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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.

MICHAEL HANDLER
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MICHAEL HANDLER

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
13123 E 16TH AVE, AURORA, CO, 80045-7106
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Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

10

payments

$1,180

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
Travel and Lodging
 2 $618
Food and Beverage
 8 $562

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†
CURVE

device

 $857
RNS SYSTEM

device

 $108
CODMAN CERTAS

device

 $102
CODMAN HAKIM PRECISION VALVE

device

 $102
CUSA CLARITY

device

 $102
DURAGEN

device

 $102
DURASEAL EXACT

device

 $102
SURGERY SOFTWARE

device

 $78
KICK, AIRO, CURVE, BUZZ, NODE, EXACT TRAC, NOVALIS, TRAMACAD, ELEMENTS

device

 $35
† 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 3, 2018 $583 CURVE Travel and Lodging BRAINLAB, INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $108 RNS SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEUROPACE, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $102 CODMAN CERTAS CUSA CLARITY DURAGEN DURASEAL EXACT CODMAN HAKIM PRECISION VALVE Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Mar 24, 2018 $88 CURVE Food and Beverage BRAINLAB, INC.
Jun 9, 2018 $78 SURGERY SOFTWARE Food and Beverage BRAINLAB, INC.
Feb 10, 2018 $63 CURVE Food and Beverage BRAINLAB, INC.
Nov 3, 2018 $54 CURVE Food and Beverage BRAINLAB, INC.
Nov 10, 2018 $53 CURVE Food and Beverage BRAINLAB, INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $35 KICK, AIRO, CURVE, BUZZ, NODE, EXACT TRAC, NOVALIS, TRAMACAD, ELEMENTS Travel and Lodging BRAINLAB, INC.
Nov 3, 2018 $16 CURVE Food and Beverage BRAINLAB, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.