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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.

AUSTIN W CHEN
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AUSTIN W CHEN

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
1219 GUSDORF RD STE A, TAOS, NM, 87571-6499
* Note: This physician had a Colorado practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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AUSTIN CHEN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

28

payments

$4,169

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
 5 $1,744
Food and Beverage
 22 $1,557
Education
 1 $868

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†
Q-FIX

device

 $1,869
BIORAPTOR

device

 $1,631
HEALICOIL

device

 $1,631
OSTEORAPTOR

device

 $1,631
SUTUREFIX

device

 $1,631
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,454
AMBIENT HIPVAC

device

 $376
ELITE HIP INSTRUMENTS

device

 $376
CINCHLOCK SS

device

 $147
ICONIX

device

 $127
ACTIFUSE

device

 $87
ACCOLADE

device

 $48
ACCUPASS DIRECT CRESCENT XL

device

 $25
CHANTIX

drug

 $19
ELIQUIS

drug

 $19
HIP POSITIONING SYSTEM

device

 $17
† 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
Jan 10, 2018 $1,177 BIORAPTOR HEALICOIL OSTEORAPTOR Q-FIX SUTUREFIX Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Mar 24, 2018 $868 No Listed Product Education ARTHREX, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $342 ELITE HIP INSTRUMENTS AMBIENT HIPVAC Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $147 CINCHLOCK SS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jan 11, 2018 $140 BIORAPTOR HEALICOIL OSTEORAPTOR Q-FIX SUTUREFIX Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jan 11, 2018 $139 Q-FIX Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 15, 2018 $127 ICONIX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
May 11, 2018 $126 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $124 BIORAPTOR HEALICOIL OSTEORAPTOR Q-FIX SUTUREFIX Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $119 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $110 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GEMINI MOUNTAIN MEDICAL, LLC
Mar 2, 2018 $99 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DJO, LLC
Jan 12, 2018 $99 Q-FIX Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jan 10, 2018 $93 BIORAPTOR HEALICOIL OSTEORAPTOR Q-FIX SUTUREFIX Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $89 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Jul 14, 2018 $87 ACTIFUSE Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Jan 11, 2018 $65 BIORAPTOR HEALICOIL OSTEORAPTOR Q-FIX SUTUREFIX Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $31 BIORAPTOR HEALICOIL OSTEORAPTOR Q-FIX SUTUREFIX Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $25 ACCOLADE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jan 10, 2018 $25 ACCUPASS DIRECT CRESCENT XL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $23 ACCOLADE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 21, 2018 $23 ELITE HIP INSTRUMENTS AMBIENT HIPVAC Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $19 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $17 HIP POSITIONING SYSTEM Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GEMINI MOUNTAIN MEDICAL, LLC
Jun 1, 2018 $14 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GEMINI MOUNTAIN MEDICAL, LLC
Jun 22, 2018 $14 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $11 ELITE HIP INSTRUMENTS AMBIENT HIPVAC Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.