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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.

VIVEK RAMAKRISHNAN
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VIVEK RAMAKRISHNAN

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
400 N PEPPER AVE, DEPT. NEUROSURGERY MOD# 3, COLTON, CA, 92324-1801
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DR. VIVEK RAMAKRISHNAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

27

payments

$719

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
Food and Beverage
26 $671
Travel and Lodging
1 $47

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
XIA

device

$154
NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

device

$140
TRITANIUM

device

$96
AVIATOR

device

$89
XLIF

device

$88
OASYS

device

$59
AERO

device

$55
ANCHOR C

device

$53
DBM

device

$32
ES2

device

$31
SERRATO

device

$29
AQUAMANTYS

device

$23
SPINAL IMPLANTS

device

$19
ACTIFUSE

device

$14
† 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
Feb 9, 2018 $140 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 1, 2018 $57 XIA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 5, 2018 $47 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $47 AERO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 24, 2018 $40 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $32 DBM OASYS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 27, 2018 $32 AVIATOR ANCHOR C Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 26, 2018 $31 ES2 TRITANIUM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jan 3, 2018 $31 TRITANIUM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 16, 2018 $29 XIA SERRATO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 12, 2018 $23 AQUAMANTYS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $21 AVIATOR ANCHOR C Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 5, 2018 $21 XIA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 23, 2018 $19 SPINAL IMPLANTS Food and Beverage SPINE WAVE, INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $19 TRITANIUM XIA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 19, 2018 $17 AVIATOR Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 4, 2018 $15 XIA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 19, 2018 $14 ACTIFUSE Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Sep 4, 2018 $14 OASYS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 20, 2018 $14 OASYS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 5, 2018 $13 XIA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 26, 2018 $9 TRITANIUM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
May 3, 2018 $9 AVIATOR Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 2, 2018 $8 AVIATOR Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 3, 2018 $8 AERO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 22, 2018 $6 TRITANIUM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 20, 2018 $2 AVIATOR Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.