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ROBERT S BESS
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ROBERT S BESS

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
2055 HIGH ST, #130, DENVER, CO, 80205-5504
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DR. ROBERT BESS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

116

payments

$103,757

payment total

9

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
Consulting
 23 $43,616
Honoraria
 4 $37,200
Travel and Lodging
 58 $20,568
Food and Beverage
 31 $2,374

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†
GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION

device

 $46,335
BACS

device

 $42,777
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $6,671
EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $2,100
EXCELSIUS - GPS

device

 $1,905
VIPER

device

 $1,410
CALIBER

device

 $1,261
XLIF

device

 $360
EXPEDIUM

device

 $248
EXPAREL

drug

 $125
LIFENET VIVIGEN

device

 $123
SYNFIX

device

 $115
ALLOGRAFTS

device

 $105
OSTEOAMP

device

 $83
SPINE PRODUCT PORTFOLIO

device

 $76
VIVIGEN

device

 $27
SPINE

device

 $21
IFUSE IMPLANT

device

 $15
† 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
Sep 25, 2018 $23,400 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Honoraria K2M, INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $8,142 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $7,050 BACS Consulting K2M, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $6,975 BACS Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
May 8, 2018 $6,900 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Honoraria K2M, INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $6,375 BACS Consulting K2M, INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $5,875 BACS Consulting K2M, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $5,366 No Listed Product Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $4,500 BACS Honoraria K2M, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $3,225 BACS Consulting K2M, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $2,400 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Honoraria K2M, INC.
May 8, 2018 $1,800 BACS Consulting K2M, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $1,500 EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM Consulting K2M, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $1,293 EXCELSIUS - GPS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Dec 14, 2018 $1,261 CALIBER Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 8, 2018 $1,050 BACS Consulting K2M, INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $1,000 BACS Consulting K2M, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $879 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 28, 2018 $658 BACS Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $600 BACS Consulting K2M, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $600 EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM Consulting K2M, INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $600 BACS Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 6, 2018 $583 VIPER Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $551 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $533 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Feb 12, 2018 $505 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $440 VIPER Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 21, 2018 $403 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $396 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $352 VIPER Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $336 BACS Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $335 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $260 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $252 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
May 8, 2018 $250 BACS Consulting K2M, INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $201 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $200 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $191 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Nov 26, 2018 $179 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 14, 2018 $169 EXCELSIUS - GPS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Dec 14, 2018 $169 EXCELSIUS - GPS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $168 BACS Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $159 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $153 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $153 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $151 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 25, 2018 $150 BACS Consulting K2M, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $150 BACS Consulting K2M, INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $150 BACS Consulting K2M, INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $150 BACS Consulting K2M, INC.
May 8, 2018 $150 BACS Consulting K2M, INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $150 BACS Consulting K2M, INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $150 BACS Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
May 8, 2018 $150 BACS Consulting K2M, INC.
May 8, 2018 $150 BACS Consulting K2M, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $148 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
May 10, 2018 $146 BACS Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Jul 3, 2018 $142 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Jul 2, 2018 $142 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $132 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Apr 7, 2018 $125 EXPAREL Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $125 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $124 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $124 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Jan 11, 2018 $123 LIFENET VIVIGEN Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $119 EXCELSIUS - GPS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $119 EXCELSIUS - GPS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $115 SYNFIX Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Aug 4, 2018 $110 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $110 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $105 ALLOGRAFTS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $104 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Sep 22, 2018 $103 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $89 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $83 OSTEOAMP Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
Apr 10, 2018 $83 BACS Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $81 BACS Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $76 SPINE PRODUCT PORTFOLIO Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $76 BACS Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $73 BACS Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $64 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $63 BACS Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $52 BACS Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $50 BACS Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
May 8, 2018 $50 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $48 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $48 BACS Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $48 BACS Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
May 8, 2018 $45 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $37 BACS Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $37 EXCELSIUS - GPS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $35 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $34 BACS Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $34 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $32 BACS Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Apr 7, 2018 $27 VIVIGEN Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $27 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $27 BACS Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Apr 21, 2018 $27 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Nov 17, 2018 $25 BACS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 12, 2018 $25 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $25 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 2, 2018 $24 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $24 BACS Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 7, 2018 $22 BACS Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $22 VIPER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $21 SPINE Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $16 BACS Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Feb 3, 2018 $16 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $15 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Aug 6, 2018 $15 BACS Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $13 VIPER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $13 BACS Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $12 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $12 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 12, 2018 $10 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
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