRE CUTTING GUIDES NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $460 JOURNEY II XR Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $457 JOURNEY II XR Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $440 HTX-011 Travel and Lodging HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $420 ORTHALIGN PLUS SYSTEM Consulting ORTHALIGN INC
Apr 9, 2018 $400 OXINIUM HIPS POLARSTEM VERILAST HIPS VISIONAIRE SOLUTIONS Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 4, 2018 $400 No Listed Product Consulting SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 14, 2018 $400 VISIONAIRE CUTTING GUIDES Consulting SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $344 JOURNEY II XR Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $324 JOURNEY II BCS Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $320 JOURNEY II XR Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jul 30, 2018 $291 JOURNEY II XR Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Dec 22, 2018 $287 JOURNEY II XR Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 6, 2018 $280 ORTHALIGN PLUS SYSTEM Consulting ORTHALIGN INC
May 10, 2018 $270 ANTHOLOGY NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM JOURNEY II BCS JOURNEY II XR Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $270 JOURNEY II XR Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $250 JOURNEY II XR Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $244 JOURNEY II XR Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $230 NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $229 JOURNEY II XR Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $217 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $215 NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $214 JOURNEY II XR Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $213 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 21, 2018 $212 ANTHOLOGY OXINIUM HIPS POLARCUP POLARSTEM R3 Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jan 3, 2018 $210 ORTHALIGN PLUS SYSTEM Consulting ORTHALIGN INC
Jun 13, 2018 $207 MAKO Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 5, 2018 $206 VISIONAIRE CUTTING GUIDES Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $204 JOURNEY II XR Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $200 VISIONAIRE CUTTING GUIDES Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $194 JOURNEY II XR Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $191 VISIONAIRE SOLUTIONS Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $184 JOURNEY II XR Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $176 JOURNEY II XR Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $172 MAKO Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 10, 2018 $170 JOURNEY II XR Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $169 JOURNEY II XR Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $169 PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 28, 2018 $168 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $167 JOURNEY II XR Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $165 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $163 JOURNEY II XR Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Dec 16, 2018 $158 ORTHALIGN PLUS SYSTEM Food and Beverage ORTHALIGN INC
Aug 28, 2018 $156 MAKO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 10, 2018 $155 JOURNEY II XR Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 17, 2018 $154 JOURNEY II BCS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $150 JOURNEY II BCS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $149 ORTHALIGN PLUS SYSTEM Food and Beverage ORTHALIGN INC
Jun 29, 2018 $147 JOURNEY II XR Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Mar 30, 2018 $144 ORTHALIGN PLUS SYSTEM Food and Beverage ORTHALIGN INC
Apr 20, 2018 $144 ANTHOLOGY POLARSTEM JOURNEY PFJ JOURNEY UNI LEGION HINGE Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $143 ORTHALIGN PLUS SYSTEM Food and Beverage ORTHALIGN INC
Feb 1, 2018 $143 VISIONAIRE SOLUTIONS NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM JOURNEY II BCS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 14, 2018 $140 JOURNEY II XR Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $139 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $137 JOURNEY II XR Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $136 VISIONAIRE SOLUTIONS NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM JOURNEY II BCS Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $136 ORTHALIGN PLUS SYSTEM Food and Beverage ORTHALIGN INC
Oct 10, 2018 $135 JOURNEY II XR Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $130 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $129 PICO EXTREMITIES INSTRUMENTS NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $126 BONESAVE Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 18, 2018 $116 BONESAVE Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 18, 2018 $116 BONESAVE Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 24, 2018 $115 JOURNEY II XR Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $113 ACCOLADE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
May 23, 2018 $112 ATTUNE CORAIL Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $104 POLARSTEM VISIONAIRE CUTTING GUIDES NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM JOURNEY II BCS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $103 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $101 ORTHALIGN PLUS SYSTEM Food and Beverage ORTHALIGN INC
Apr 19, 2018 $101 ANTHOLOGY POLARSTEM JOURNEY PFJ JOURNEY UNI LEGION HINGE Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $101 PICO NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 21, 2018 $99 ANTHOLOGY POLARSTEM JOURNEY PFJ JOURNEY UNI LEGION HINGE Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $97 POLARSTEM NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM JOURNEY II BCS JOURNEY II XR Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $83 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $79 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CORIN USA
Feb 8, 2018 $76 MICROFIX Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS INC.
Oct 8, 2018 $71 GMK SPHERE Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $67 HTX-011 Food and Beverage HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $64 GAMMA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 7, 2018 $64 VISIONAIRE CUTTING GUIDES NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM JOURNEY II XR Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jul 30, 2018 $61 JOURNEY II XR Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 10, 2018 $60 REDAPT REVISION HIP SYSTEM NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM JOURNEY II BCS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $59 HTX-011 Food and Beverage HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $50 REDAPT REVISION HIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $50 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $36 ORTHALIGN PLUS SYSTEM Food and Beverage ORTHALIGN INC
Apr 17, 2018 $36 MAKO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 28, 2018 $33 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 11, 2018 $32 ANTHOLOGY NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM JOURNEY II BCS JOURNEY II XR Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $29 MINIRAIL Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
May 30, 2018 $28 PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 13, 2018 $24 GAMMA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 28, 2018 $18 JOURNEY UNI Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $15 MONOVISC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Apr 16, 2018 $15 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Jan 5, 2018 $14 EUFLEXXA Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $13 PENNSAID Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Mar 2, 2018 $13 TYMLOS Food and Beverage RADIUS HEALTH, INC.
Jan 8, 2018 $12 PENNSAID Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Apr 26, 2018 $12 LEGION REVISION Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
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