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JOHN C MCELROY
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JOHN C MCELROY

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
9735 N 90TH PL, SCOTTSDALE, AZ, 85258-5067
* Note: This physician had a Texas practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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JOHN MCELROY,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

22

payments

$5,809

payment total

7

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
 8 $4,946
Food and Beverage
 14 $863

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†
MYSPINE

device

 $5,093
MECTALIF

device

 $893
MUST

device

 $893
SPECTRA WAVEWRITER

device

 $404
XLIF

device

 $132
PHOENIX

drug

 $123
IFUSE IMPLANT

device

 $23
PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS

device

 $23
CMF SPINALOGIC

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 14, 2018 $4,114 MYSPINE Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $227 MECTALIF MYSPINE MUST Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $226 MUST MYSPINE MECTALIF Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $212 MYSPINE MECTALIF MUST Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Mar 10, 2018 $190 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 22, 2018 $125 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 23, 2018 $123 PHOENIX Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $106 MYSPINE MUST MECTALIF Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Jun 25, 2018 $99 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $87 MYSPINE Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $38 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 9, 2018 $35 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 1, 2018 $33 MUST MYSPINE MECTALIF Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 9, 2018 $33 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $32 MUST MYSPINE MECTALIF Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $29 MYSPINE MUST MECTALIF Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $23 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $23 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 2, 2018 $16 MECTALIF MUST MYSPINE Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $16 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 17, 2018 $12 CMF SPINALOGIC Food and Beverage DJO, LLC
Mar 2, 2018 $12 MECTALIF MYSPINE MUST Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.