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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.

WALTER R LOWE
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WALTER R LOWE

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
6400 FANNIN ST, SUITE 1620, HOUSTON, TX, 77030-1521
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DR. WALTER LOWE,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

19

payments

$32,281

payment total

4

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
Royalty or License
4 $26,178
Consulting
1 $4,970
Food and Beverage
12 $674
Travel and Lodging
2 $458

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
KNEE & HIP IMPLANTS SUSPENSORY FIXATION ACL TIGHTROPE

device

$26,178
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$5,965
NONE

device

$112
MACI _ PEAK STUDY

drug

$26
† 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
Aug 15, 2018 $7,212 KNEE & HIP IMPLANTS SUSPENSORY FIXATION ACL TIGHTROPE Royalty or License ARTHREX, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $7,153 KNEE & HIP IMPLANTS SUSPENSORY FIXATION ACL TIGHTROPE Royalty or License ARTHREX, INC.
May 15, 2018 $5,994 KNEE & HIP IMPLANTS SUSPENSORY FIXATION ACL TIGHTROPE Royalty or License ARTHREX, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $5,820 KNEE & HIP IMPLANTS SUSPENSORY FIXATION ACL TIGHTROPE Royalty or License ARTHREX, INC.
Dec 19, 2018 $4,970 No Listed Product Consulting DJO, LLC
May 26, 2018 $445 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging DJO, LLC
Feb 9, 2018 $215 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
May 24, 2018 $123 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DJO, LLC
Apr 6, 2018 $51 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $51 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DJO, LLC
Jul 6, 2018 $49 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DJO, LLC
Jul 6, 2018 $45 NONE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 5, 2018 $42 NONE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 27, 2018 $26 MACI _ PEAK STUDY Food and Beverage VERICEL CORPORATION
May 26, 2018 $26 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DJO, LLC
Jun 1, 2018 $22 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DJO, LLC
Jul 5, 2018 $16 NONE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 6, 2018 $13 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $9 NONE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.