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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.

SVEN M HOCHHEIMER
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SVEN M HOCHHEIMER

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
660 SILO ST., SCHERTZ, TX, 78154
* Note: This physician had a Colorado practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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SVEN HOCHHEIMER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

50

payments

$5,061

payment total

11

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
 44 $3,143
Travel and Lodging
 6 $1,918

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†
IFUSE IMPLANT

device

 $1,390
SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM

device

 $677
DIVERGENCE-L

device

 $511
ELEVATE

device

 $341
VERTEX

device

 $284
PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS

device

 $281
PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $245
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $240
FLOSEAL

drug

 $232
O-ARM-SPINE

device

 $163
PERIMETER

device

 $155
LESSRAY

device

 $133
MODULUS

device

 $133
OSTEOCEL

device

 $133
PROPEL

device

 $133
TITAN ENDOSKELETON

device

 $129
TITAN NANOLOCK

device

 $129
ACTIVL ARTIFICIAL DISC

device

 $125
COFLEX

device

 $110
XLIF

device

 $33
METRX

device

 $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
Nov 27, 2018 $912 IFUSE IMPLANT Travel and Lodging SI-BONE, INC.
Aug 11, 2018 $308 DIVERGENCE-L Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $288 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Travel and Lodging NEVRO CORP.
Dec 8, 2018 $224 IFUSE IMPLANT Travel and Lodging SI-BONE, INC.
Jul 20, 2018 $187 No Listed Product Food and Beverage RICHARD WOLF MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS CORP.
Aug 11, 2018 $182 DIVERGENCE-L Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $155 PERIMETER Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $150 O-ARM-SPINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 8, 2018 $150 VERTEX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $145 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 14, 2018 $135 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 2, 2018 $133 MODULUS LESSRAY PROPEL OSTEOCEL Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $132 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
May 22, 2018 $129 TITAN ENDOSKELETON TITAN NANOLOCK Food and Beverage TITAN SPINE, LLC
Mar 13, 2018 $125 ACTIVL ARTIFICIAL DISC Food and Beverage AESCULAP IMPLANT SYSTEMS, LLC
Jun 29, 2018 $125 FLOSEAL Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Oct 7, 2018 $120 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $110 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $110 COFLEX Food and Beverage PARADIGM SPINE, LLC
Nov 16, 2018 $107 FLOSEAL Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Oct 9, 2018 $105 VERTEX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $104 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $94 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Sep 24, 2018 $74 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $59 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 22, 2018 $57 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Nov 16, 2018 $53 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDELA LLC
Aug 29, 2018 $51 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 22, 2018 $45 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Aug 11, 2018 $41 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $38 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 6, 2018 $36 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $35 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 22, 2018 $30 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Sep 22, 2018 $30 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Oct 7, 2018 $28 VERTEX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 8, 2018 $28 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Dec 8, 2018 $26 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $26 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 3, 2018 $22 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 31, 2018 $21 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $20 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $18 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Feb 19, 2018 $17 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 11, 2018 $17 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 1, 2018 $14 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 2, 2018 $13 METRX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 1, 2018 $13 O-ARM-SPINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 3, 2018 $11 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 8, 2018 $4 IFUSE IMPLANT Travel and Lodging SI-BONE, INC.
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.