Dollars for Docs

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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.

BLAKE PEARSON
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BLAKE PEARSON

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
513 BROOKWOOD BLVD, SUITE 75, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35209
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BLAKE PEARSON,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

24

payments

$1,289

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
2 $811
Food and Beverage
22 $478

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
MAZORX - RENAISSANCE

device

$834
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$86
SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM

device

$81
CD HORIZON

device

$66
XLIF

device

$64
SPECTRA WAVEWRITER

device

$49
LYRICA

drug

$30
ELEVATE

device

$29
TLIF

device

$20
TRINITY

drug

$19
FLOSEAL

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
Mar 23, 2018 $690 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $121 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $69 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARKIS BIOSCIENCES INC
Mar 1, 2018 $39 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $38 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 25, 2018 $25 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $25 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 17, 2018 $24 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jul 10, 2018 $23 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Mar 23, 2018 $23 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $22 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Nov 13, 2018 $20 TLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $19 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $19 TRINITY Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $18 LYRICA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $18 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MAZOR ROBOTICS INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $13 FLOSEAL Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Jul 19, 2018 $13 LYRICA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
May 24, 2018 $13 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $11 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 4, 2018 $11 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Oct 11, 2018 $11 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $11 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, 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.