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SAMUEL T WALLER
Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, 4200 E. 9TH AVE., DENVER, CO, 80262-0001
SAMUEL WALLER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
33
payments
$9,935
payment total
9
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 |
10 | $5,044 |
Promotional Speaking/Other |
2 | $3,200 |
Food and Beverage |
20 | $1,191 |
Consulting |
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† |
|---|---|---|
COFLEX |
device |
$5,766 |
CREO MIS |
device |
$1,635 |
TIMBERLINE |
device |
$742 |
VIRAGE |
device |
$559 |
ADJUSTABLE LORDOSIS EXPND ALIF |
device |
$500 |
SPINE |
device |
$250 |
ELSA |
device |
$95 |
CD HORIZON |
device |
$92 |
IFUSE IMPLANT |
device |
$85 |
PENTA SCS LEADS |
device |
$72 |
RAMPART DUO INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM |
device |
$43 |
AUTOFILL |
device |
$35 |
CREO MCS |
device |
$26 |
HIZENTRA |
drug |
$21 |
SYNFIX |
device |
$13 |
VIPER |
device |
$13 |
| † 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 14, 2018 | $3,000 | COFLEX | Promotional Speaking/Other | PARADIGM SPINE, LLC | |
| Mar 14, 2018 | $2,250 | COFLEX | Travel and Lodging | PARADIGM SPINE, LLC | |
| May 5, 2018 | $1,436 | CREO MIS | Travel and Lodging | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. | |
| May 16, 2018 | $708 | TIMBERLINE | Travel and Lodging | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Jun 18, 2018 | $500 | ADJUSTABLE LORDOSIS EXPND ALIF | Consulting | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Mar 14, 2018 | $316 | COFLEX | Travel and Lodging | PARADIGM SPINE, LLC | |
| Jun 8, 2018 | $293 | VIRAGE | Travel and Lodging | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Jun 13, 2018 | $200 | COFLEX | Promotional Speaking/Other | PARADIGM SPINE, LLC | |
| May 5, 2018 | $199 | CREO MIS | Food and Beverage | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. | |
| May 4, 2018 | $180 | SPINE | Food and Beverage | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Jun 8, 2018 | $179 | VIRAGE | Food and Beverage | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Dec 3, 2018 | $95 | ELSA | Food and Beverage | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Apr 4, 2018 | $92 | CD HORIZON | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Sep 4, 2018 | $75 | IFUSE IMPLANT | Food and Beverage | SI-BONE, INC. | |
| Sep 14, 2018 | $72 | PENTA SCS LEADS | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| May 6, 2018 | $70 | SPINE | Food and Beverage | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Jul 6, 2018 | $45 | VIRAGE | Food and Beverage | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Jan 15, 2018 | $43 | RAMPART DUO INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | SPINEOLOGY INC. | |
| Apr 20, 2018 | $34 | TIMBERLINE | Travel and Lodging | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Jul 6, 2018 | $26 | VIRAGE | Food and Beverage | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Feb 12, 2018 | $26 | CREO MCS | Food and Beverage | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Sep 8, 2018 | $21 | HIZENTRA | Food and Beverage | CSL BEHRING | |
| Feb 21, 2018 | $17 | AUTOFILL | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Nov 26, 2018 | $16 | AUTOFILL | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Jun 5, 2018 | $13 | VIPER SYNFIX | Food and Beverage | DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC. | |
| Apr 18, 2018 | $10 | IFUSE IMPLANT | Food and Beverage | SI-BONE, INC. | |
| Jul 6, 2018 | $10 | VIRAGE | Food and Beverage | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Jun 9, 2018 | $3 | VIRAGE | Travel and Lodging | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Jun 9, 2018 | $2 | VIRAGE | Travel and Lodging | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Jun 9, 2018 | $2 | VIRAGE | Travel and Lodging | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Jun 9, 2018 | $2 | VIRAGE | Travel and Lodging | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Nov 26, 2018 | $2 | AUTOFILL | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Feb 21, 2018 | $1 | AUTOFILL | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.