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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.

SHALIN S PATEL
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SHALIN S PATEL

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, BOSTON, MA, 02114
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SHALIN PATEL,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

39

payments

$8,090

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
 15 $4,594
Food and Beverage
 23 $1,996
Honoraria
 1 $1,500

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†
XLIF

device

 $2,037
VIPER

device

 $2,006
TLIF

device

 $1,890
I-FACTOR PUTTY

device

 $1,500
CREO MIS

device

 $736
ALTERA

device

 $726
OSTEOCEL

device

 $527
MODULUS

device

 $296
COHERE

device

 $286
IGA

device

 $277
EXPEDIUM

device

 $203
LESSRAY

device

 $162
MAXCESS-C

device

 $87
† 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
Nov 2, 2018 $1,500 I-FACTOR PUTTY Honoraria CERAPEDICS, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $1,044 VIPER Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $736 CREO MIS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 25, 2018 $707 XLIF TLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 21, 2018 $566 ALTERA Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $562 VIPER Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jul 15, 2018 $508 XLIF TLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $162 OSTEOCEL MODULUS COHERE LESSRAY Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $160 ALTERA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $147 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $144 IGA Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $142 OSTEOCEL Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $133 OSTEOCEL IGA MODULUS Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $124 COHERE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $123 VIPER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $104 XLIF TLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 25, 2018 $104 XLIF TLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 25, 2018 $98 XLIF TLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 2, 2018 $96 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $90 OSTEOCEL Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 14, 2018 $87 MAXCESS-C Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $85 XLIF TLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $80 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $74 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Aug 11, 2018 $65 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $57 XLIF TLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $54 XLIF TLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $46 XLIF TLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $39 VIPER Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jun 25, 2018 $35 TLIF XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $34 VIPER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jul 3, 2018 $33 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Aug 11, 2018 $33 VIPER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jul 14, 2018 $26 XLIF TLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 11, 2018 $26 VIPER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jul 15, 2018 $22 TLIF XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 14, 2018 $22 XLIF TLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 15, 2018 $21 TLIF XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $1 TLIF XLIF 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.