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ROBERT L SIMONS
Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
1313 E HERNDON AVE, SUITE 101, FRESNO, CA, 93720-3306
ROBERT SIMONS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
32
payments
$3,147
payment total
9
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 |
11 | $2,131 |
Food and Beverage |
21 | $1,016 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
VIPER |
device |
$1,290 |
IGA |
device |
$494 |
O-ARM-ST |
device |
$444 |
ALIF |
device |
$442 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$403 |
LESSRAY |
device |
$347 |
NUVALINE/NUVAMAP O.R. |
device |
$255 |
ELSA |
device |
$121 |
EXPAREL |
drug |
$115 |
COALITION AGX |
device |
$106 |
EXPEDIUM |
device |
$69 |
PNEUMATIC KAIRISON |
device |
$21 |
PARSABIV |
drug |
$20 |
FORTEO |
drug |
$17 |
O-ARM-SPINE |
device |
$14 |
RISE |
device |
$14 |
TYMLOS |
drug |
$13 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2018 | $562 | VIPER | Travel and Lodging | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | |
| Aug 10, 2018 | $384 | VIPER | Travel and Lodging | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | |
| May 24, 2018 | $368 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jun 2, 2018 | $255 | LESSRAY NUVALINE/NUVAMAP O.R. ALIF IGA | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Nov 10, 2018 | $236 | O-ARM-ST | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Apr 12, 2018 | $147 | IGA | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Nov 10, 2018 | $124 | O-ARM-ST | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Aug 10, 2018 | $123 | VIPER | Food and Beverage | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | |
| May 1, 2018 | $121 | ELSA | Food and Beverage | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Nov 13, 2018 | $106 | COALITION AGX | Food and Beverage | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Jun 1, 2018 | $92 | IGA ALIF LESSRAY | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Aug 12, 2018 | $89 | EXPAREL VIPER | Food and Beverage | DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC. | |
| Apr 19, 2018 | $69 | EXPEDIUM | Food and Beverage | DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC. | |
| Aug 10, 2018 | $39 | VIPER | Travel and Lodging | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | |
| Nov 10, 2018 | $36 | O-ARM-ST | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Jan 2, 2018 | $35 | ALIF | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| May 24, 2018 | $35 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Aug 10, 2018 | $34 | VIPER | Food and Beverage | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | |
| Aug 11, 2018 | $33 | VIPER | Food and Beverage | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | |
| Nov 10, 2018 | $32 | O-ARM-ST | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Aug 11, 2018 | $26 | VIPER | Food and Beverage | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | |
| Aug 12, 2018 | $26 | EXPAREL | Food and Beverage | DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC. | |
| Jun 2, 2018 | $22 | ALIF | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| May 30, 2018 | $21 | PNEUMATIC KAIRISON | Food and Beverage | AESCULAP, INC. | |
| Jun 1, 2018 | $21 | ALIF | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Aug 29, 2018 | $20 | PARSABIV | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Mar 2, 2018 | $17 | FORTEO | Food and Beverage | LILLY USA, LLC | |
| Jun 1, 2018 | $16 | ALIF | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Nov 10, 2018 | $16 | O-ARM-ST | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Nov 9, 2018 | $14 | O-ARM-SPINE | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Mar 9, 2018 | $14 | RISE | Food and Beverage | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Feb 28, 2018 | $13 | TYMLOS | Food and Beverage | RADIUS HEALTH, INC. |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.