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ERIC M ALTSCHULER
Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
575 COAL VALLEY RD, SUITE 260, JEFFERSON HILLS, PA, 15025-3730
DR. ERIC ALTSCHULER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
19
payments
$2,591
payment total
9
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 |
|---|---|---|
Honoraria |
1 | $1,500 |
Food and Beverage |
17 | $936 |
Travel and Lodging |
1 | $156 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
I-FACTOR PUTTY |
device |
$1,500 |
MOBI-C |
device |
$226 |
PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS |
device |
$211 |
EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM |
device |
$156 |
FLAREHAWK |
device |
$100 |
SERENGETI RETRACTOR SYSTEM |
device |
$77 |
BACS |
device |
$68 |
MAP3 CELLULAR ALLOGENEIC BONE GRAFT |
device |
$66 |
LOTTA VENTRICULOSCOPE 30 HOPKINS |
device |
$65 |
TERRA NOVA MINIMALLY INVASIVE ACCESS SYSTEM |
device |
$26 |
CASCADIA INTERBODY SYSTEM |
device |
$25 |
KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY |
device |
$21 |
SPECIFY |
device |
$19 |
INTELLIS |
device |
$16 |
TRITANIUM |
device |
$15 |
| † 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 2, 2018 | $1,500 | I-FACTOR PUTTY | Honoraria | CERAPEDICS, INC. | |
| Sep 5, 2018 | $159 | PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Mar 30, 2018 | $156 | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM | Travel and Lodging | K2M, INC. | |
| Jun 11, 2018 | $111 | MOBI-C | Food and Beverage | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Sep 1, 2018 | $100 | FLAREHAWK | Food and Beverage | INTEGRITY IMPLANTS INC | |
| Oct 24, 2018 | $95 | MOBI-C | Food and Beverage | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Mar 29, 2018 | $77 | SERENGETI RETRACTOR SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | K2M, INC. | |
| Apr 19, 2018 | $68 | BACS | Food and Beverage | K2M, INC. | |
| Jan 24, 2018 | $66 | MAP3 CELLULAR ALLOGENEIC BONE GRAFT | Food and Beverage | RTI SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Nov 29, 2018 | $65 | LOTTA VENTRICULOSCOPE 30 HOPKINS | Food and Beverage | KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA | |
| Apr 9, 2018 | $52 | PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Mar 30, 2018 | $26 | TERRA NOVA MINIMALLY INVASIVE ACCESS SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | K2M, INC. | |
| Mar 29, 2018 | $25 | CASCADIA INTERBODY SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | K2M, INC. | |
| Jan 11, 2018 | $21 | KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Aug 16, 2018 | $19 | SPECIFY | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Oct 18, 2018 | $16 | INTELLIS | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Oct 19, 2018 | $15 | TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Oct 16, 2018 | $11 | MOBI-C | Food and Beverage | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Jun 6, 2018 | $9 | MOBI-C | Food and Beverage | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.