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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.
GEORGE R BOOKER
Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
4517 SOUTHLAKE PKWY, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35244-3280
DR. GEORGE BOOKER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
18
payments
$1,204
payment total
6
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 |
2 | $745 |
Food and Beverage |
16 | $459 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
REGENETEN |
device |
$457 |
FIRSTPASS |
device |
$399 |
ACL REDUX |
device |
$376 |
TRUNAV |
device |
$376 |
WEREWOLF SYSTEM |
device |
$127 |
ZILRETTA |
drug |
$65 |
MENISCAL ROOT REPAIR SYSTEM |
device |
$64 |
Q-FIX |
device |
$58 |
660HD IMAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM |
device |
$47 |
CAMERA CONTROL UNITS |
device |
$47 |
SPIDER/2 |
device |
$47 |
SYNVISC-ONE |
device |
$34 |
HEALICOIL |
device |
$33 |
MULTIFIX S |
device |
$31 |
DUROLANE |
device |
$17 |
PROLIA |
drug |
$15 |
PENNSAID |
drug |
$12 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2018 | $399 | FIRSTPASS | Travel and Lodging | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| Sep 25, 2018 | $346 | ACL REDUX REGENETEN TRUNAV | Travel and Lodging | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| Feb 7, 2018 | $127 | WEREWOLF SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| Sep 25, 2018 | $33 | HEALICOIL MENISCAL ROOT REPAIR SYSTEM REGENETEN | Food and Beverage | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| Sep 26, 2018 | $31 | Q-FIX MENISCAL ROOT REPAIR SYSTEM MULTIFIX S | Food and Beverage | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| Sep 25, 2018 | $31 | ACL REDUX REGENETEN TRUNAV | Food and Beverage | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| Dec 20, 2018 | $27 | ZILRETTA | Food and Beverage | FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |
| Sep 25, 2018 | $27 | Q-FIX REGENETEN | Food and Beverage | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| Oct 2, 2018 | $25 | 660HD IMAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CAMERA CONTROL UNITS SPIDER/2 | Food and Beverage | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| Oct 2, 2018 | $22 | 660HD IMAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CAMERA CONTROL UNITS SPIDER/2 | Food and Beverage | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| Aug 20, 2018 | $21 | REGENETEN | Food and Beverage | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| Jul 27, 2018 | $20 | ZILRETTA | Food and Beverage | FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |
| Feb 1, 2018 | $19 | SYNVISC-ONE | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Oct 10, 2018 | $18 | ZILRETTA | Food and Beverage | FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |
| Mar 13, 2018 | $17 | DUROLANE | Food and Beverage | BIOVENTUS LLC | |
| Jan 10, 2018 | $15 | PROLIA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Apr 12, 2018 | $15 | SYNVISC-ONE | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Apr 17, 2018 | $12 | PENNSAID | Food and Beverage | HORIZON PHARMA PLC |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.