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MICHAEL W DOWNEY
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MICHAEL W DOWNEY

Listed Specialty: Podiatrist, Foot Surgery
1500 S MAIN ST, FORT WORTH, TX, 76104-4917
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DR. MICHAEL DOWNEY,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

51

payments

$11,120

payment total

8

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
 4 $7,575
Food and Beverage
 37 $2,017
Travel and Lodging
 10 $1,528

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $9,649
INFINITY

device

 $320
DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS NITINOL OTHER

device

 $166
ACTISHIELD

drug

 $160
MICA

device

 $152
SALVATION

device

 $135
EXOGEN

device

 $127
AUGMENT

device

 $118
HEMICAP MTP RESURFACING

device

 $104
VARIAX

device

 $67
TRUELOK

drug

 $50
DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS HINDFOOT & ANKLE ANKLE FUSION

device

 $38
DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS FOREFOOT PLATES & SCREWS PLANTAR PLATE

device

 $34
INBONE

device

 $2
ORTHOLOC

device

 $1
† 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
Apr 26, 2018 $4,500 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other ARTHREX, INC.
May 24, 2018 $1,500 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other ARTHREX, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $1,500 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other ARTHREX, INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $498 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $269 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
May 24, 2018 $253 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
May 22, 2018 $181 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $166 DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS NITINOL OTHER Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $153 INFINITY Travel and Lodging WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $148 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $143 ACTISHIELD Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jan 16, 2018 $127 EXOGEN Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
Apr 26, 2018 $119 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
May 31, 2018 $118 AUGMENT Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $117 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PYLANT MEDICAL
Apr 13, 2018 $102 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
May 19, 2018 $95 SALVATION Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Nov 10, 2018 $90 INFINITY Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $87 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PYLANT MEDICAL
Feb 28, 2018 $82 MICA Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $75 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other ARTHREX, INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $70 MICA Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $67 VARIAX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
May 24, 2018 $64 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $54 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $54 HEMICAP MTP RESURFACING Food and Beverage ARTHROSURFACE INCORPORATED
Nov 20, 2018 $38 DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS HINDFOOT & ANKLE ANKLE FUSION Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $35 No Listed Product Food and Beverage STIMWAVE TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
Nov 8, 2018 $35 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $34 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $34 DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS FOREFOOT PLATES & SCREWS PLANTAR PLATE Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $32 TRUELOK Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 10, 2018 $29 INFINITY Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
May 1, 2018 $28 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $27 INFINITY Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Nov 19, 2018 $25 SALVATION Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Nov 19, 2018 $23 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
Aug 20, 2018 $21 HEMICAP MTP RESURFACING Food and Beverage ARTHROSURFACE INCORPORATED
Aug 14, 2018 $20 INFINITY Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $18 HEMICAP MTP RESURFACING Food and Beverage ARTHROSURFACE INCORPORATED
Sep 14, 2018 $18 TRUELOK Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $17 ACTISHIELD Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $13 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PYLANT MEDICAL
Sep 25, 2018 $13 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PYLANT MEDICAL
Feb 28, 2018 $11 HEMICAP MTP RESURFACING Food and Beverage ARTHROSURFACE INCORPORATED
Apr 22, 2018 $10 SALVATION Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $2 SALVATION Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jan 10, 2018 $2 SALVATION Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $2 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PYLANT MEDICAL
Sep 10, 2018 $2 INBONE Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $1 ORTHOLOC Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.