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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.

CHRISTOPHER W DAMSGAARD
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CHRISTOPHER W DAMSGAARD

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
800 WASHINGTON ST, BOX 306, BOSTON, MA, 02111-1552
* Note: This physician had a Pennsylvania practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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CHRISTOPHER DAMSGAARD,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

24

payments

$4,043

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
 9 $3,373
Food and Beverage
 15 $670

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†
AMISTEM

device

 $1,948
GMK SPHERE

device

 $1,091
TRIATHLON

device

 $1,078
MAKO

device

 $217
AQUAMANTYS

device

 $111
VAC VERAFLO

device

 $66
ACCOLADE

device

 $40
AJOVY

drug

 $38
HIP PRODUCT PORTFOLIO

device

 $36
TRITANIUM

device

 $23
† 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
Feb 8, 2018 $1,050 TRIATHLON Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 29, 2018 $666 AMISTEM Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Oct 29, 2018 $478 GMK SPHERE Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $404 AMISTEM GMK SPHERE Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $281 AMISTEM Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $279 AMISTEM Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $148 MAKO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 5, 2018 $126 AMISTEM Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
May 4, 2018 $111 AQUAMANTYS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $66 VAC VERAFLO Food and Beverage KCI USA, INC
May 4, 2018 $60 GMK SPHERE Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $60 GMK SPHERE AMISTEM Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $54 AMISTEM GMK SPHERE Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $40 ACCOLADE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 13, 2018 $38 AJOVY Food and Beverage TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $37 AMISTEM Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $36 HIP PRODUCT PORTFOLIO Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $36 GMK SPHERE AMISTEM Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $24 MAKO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 17, 2018 $23 MAKO TRIATHLON TRITANIUM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 17, 2018 $11 MAKO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 18, 2018 $7 MAKO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 1, 2018 $6 AMISTEM Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Mar 17, 2018 $5 TRIATHLON MAKO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.