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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.

RICHARD J TEFF
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RICHARD J TEFF

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
1041 N 29TH ST, ST VINCENT HEALTHCARE, BILLINGS, MT, 59101-0700
* Note: This physician had a Arizona practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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RICHARD TEFF,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

13

payments

$1,049

payment total

4

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
 3 $574
Food and Beverage
 10 $475

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†
DIVERGENCE-L

device

 $574
VIPER

device

 $160
O-ARM-SPINE

device

 $157
SYNFIX

device

 $136
MOUNTAINEER

device

 $118
SYNAPSE

device

 $118
COUGAR

device

 $39
POSTERIOR FIXATION

device

 $26
MAXAN CERVICAL SYSTEM

device

 $14
† 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
Jul 20, 2018 $279 DIVERGENCE-L Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 21, 2018 $240 DIVERGENCE-L Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $118 SYNAPSE MOUNTAINEER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Oct 20, 2018 $89 VIPER SYNFIX Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $72 O-ARM-SPINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $63 O-ARM-SPINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 21, 2018 $55 DIVERGENCE-L Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 21, 2018 $39 VIPER SYNFIX COUGAR Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $26 POSTERIOR FIXATION Food and Beverage SPINE WAVE, INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $25 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $22 O-ARM-SPINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $14 MAXAN CERVICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 20, 2018 $8 VIPER SYNFIX Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES 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.