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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.

WALID H AZZO
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WALID H AZZO

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
512 CHERRY ST, BUILDING I, BLUEFIELD, WV, 24701-3341
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DR. WALID AZZO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

10

payments

$1,406

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 $993
Food and Beverage
 7 $413

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†
JOURNEY II BCS

device

 $1,042
POLARSTEM

device

 $1,042
NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $878
ACUFEX DIRECTOR

device

 $674
R3

device

 $367
ACCUFILL

device

 $136
CHANTIX

drug

 $12
ELIQUIS

drug

 $12
MONOVISC

device

 $12
† 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 22, 2018 $674 POLARSTEM NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM ACUFEX DIRECTOR JOURNEY II BCS Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $201 POLARSTEM R3 JOURNEY II BCS Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $136 ACCUFILL Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $130 NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $117 POLARSTEM R3 JOURNEY II BCS Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $49 POLARSTEM R3 JOURNEY II BCS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jan 28, 2018 $46 NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $27 NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $12 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $12 MONOVISC 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.