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LUKE M ELMS
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LUKE M ELMS

Listed Specialty: Surgery
9430 TURKEY LAKE RD STE 114, ORLANDO, FL, 32819-8015
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LUKE ELMS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

26

payments

$5,670

payment total

8

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
Education
 1 $4,000
Travel and Lodging
 5 $1,042
Food and Beverage
 20 $628

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†
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $5,284
CALDOLOR

drug

 $159
BRIDION

drug

 $103
TISSEEL

drug

 $30
CAIMAN VESSEL SEALERS

device

 $26
STRATTICE

device

 $22
OFIRMEV

drug

 $18
ZERBAXA

drug

 $15
ACCESS SOLUTIONS: WECK BRAND

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
Aug 27, 2018 $4,000 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Education INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $497 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $373 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $150 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $125 CALDOLOR Food and Beverage CUMBERLAND PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $103 BRIDION Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Sep 13, 2018 $78 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $75 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $31 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $30 TISSEEL Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Apr 25, 2018 $26 CAIMAN VESSEL SEALERS Food and Beverage AESCULAP, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $22 STRATTICE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $19 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $18 OFIRMEV Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Jan 8, 2018 $16 CALDOLOR Food and Beverage CUMBERLAND PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $15 ZERBAXA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Oct 2, 2018 $15 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $14 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $13 ACCESS SOLUTIONS: WECK BRAND Food and Beverage TELEFLEX MEDICAL INCORPORATED
Oct 2, 2018 $12 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $12 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
May 23, 2018 $9 CALDOLOR Food and Beverage CUMBERLAND PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jul 4, 2018 $6 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $5 CALDOLOR Food and Beverage CUMBERLAND PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 8, 2018 $4 CALDOLOR Food and Beverage CUMBERLAND PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $3 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.