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SAMIR B LAPSIWALA
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SAMIR B LAPSIWALA

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
1900 MISTLETOE BLVD, SUITE 200, FORT WORTH, TX, 76104-4014
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SAMIR LAPSIWALA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

61

payments

$22,874

payment total

15

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 6 $16,363
Travel and Lodging
 5 $4,378
Food and Beverage
 50 $2,133

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†
EXCELSIUS - GPS

device

 $20,992
SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM

device

 $402
AQUAMANTYS

device

 $207
PROTEGE FAMILY OF SCS IPGS

device

 $157
SURGIFLO HEMOSTATIC MATRIX FAMILY OF PRODUCTS

device

 $155
VIVIGEN

device

 $128
NUCEL

device

 $127
SCS IPGS

device

 $127
IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS

device

 $109
EVICEL

drug

 $91
ALL BIOLOGICS

drug

 $78
TRINITY

drug

 $64
STRATAFIX

device

 $64
PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS

device

 $53
PRODIGY FAMILY OF SCS IPGS

device

 $50
ALGOVITA

device

 $45
IFUSE IMPLANT

device

 $28
SPINAL CORD STIMULATION ACCESSORIES

device

 $23
PLASMABLADE

device

 $20
SCS LEADS

device

 $17
OFIRMEV

drug

 $17
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $16
INFINITY OCT SYSTEM

device

 $15
PICO

device

 $14
O-ARM-SPINE

device

 $11
CMF SPINALOGIC

device

 $11
ADAPTIVESTIM

device

 $10
† 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
Oct 11, 2018 $4,250 EXCELSIUS - GPS Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $4,250 EXCELSIUS - GPS Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $3,176 EXCELSIUS - GPS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $2,338 EXCELSIUS - GPS Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $2,125 EXCELSIUS - GPS Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 20, 2018 $1,700 EXCELSIUS - GPS Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $1,700 EXCELSIUS - GPS Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $445 EXCELSIUS - GPS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $431 EXCELSIUS - GPS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $299 EXCELSIUS - GPS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $159 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Sep 17, 2018 $157 PROTEGE FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 19, 2018 $139 EXCELSIUS - GPS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $127 NUCEL Food and Beverage ORGANOGENESIS INC.
Jan 15, 2018 $115 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jan 5, 2018 $115 SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 6, 2018 $112 EXCELSIUS - GPS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 22, 2018 $100 IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 19, 2018 $95 VIVIGEN Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $91 SURGIFLO HEMOSTATIC MATRIX FAMILY OF PRODUCTS EVICEL Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
May 10, 2018 $78 ALL BIOLOGICS Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $72 AQUAMANTYS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 10, 2018 $64 TRINITY Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $50 PRODIGY FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 12, 2018 $49 STRATAFIX SURGIFLO HEMOSTATIC MATRIX FAMILY OF PRODUCTS Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Nov 27, 2018 $48 AQUAMANTYS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $41 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jul 18, 2018 $40 AQUAMANTYS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $33 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jul 11, 2018 $28 ALGOVITA Food and Beverage NUVECTRA CORPORATION
Aug 15, 2018 $28 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Nov 7, 2018 $27 EXCELSIUS - GPS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $26 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Apr 20, 2018 $25 VIVIGEN Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jul 23, 2018 $22 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 4, 2018 $18 SPINAL CORD STIMULATION ACCESSORIES Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 5, 2018 $17 SCS LEADS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 30, 2018 $17 OFIRMEV Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Jul 23, 2018 $16 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 11, 2018 $16 ALGOVITA Food and Beverage NUVECTRA CORPORATION
Sep 6, 2018 $16 No Listed Product Food and Beverage KLS-MARTIN L.P.
Dec 19, 2018 $15 PLASMABLADE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 4, 2018 $15 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $15 STRATAFIX SURGIFLO HEMOSTATIC MATRIX FAMILY OF PRODUCTS Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Sep 11, 2018 $15 INFINITY OCT SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $15 AQUAMANTYS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $14 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 22, 2018 $14 PICO Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $13 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $12 AQUAMANTYS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $12 SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 12, 2018 $11 O-ARM-SPINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $11 CMF SPINALOGIC Food and Beverage DJO, LLC
Jan 24, 2018 $10 AQUAMANTYS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 24, 2018 $10 ADAPTIVESTIM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $9 IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 20, 2018 $7 VIVIGEN Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $7 AQUAMANTYS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 23, 2018 $5 PLASMABLADE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 4, 2018 $5 SPINAL CORD STIMULATION ACCESSORIES Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 12, 2018 $4 AQUAMANTYS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.