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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.

CHARLES R WATTS
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CHARLES R WATTS

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
6545 FRANCE AVE S, SUITE 450D, EDINA, MN, 55435-2131
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DR. CHARLES WATTS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

11

payments

$5,082

payment total

2

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
Consulting
 1 $3,804
Travel and Lodging
 2 $1,015
Food and Beverage
 8 $263

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†
PRESTIGE

device

 $4,875
PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $87
ACF

device

 $51
O-ARM-SPINE

device

 $41
VERTEX

device

 $27
† 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
Aug 9, 2018 $3,804 PRESTIGE Consulting MEDTRONIC USA, INC. Mayo Clinic Pharmacy Baldwin
Jul 20, 2018 $798 PRESTIGE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $217 PRESTIGE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $87 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $51 ACF Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $42 PRESTIGE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $22 VERTEX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 8, 2018 $21 O-ARM-SPINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 8, 2018 $20 O-ARM-SPINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 20, 2018 $14 PRESTIGE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $6 VERTEX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.