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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.

DAVID A HESTER
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DAVID A HESTER

Listed Specialty: Foot and Ankle Surgery
4214 ANDREWS HWY, STE 208, MIDLAND, TX, 79703
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MR. DAVID HESTER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

15

payments

$774

payment total

8

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
4 $440
Food and Beverage
11 $333

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
CROSSCHECK

device

$292
MIS INSTRUMENTATION

device

$148
MACI _ PEAK STUDY

drug

$118
INVISION

device

$60
SALVATION

device

$34
OPTECURE

device

$32
DUROLANE

device

$25
BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS

device

$17
TYMLOS

drug

$15
MONOVISC

device

$14
ELIQUIS

drug

$12
CONTINUOUS PASSIVE MOTION DEVICE

device

$6
† 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
Jun 20, 2018 $292 CROSSCHECK Travel and Lodging WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $118 MACI _ PEAK STUDY Food and Beverage VERICEL CORPORATION
Jul 19, 2018 $87 MIS INSTRUMENTATION Travel and Lodging WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jul 20, 2018 $56 INVISION Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Aug 13, 2018 $34 SALVATION Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
May 1, 2018 $32 OPTECURE Food and Beverage EXACTECH, INC.
Jul 20, 2018 $31 MIS INSTRUMENTATION Travel and Lodging WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jul 20, 2018 $31 MIS INSTRUMENTATION Travel and Lodging WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $25 DUROLANE Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
Dec 4, 2018 $17 BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Oct 31, 2018 $15 TYMLOS Food and Beverage RADIUS HEALTH, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $14 MONOVISC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $12 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Dec 11, 2018 $6 CONTINUOUS PASSIVE MOTION DEVICE Food and Beverage KINEX MEDICAL COMPANY LLC
Jul 20, 2018 $3 INVISION Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.