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BENJAMIN F PLUCKNETTE
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BENJAMIN F PLUCKNETTE

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
3851 ROGER BROOKE DR, SAUSHEC ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY RESIDENCY, FORT SAM HOUSTON, TX, 78234-4501
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DR. BENJAMIN PLUCKNETTE,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

42

payments

$3,456

payment total

15

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
Food and Beverage
 33 $2,566
Travel and Lodging
 8 $775
Entertainment
 1 $115

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†
FREEDOM WRIST

device

 $1,265
PYRO MCP

device

 $1,265
TITAN-SHOULDER

device

 $1,265
ALIGN

device

 $401
GEMINUS

device

 $401
IJS

device

 $401
IMPLATE

device

 $401
EXTERNAL FIXATION SYSTEM

device

 $332
TSSM - TOTAL SHOULDER SYSTEM METAL

device

 $332
VARIAX

device

 $268
ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM

device

 $266
ANATOMIC RADIAL HEAD SYSTEM

device

 $266
ACU-LOC WRIST PLATING SYSTEM

device

 $257
ELBOW PLATING SYSTEM

device

 $234
AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR

device

 $215
AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR

device

 $215
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $162
NEURAGEN

device

 $141
TENOGLIDE

device

 $141
CHECKPOINT STIMULATORS

device

 $126
C/M ELBOW

device

 $125
MODULAR HAND SYSTEM

device

 $112
PERFORM GLENOID

device

 $111
ORTHOPEDIC CABLE / PERIPROSTHETIC SYSTEM

device

 $104
CMF OL1000

device

 $96
EXT-HPS

device

 $39
VERSAWRAP TENDON PROTECTOR

device

 $25
† 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
Apr 27, 2018 $242 FREEDOM WRIST TITAN-SHOULDER PYRO MCP Travel and Lodging INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 20, 2018 $179 FREEDOM WRIST TITAN-SHOULDER PYRO MCP Travel and Lodging INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 20, 2018 $153 FREEDOM WRIST TITAN-SHOULDER PYRO MCP Travel and Lodging INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 4, 2018 $149 GEMINUS ALIGN IJS IMPLATE Food and Beverage SKELETAL DYNAMICS LLC
Jan 16, 2018 $145 ANATOMIC RADIAL HEAD SYSTEM ACU-LOC WRIST PLATING SYSTEM ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM Food and Beverage ACUMED LLC
Jan 2, 2018 $144 VARIAX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 1, 2018 $138 GEMINUS ALIGN IJS IMPLATE Food and Beverage SKELETAL DYNAMICS LLC
May 22, 2018 $128 FREEDOM WRIST PYRO MCP TSSM - TOTAL SHOULDER SYSTEM METAL TITAN-SHOULDER EXTERNAL FIXATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 10, 2018 $128 FREEDOM WRIST PYRO MCP TSSM - TOTAL SHOULDER SYSTEM METAL TITAN-SHOULDER EXTERNAL FIXATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Mar 6, 2018 $125 C/M ELBOW Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $123 FREEDOM WRIST TITAN-SHOULDER PYRO MCP Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 30, 2018 $123 AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR Food and Beverage AXOGEN
Jul 25, 2018 $122 ANATOMIC RADIAL HEAD SYSTEM ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM ELBOW PLATING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ACUMED LLC
Jun 19, 2018 $115 No Listed Product Entertainment TRIMED, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $115 GEMINUS ALIGN IJS IMPLATE Food and Beverage SKELETAL DYNAMICS LLC
May 8, 2018 $112 MODULAR HAND SYSTEM ACU-LOC WRIST PLATING SYSTEM ELBOW PLATING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ACUMED LLC
Aug 1, 2018 $107 NEURAGEN TENOGLIDE Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Feb 20, 2018 $102 VARIAX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 25, 2018 $96 CMF OL1000 Food and Beverage DJO, LLC
May 11, 2018 $92 AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR Food and Beverage AXOGEN
May 18, 2018 $81 FREEDOM WRIST TITAN-SHOULDER PYRO MCP Travel and Lodging INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Aug 15, 2018 $75 PERFORM GLENOID Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $74 ORTHOPEDIC CABLE / PERIPROSTHETIC SYSTEM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $65 CHECKPOINT STIMULATORS Food and Beverage CHECKPOINT SURGICAL, INC
May 29, 2018 $61 CHECKPOINT STIMULATORS Food and Beverage CHECKPOINT SURGICAL, INC
Apr 3, 2018 $48 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOMONDE US LLC
Feb 6, 2018 $39 EXT-HPS Food and Beverage OSTEOMED LLC
Apr 20, 2018 $38 FREEDOM WRIST TITAN-SHOULDER PYRO MCP Travel and Lodging INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 20, 2018 $38 FREEDOM WRIST TITAN-SHOULDER PYRO MCP Travel and Lodging INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Aug 15, 2018 $35 PERFORM GLENOID Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $34 NEURAGEN TENOGLIDE Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 17, 2018 $30 ORTHOPEDIC CABLE / PERIPROSTHETIC SYSTEM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Apr 29, 2018 $28 FREEDOM WRIST PYRO MCP TSSM - TOTAL SHOULDER SYSTEM METAL TITAN-SHOULDER EXTERNAL FIXATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ASCENSION ORTHOPEDICS, INC.
Apr 28, 2018 $27 FREEDOM WRIST TITAN-SHOULDER PYRO MCP Travel and Lodging INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Oct 18, 2018 $25 VERSAWRAP TENDON PROTECTOR Food and Beverage ALAFAIR BIOSCIENCES,INC.
Apr 28, 2018 $24 FREEDOM WRIST TITAN-SHOULDER PYRO MCP Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Feb 20, 2018 $21 VARIAX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
May 17, 2018 $20 FREEDOM WRIST PYRO MCP TSSM - TOTAL SHOULDER SYSTEM METAL TITAN-SHOULDER EXTERNAL FIXATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 27, 2018 $18 FREEDOM WRIST TITAN-SHOULDER PYRO MCP Travel and Lodging INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 6, 2018 $15 FREEDOM WRIST PYRO MCP TSSM - TOTAL SHOULDER SYSTEM METAL TITAN-SHOULDER EXTERNAL FIXATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 28, 2018 $12 FREEDOM WRIST PYRO MCP TSSM - TOTAL SHOULDER SYSTEM METAL TITAN-SHOULDER EXTERNAL FIXATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ASCENSION ORTHOPEDICS, INC.
Apr 28, 2018 $10 FREEDOM WRIST TITAN-SHOULDER PYRO MCP Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.