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NIKHIL A THAKUR
Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
575 TURNPIKE ST, SUITE 11, NORTH ANDOVER, MA, 01845-5924
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NIKHIL THAKUR,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
68
payments
$56,351
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 |
|---|---|---|
Consulting |
9 | $52,150 |
Travel and Lodging |
10 | $2,940 |
Food and Beverage |
49 | $1,262 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
MAKO |
device |
$29,776 |
SERRATO |
device |
$14,400 |
TRITANIUM |
device |
$11,205 |
ES2 |
device |
$4,965 |
AERO |
device |
$4,471 |
ANCHOR C |
device |
$4,471 |
XIA |
device |
$4,267 |
VITOSS |
device |
$937 |
OASYS |
device |
$427 |
NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT |
device |
$335 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$83 |
AVS |
device |
$74 |
SCS IPGS |
device |
$52 |
ALL SPINE STIMULATION |
drug |
$48 |
ILIOS |
device |
$48 |
ALIF PLATE |
device |
$24 |
IMBIBE |
device |
$12 |
NONE |
device |
$6 |
ARIA |
device |
$5 |
ESCALATE |
device |
$4 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2018 | $14,500 | MAKO | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 17, 2018 | $9,000 | MAKO | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Aug 23, 2018 | $7,200 | SERRATO | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Aug 29, 2018 | $7,200 | SERRATO | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 17, 2018 | $5,400 | TRITANIUM | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 15, 2018 | $4,050 | AERO ANCHOR C XIA TRITANIUM ES2 | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Mar 22, 2018 | $1,800 | MAKO | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Sep 27, 2018 | $1,500 | MAKO | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jul 26, 2018 | $1,500 | MAKO | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Apr 11, 2018 | $830 | ES2 VITOSS TRITANIUM | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Nov 1, 2018 | $421 | AERO TRITANIUM OASYS ANCHOR C | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jun 29, 2018 | $395 | MAKO | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Apr 19, 2018 | $265 | TRITANIUM | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jun 30, 2018 | $243 | MAKO | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jun 30, 2018 | $231 | MAKO | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jun 29, 2018 | $173 | MAKO | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jun 30, 2018 | $164 | MAKO | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jun 29, 2018 | $154 | MAKO | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Sep 26, 2018 | $150 | NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Apr 19, 2018 | $150 | XIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jan 17, 2018 | $150 | TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jun 29, 2018 | $127 | NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 3, 2018 | $116 | MAKO | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jul 17, 2018 | $83 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ARTERIOCYTE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | |
| Apr 18, 2018 | $64 | ES2 VITOSS TRITANIUM | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 2, 2018 | $52 | SCS IPGS | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Nov 29, 2018 | $48 | ALL SPINE STIMULATION | Food and Beverage | ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Feb 12, 2018 | $25 | ILIOS | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Nov 2, 2018 | $25 | TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Dec 3, 2018 | $20 | ALIF PLATE | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Oct 24, 2018 | $19 | VITOSS | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Oct 30, 2018 | $18 | AVS | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Oct 17, 2018 | $17 | ES2 | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jun 28, 2018 | $16 | NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Oct 22, 2018 | $13 | NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Nov 12, 2018 | $12 | IMBIBE | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 26, 2018 | $12 | VITOSS | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Nov 26, 2018 | $11 | AVS | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Nov 6, 2018 | $11 | ILIOS | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Apr 23, 2018 | $10 | AVS | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jun 29, 2018 | $10 | NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 18, 2018 | $9 | NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Mar 6, 2018 | $9 | AVS | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Apr 3, 2018 | $8 | XIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Mar 13, 2018 | $8 | XIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Oct 15, 2018 | $8 | XIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jan 8, 2018 | $8 | AVS | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 7, 2018 | $7 | XIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Dec 17, 2018 | $7 | NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 14, 2018 | $7 | AVS | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Apr 2, 2018 | $7 | XIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jan 22, 2018 | $7 | XIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Nov 5, 2018 | $6 | AVS | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Apr 16, 2018 | $6 | NONE | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 28, 2018 | $6 | ILIOS | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Apr 17, 2018 | $6 | VITOSS | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Oct 29, 2018 | $6 | ILIOS XIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jan 3, 2018 | $6 | XIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Dec 4, 2018 | $6 | XIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jan 15, 2018 | $6 | OASYS | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Sep 6, 2018 | $5 | ARIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 15, 2018 | $5 | XIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 21, 2018 | $5 | VITOSS | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Oct 1, 2018 | $5 | AVS | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Mar 20, 2018 | $4 | ALIF PLATE | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Nov 19, 2018 | $4 | NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Apr 23, 2018 | $4 | ESCALATE | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Dec 11, 2018 | $3 | ES2 | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.