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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.

HSU-HSIEN S LWU
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HSU-HSIEN S LWU

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
222 N 7TH ST, BISMARCK, ND, 58501-4436
* Note: This physician had a Wisconsin practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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DR. HSU-HSIEN LWU,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

33

payments

$1,894

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 $1,310
Food and Beverage
 29 $585

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†
O-ARM-SPINE

device

 $761
IFUSE IMPLANT

device

 $622
PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $87
AUBAGIO

drug

 $76
GILENYA

drug

 $68
GLIADEL

drug

 $54
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $51
AIMOVIG

drug

 $47
ELEVATE

device

 $38
PRESTIGE

device

 $31
DUOPA

drug

 $24
TECFIDERA

drug

 $24
RYTARY

drug

 $13
TYSABRI

drug

 $11
ZINBRYTA

drug

 $11
† 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
Dec 7, 2018 $506 O-ARM-SPINE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $458 IFUSE IMPLANT Travel and Lodging SI-BONE, INC.
Dec 8, 2018 $214 O-ARM-SPINE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 23, 2018 $132 IFUSE IMPLANT Travel and Lodging SI-BONE, INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $58 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $38 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $36 GLIADEL Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jun 23, 2018 $31 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $31 PRESTIGE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 16, 2018 $29 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 8, 2018 $21 O-ARM-SPINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 8, 2018 $20 O-ARM-SPINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $19 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Dec 10, 2018 $18 GILENYA Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jan 2, 2018 $18 GILENYA Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Oct 11, 2018 $18 AUBAGIO Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Feb 20, 2018 $18 AUBAGIO Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Apr 11, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jun 14, 2018 $17 GLIADEL Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $17 GILENYA Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Apr 30, 2018 $16 AUBAGIO Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Sep 25, 2018 $16 AIMOVIG Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Feb 12, 2018 $15 GILENYA Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Aug 27, 2018 $15 AIMOVIG Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Nov 19, 2018 $15 AIMOVIG Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jun 5, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Aug 30, 2018 $13 DUOPA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 31, 2018 $13 RYTARY Food and Beverage IMPAX LABORATORIES, INC.
Mar 12, 2018 $12 TECFIDERA Food and Beverage BIOGEN, INC.
Jan 11, 2018 $12 AUBAGIO Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Aug 28, 2018 $12 AUBAGIO Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Feb 7, 2018 $11 TYSABRI TECFIDERA ZINBRYTA Food and Beverage BIOGEN, INC.
Jul 3, 2018 $11 DUOPA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, 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.