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BRIAN W HIXON
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BRIAN W HIXON

Listed Specialty: Otolaryngology
800 ROSE ST # C236, LEXINGTON, KY, 40536-0293
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DR. BRIAN HIXON,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

23

payments

$2,070

payment total

10

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
 20 $1,207
Travel and Lodging
 3 $863

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†
PROPEL

device

 $1,442
SINUVA

drug

 $1,197
ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM

device

 $214
FUSION

device

 $118
NUCLEUS

device

 $91
BAHA

device

 $91
ACCLARENT AERA EUSTACHIAN TUBE BALLOON DILATION SYSTEM

device

 $73
CUTTING LOOP, BIPOLAR, 24/26 FR.

device

 $50
HIRESOLUTION BIONIC EAR SYSTEM

device

 $39
OTOVEL

drug

 $17
XHANCE

drug

 $16
CLEARVISION II SET

device

 $11
† 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
Dec 4, 2018 $532 PROPEL SINUVA Travel and Lodging INTERSECT ENT, INC.
Dec 2, 2018 $333 PROPEL SINUVA Food and Beverage INTERSECT ENT, INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $290 SINUVA PROPEL Travel and Lodging INTERSECT ENT, INC.
May 3, 2018 $135 ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 30, 2018 $125 PROPEL Food and Beverage INTERSECT ENT, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $120 PROPEL Food and Beverage INTERSECT ENT, INC.
Oct 7, 2018 $118 FUSION Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 8, 2018 $91 NUCLEUS BAHA Food and Beverage COCHLEAR AMERICAS
Nov 28, 2018 $50 CUTTING LOOP, BIPOLAR, 24/26 FR. Food and Beverage KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Dec 2, 2018 $42 SINUVA PROPEL Travel and Lodging INTERSECT ENT, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $39 HIRESOLUTION BIONIC EAR SYSTEM Food and Beverage ADVANCED BIONICS, LLC AMEX
Feb 23, 2018 $37 ACCLARENT AERA EUSTACHIAN TUBE BALLOON DILATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ACCLARENT, INC
Jan 12, 2018 $23 ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ENTELLUS MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $19 ACCLARENT AERA EUSTACHIAN TUBE BALLOON DILATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ACCLARENT, INC
Jan 4, 2018 $18 ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ENTELLUS MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $18 ACCLARENT AERA EUSTACHIAN TUBE BALLOON DILATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ACCLARENT, INC
Dec 12, 2018 $18 ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jan 22, 2018 $17 OTOVEL Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $16 XHANCE Food and Beverage OPTINOSE US, INC.
Dec 3, 2018 $11 CLEARVISION II SET Food and Beverage KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Mar 15, 2018 $10 ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 15, 2018 $7 ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jan 12, 2018 $4 ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ENTELLUS MEDICAL, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.