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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.

KYLE A SMITH
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KYLE A SMITH

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HOSPITAL - SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY, 3901 RAINBOW BLVD, MS 3021, KANSAS CITY, KS, 66160
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KYLE SMITH,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

21

payments

$4,376

payment total

5

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
 11 $3,394
Food and Beverage
 10 $981

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

 $1,528
XLIF

device

 $1,002
TLIF

device

 $846
CREO MIS

device

 $808
GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION

device

 $405
RELINE

device

 $328
SERENGETI RETRACTOR SYSTEM

device

 $137
LESSRAY

device

 $119
MODULUS

device

 $119
ABSOLUTE

device

 $94
VIPER

device

 $54
COALITION AGX

device

 $21
† 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 9, 2018 $1,206 EXCELSIUS - GPS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 5, 2018 $791 CREO MIS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $480 TLIF XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 22, 2018 $405 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $209 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $197 TLIF XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 22, 2018 $155 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 18, 2018 $137 SERENGETI RETRACTOR SYSTEM Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $131 EXCELSIUS - GPS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $119 MODULUS LESSRAY RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 9, 2018 $113 EXCELSIUS - GPS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 23, 2018 $104 XLIF TLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 22, 2018 $94 ABSOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $63 EXCELSIUS - GPS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jan 2, 2018 $54 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $35 TLIF XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $21 COALITION AGX Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $17 CREO MIS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $15 TLIF XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $15 TLIF XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 9, 2018 $15 EXCELSIUS - GPS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.