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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.
GEORGE P ACKERMAN
Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
1101 STEWART AVE, SUITE 100, GARDEN CITY, NY, 11530-4892
DR. GEORGE ACKERMAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
26
payments
$2,097
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 |
|---|---|---|
Food and Beverage |
24 | $1,476 |
Travel and Lodging |
2 | $622 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$1,195 |
GELSYN 3 |
device |
$220 |
REUNION |
device |
$187 |
ADAPT |
device |
$149 |
DBM |
device |
$144 |
ORTHOVISC |
device |
$74 |
DUROLANE |
device |
$58 |
ZILRETTA |
drug |
$48 |
SCP BONE SUBSTITUTE |
device |
$23 |
VISCO-3 |
drug |
$23 |
MONOVISC |
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 27, 2018 | $604 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | ARTHREX, INC. | |
| Feb 27, 2018 | $476 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ARTHREX, INC. | |
| Apr 27, 2018 | $149 | ADAPT | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 8, 2018 | $144 | DBM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Oct 17, 2018 | $136 | REUNION | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jul 25, 2018 | $98 | GELSYN 3 | Food and Beverage | BIOVENTUS LLC | |
| Feb 8, 2018 | $51 | REUNION | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 8, 2018 | $50 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ERMI INC. | |
| Jun 11, 2018 | $33 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ARTHREX, INC. | |
| Aug 23, 2018 | $30 | GELSYN 3 | Food and Beverage | BIOVENTUS LLC | |
| Apr 10, 2018 | $30 | DUROLANE | Food and Beverage | BIOVENTUS LLC | |
| May 15, 2018 | $28 | DUROLANE | Food and Beverage | BIOVENTUS LLC | |
| Jan 30, 2018 | $28 | GELSYN 3 | Food and Beverage | BIOVENTUS LLC | |
| Oct 8, 2018 | $27 | GELSYN 3 | Food and Beverage | BIOVENTUS LLC | |
| Dec 11, 2018 | $25 | GELSYN 3 | Food and Beverage | BIOVENTUS LLC | |
| May 10, 2018 | $24 | ORTHOVISC | Food and Beverage | DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC. | |
| Mar 13, 2018 | $23 | VISCO-3 SCP BONE SUBSTITUTE | Food and Beverage | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Dec 4, 2018 | $23 | MONOVISC ORTHOVISC | Food and Beverage | DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC. | |
| Feb 7, 2018 | $17 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | ARTHREX, INC. | |
| Aug 21, 2018 | $17 | ZILRETTA | Food and Beverage | FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |
| May 7, 2018 | $17 | ZILRETTA | Food and Beverage | FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |
| Jun 28, 2018 | $15 | ORTHOVISC | Food and Beverage | DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC. | |
| Jun 18, 2018 | $15 | ZILRETTA | Food and Beverage | FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |
| Jan 19, 2018 | $15 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GOTHAM SURGICAL SOLUTIONS & DEVICES, INC. | |
| Jul 25, 2018 | $12 | GELSYN 3 | Food and Beverage | BIOVENTUS LLC | |
| Sep 26, 2018 | $12 | ORTHOVISC | Food and Beverage | DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC. |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.