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DAVID O OKONKWO
Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
200 LOTHROP ST, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15213-2546
DAVID OKONKWO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
44
payments
$330,950
payment total
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
Royalty or License |
4 | $285K |
Consulting |
9 | $40,125 |
Travel and Lodging |
12 | $3,212 |
Accredited Training |
1 | $1,500 |
Food and Beverage |
18 | $1,408 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
TIMBERLINE |
device |
$285K |
MAKO |
device |
$22,736 |
VITOSS |
device |
$11,700 |
ALIF |
device |
$4,500 |
MODULUS |
device |
$4,500 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$2,336 |
ES2 |
device |
$1,800 |
NEXGEN |
device |
$1,125 |
OASYS |
device |
$580 |
XIA |
device |
$580 |
NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT |
device |
$395 |
TLIF |
device |
$331 |
RELINE |
device |
$299 |
PULSE |
device |
$127 |
ROSA |
device |
$124 |
LESSRAY |
device |
$114 |
NUVALINE/NUVAMAP O.R. |
device |
$97 |
PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM |
device |
$67 |
XLIF |
device |
$10 |
| † 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 14, 2018 | $80,010 | TIMBERLINE | Royalty or License | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | University of Pittsburgh Physicians |
| Nov 14, 2018 | $70,797 | TIMBERLINE | Royalty or License | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | University of Pittsburgh Physicians |
| Feb 14, 2018 | $70,210 | TIMBERLINE | Royalty or License | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | University of Pittsburgh Physicians |
| Aug 14, 2018 | $63,689 | TIMBERLINE | Royalty or License | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | University of Pittsburgh Physicians |
| Apr 4, 2018 | $11,700 | VITOSS | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Aug 1, 2018 | $9,500 | MAKO | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | STEEL SPINE SOLUTIONS INC |
| Jan 17, 2018 | $8,000 | MAKO | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | STEEL SPINE SOLUTIONS INC |
| Jul 31, 2018 | $4,500 | ALIF MODULUS | Consulting | NUVASIVE, INC. | Steel Spine Solutions, Inc |
| Apr 4, 2018 | $2,500 | MAKO | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | STEEL SPINE SOLUTIONS INC |
| Apr 4, 2018 | $1,800 | ES2 | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | SPONDYLOS LLC |
| Jan 27, 2018 | $1,500 | No Listed Product | Accredited Training | SYNTHES GMBH | |
| Aug 1, 2018 | $1,000 | MAKO | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | STEEL SPINE SOLUTIONS INC |
| Jun 29, 2018 | $742 | MAKO | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jan 27, 2018 | $652 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | SYNTHES GMBH | |
| Feb 22, 2018 | $625 | NEXGEN | Consulting | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | University of Pittsburgh Physicians |
| Nov 16, 2018 | $580 | XIA OASYS | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jun 15, 2018 | $500 | NEXGEN | Consulting | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | University of Pittsburgh Physicians |
| Jan 17, 2018 | $214 | MAKO | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | STEEL SPINE SOLUTIONS INC |
| Jun 30, 2018 | $197 | MAKO | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jun 29, 2018 | $177 | MAKO | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jan 17, 2018 | $163 | MAKO | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | STEEL SPINE SOLUTIONS INC |
| Sep 13, 2018 | $150 | RELINE | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Apr 23, 2018 | $149 | RELINE | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Nov 25, 2018 | $139 | MAKO | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jan 27, 2018 | $135 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | SYNTHES GMBH | |
| Jan 19, 2018 | $130 | TLIF | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Sep 11, 2018 | $127 | PULSE | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jun 29, 2018 | $127 | NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Apr 29, 2018 | $124 | ROSA | Food and Beverage | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Apr 30, 2018 | $114 | LESSRAY | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jan 19, 2018 | $104 | TLIF | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Nov 26, 2018 | $104 | MAKO | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Apr 30, 2018 | $97 | NUVALINE/NUVAMAP O.R. TLIF | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| May 1, 2018 | $91 | NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Oct 10, 2018 | $78 | NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Sep 15, 2018 | $67 | PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Oct 10, 2018 | $64 | NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 1, 2018 | $25 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jun 28, 2018 | $16 | NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Nov 1, 2018 | $14 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Apr 30, 2018 | $10 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jan 23, 2018 | $10 | XLIF | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jun 29, 2018 | $10 | NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Apr 25, 2018 | $9 | NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | 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.