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FERNANDO J CHECO
Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
651 OLD COUNTRY RD, SUITE 200, PLAINVIEW, NY, 11803-4938
DR. FERNANDO CHECO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
28
payments
$1,649
payment total
10
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 |
|---|---|---|
Food and Beverage |
28 | $1,649 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
NUSHIELD |
device |
$318 |
MODULUS |
device |
$206 |
OSTEOCEL |
device |
$168 |
NANOSS ABGS FAMILY |
device |
$165 |
GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT |
device |
$142 |
COHERE |
device |
$105 |
VUEPOINT |
device |
$102 |
COROENT |
device |
$99 |
ADAPTIVESTIM |
device |
$90 |
ARCHON |
device |
$74 |
ACTIFUSE |
device |
$51 |
NUVALINE/NUVAMAP O.R. |
device |
$44 |
LORZONE |
drug |
$40 |
METHYLPHENIDATE 72 |
drug |
$40 |
LEVORPHANOL |
drug |
$31 |
RELINE |
device |
$21 |
XTAMPZA |
drug |
$13 |
ALL SPINE STIMULATION |
drug |
$12 |
LEVERAGE |
device |
$7 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2018 | $318 | NUSHIELD | Food and Beverage | ORGANOGENESIS INC. | |
| Mar 23, 2018 | $142 | GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Feb 2, 2018 | $121 | NANOSS ABGS FAMILY | Food and Beverage | RTI SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Oct 19, 2018 | $116 | MODULUS | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Dec 15, 2018 | $99 | COROENT | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Nov 21, 2018 | $92 | VUEPOINT | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Sep 18, 2018 | $92 | COHERE | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Mar 9, 2018 | $90 | ADAPTIVESTIM | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Nov 17, 2018 | $67 | OSTEOCEL | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Sep 17, 2018 | $66 | MODULUS | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Dec 2, 2018 | $59 | OSTEOCEL | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jan 5, 2018 | $45 | NANOSS ABGS FAMILY | Food and Beverage | RTI SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Jun 20, 2018 | $44 | NUVALINE/NUVAMAP O.R. | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Feb 9, 2018 | $41 | ARCHON OSTEOCEL | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| May 1, 2018 | $33 | ARCHON | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jan 29, 2018 | $26 | ACTIFUSE | Food and Beverage | BAXTER HEALTHCARE | |
| Mar 22, 2018 | $25 | ACTIFUSE | Food and Beverage | BAXTER HEALTHCARE | |
| Dec 20, 2018 | $25 | MODULUS | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Aug 14, 2018 | $24 | METHYLPHENIDATE 72 LORZONE | Food and Beverage | VERTICAL PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC | |
| Nov 15, 2018 | $21 | RELINE | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jan 23, 2018 | $18 | LEVORPHANOL | Food and Beverage | SENTYNL THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |
| Sep 11, 2018 | $17 | METHYLPHENIDATE 72 LORZONE | Food and Beverage | VERTICAL PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC | |
| Jan 17, 2018 | $14 | COHERE | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jul 31, 2018 | $13 | XTAMPZA | Food and Beverage | COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL, INC. | |
| Apr 10, 2018 | $13 | LEVORPHANOL | Food and Beverage | SENTYNL THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |
| Apr 25, 2018 | $12 | ALL SPINE STIMULATION | Food and Beverage | ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Aug 22, 2018 | $10 | VUEPOINT | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Nov 7, 2018 | $7 | LEVERAGE | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.