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ANDREW J GROSSBACH
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ANDREW J GROSSBACH

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
200 HAWKINS DR, DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY, IOWA CITY, IA, 52242-1007
* Note: This physician had a Ohio practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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DR. ANDREW GROSSBACH,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

46

payments

$7,627

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
Consulting
 1 $5,134
Food and Beverage
 41 $1,724
Travel and Lodging
 4 $769

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†
SYNAPSE

device

 $5,155
MAZORX - RENAISSANCE

device

 $819
BASE

device

 $200
XLIF

device

 $190
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $167
MODULUS

device

 $125
O-ARM-SPINE

device

 $113
EXCELSIUS - GPS

device

 $110
STEALTHSTATION

device

 $93
INFINITY OCT SYSTEM

device

 $90
PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $82
ALIF

device

 $82
ALTERA

device

 $69
MAGNIFY

device

 $68
PULSE

device

 $66
SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM

device

 $48
OSTEOCEL

device

 $47
CREO MIS

device

 $39
VIPER

device

 $34
ATTRAX

device

 $23
COALESCE

device

 $21
MAXCESS

device

 $9
† 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
Jan 18, 2018 $5,134 SYNAPSE Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $432 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $196 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $120 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $113 O-ARM-SPINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $110 EXCELSIUS - GPS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $104 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 17, 2018 $95 MODULUS Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $83 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $82 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $81 BASE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 29, 2018 $77 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $71 STEALTHSTATION Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $68 MAGNIFY Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $61 INFINITY OCT SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 30, 2018 $54 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $51 BASE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 2, 2018 $48 SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM Food and Beverage 4WEB, INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $42 ALTERA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $40 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $39 CREO MIS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $38 BASE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $37 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $32 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 20, 2018 $29 MODULUS Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 11, 2018 $28 PULSE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $28 ALTERA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $24 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 4, 2018 $23 OSTEOCEL ATTRAX Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 4, 2018 $23 OSTEOCEL Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $23 STEALTHSTATION Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 17, 2018 $21 COALESCE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $21 SYNAPSE Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $19 PULSE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $19 PULSE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $18 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 12, 2018 $18 VIPER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $17 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $17 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 12, 2018 $16 VIPER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $15 BASE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $15 INFINITY OCT SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $14 INFINITY OCT SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $14 BASE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $9 MAXCESS Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 6, 2018 $7 No Listed Product 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.