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IVAN CHENG
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IVAN CHENG

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
450 BROADWAY ST, MC 6342, REDWOOD CITY, CA, 94063-3132
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DR. IVAN CHENG,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

213

payments

$185,889

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
 7 $89,955
Travel and Lodging
 88 $33,767
Nonaccredited Training
 5 $32,175
Consulting
 2 $17,300
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $6,450
Food and Beverage
 109 $6,243

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

 $150K
PRECEPT

device

 $87,806
TRITANIUM

device

 $14,162
SERRATO

device

 $13,847
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $11,281
TLX

device

 $4,840
CREO ADDITION

device

 $2,149
ALIF

device

 $1,174
IGA

device

 $1,136
NUVALINE/NUVAMAP O.R.

device

 $201
CALIBER

device

 $200
OSTEOCEL

device

 $183
RELINE

device

 $170
NSE - NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

device

 $136
FLOSEAL

drug

 $131
PULSE

device

 $95
COROENT

device

 $62
ALTERA

device

 $57
LESSRAY

device

 $42
MODULUS

device

 $42
NVM5

device

 $31
COHERE

device

 $23
PROPEL

device

 $23
† 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 13, 2018 $25,369 PRECEPT XLIF Royalty or License NUVASIVE, INC. Ivan Cheng, MD A Professional Corp
May 9, 2018 $22,973 PRECEPT XLIF Royalty or License NUVASIVE, INC. Ivan Cheng, MD A Professional Corp
Aug 13, 2018 $21,558 XLIF PRECEPT Royalty or License NUVASIVE, INC. Ivan Cheng, MD A Professional Corp
Nov 13, 2018 $17,906 PRECEPT XLIF Royalty or License NUVASIVE, INC. Ivan Cheng, MD A Professional Corp
Oct 4, 2018 $14,875 XLIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC. Ivan Cheng, MD A Professional Corp
Aug 16, 2018 $12,500 TRITANIUM SERRATO Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION IVAN CHENG MD A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
Aug 24, 2018 $10,658 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 22, 2018 $10,000 XLIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC. Ivan Cheng, MD A Professional Corp
Sep 20, 2018 $7,663 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $6,250 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other NUVASIVE, INC. Ivan Cheng, MD A Professional Corp
Feb 13, 2018 $4,800 TLX Consulting NUVASIVE, INC. Ivan Cheng, MD A Professional Corp
Oct 4, 2018 $4,190 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC. Ivan Cheng, MD A Professional Corp
Jul 12, 2018 $4,000 XLIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC. Ivan Cheng, MD A Professional Corp
Jun 14, 2018 $2,500 XLIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC. Ivan Cheng, MD A Professional Corp
Sep 30, 2018 $1,046 CREO ADDITION Royalty or License GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Dec 31, 2018 $897 CREO ADDITION Royalty or License GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $805 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $800 XLIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC. Ivan Cheng, MD A Professional Corp
Apr 19, 2018 $694 TRITANIUM SERRATO Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 6, 2018 $675 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $575 IGA Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $571 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 9, 2018 $560 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $514 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 4, 2018 $508 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $485 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 29, 2018 $435 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $339 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 16, 2018 $339 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $310 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $250 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $247 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $222 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC. Ivan Cheng, MD A Professional Corp
Jun 30, 2018 $207 CREO ADDITION Royalty or License GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $202 TRITANIUM SERRATO Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 11, 2018 $202 TRITANIUM Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 1, 2018 $200 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 30, 2018 $200 CALIBER Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $186 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $168 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $165 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $165 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 17, 2018 $152 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $150 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $149 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $149 NUVALINE/NUVAMAP O.R. Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $136 NSE - NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 11, 2018 $134 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $134 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $127 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $127 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 3, 2018 $122 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $122 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $120 IGA Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $117 TRITANIUM SERRATO Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 7, 2018 $116 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $115 TRITANIUM SERRATO Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION IVAN CHENG MD A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
Jul 22, 2018 $110 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $110 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 4, 2018 $110 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 3, 2018 $110 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $109 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 20, 2018 $108 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 12, 2018 $107 TRITANIUM SERRATO Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 1, 2018 $106 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 4, 2018 $104 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 28, 2018 $104 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $104 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 22, 2018 $104 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 18, 2018 $104 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 4, 2018 $103 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 15, 2018 $99 IGA Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $96 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $95 PULSE XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $92 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $90 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 3, 2018 $89 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 19, 2018 $87 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 19, 2018 $85 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 17, 2018 $83 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $82 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $80 OSTEOCEL Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $76 IGA Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $71 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $71 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 18, 2018 $69 FLOSEAL Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Dec 1, 2018 $67 ALIF XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $65 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $64 IGA Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $64 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $62 COROENT Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 5, 2018 $62 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $62 FLOSEAL Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Dec 1, 2018 $61 ALIF XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 5, 2018 $61 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 10, 2018 $60 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $60 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $60 XLIF ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $59 TRITANIUM SERRATO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 11, 2018 $59 TRITANIUM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 27, 2018 $58 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 31, 2018 $57 OSTEOCEL Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $57 ALTERA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Dec 2, 2018 $57 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $57 IGA Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $54 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 11, 2018 $54 TRITANIUM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 10, 2018 $54 TRITANIUM SERRATO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 17, 2018 $54 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $52 XLIF ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $52 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $52 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 2, 2018 $51 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 23, 2018 $50 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 9, 2018 $50 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $49 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $48 IGA Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 5, 2018 $47 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $46 OSTEOCEL Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $45 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 14, 2018 $45 IGA Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 4, 2018 $44 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 28, 2018 $42 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $40 TLX Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $40 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $38 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $38 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $37 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 18, 2018 $37 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 4, 2018 $37 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $36 NUVALINE/NUVAMAP O.R. Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 4, 2018 $35 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $35 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $35 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $35 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 29, 2018 $35 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $35 XLIF ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $35 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $35 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $35 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $35 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 5, 2018 $35 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 11, 2018 $34 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $34 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $33 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $33 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $33 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $33 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $33 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 4, 2018 $32 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 4, 2018 $32 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 3, 2018 $32 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $31 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 16, 2018 $31 NVM5 Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 10, 2018 $30 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $29 XLIF ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $28 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $28 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $27 IGA Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $26 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $26 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $26 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 7, 2018 $25 IGA Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $25 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 4, 2018 $23 COHERE LESSRAY MODULUS Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 29, 2018 $23 RELINE PROPEL Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $22 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $20 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $19 LESSRAY Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $19 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $19 ALIF MODULUS Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $18 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $18 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $17 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 3, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 3, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 4, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 3, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 3, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $16 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 22, 2018 $16 NUVALINE/NUVAMAP O.R. Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $16 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $16 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $15 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $15 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 3, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 17, 2018 $15 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 3, 2018 $14 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $12 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $12 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 16, 2018 $10 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $10 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $10 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $10 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $8 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 9, 2018 $8 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 28, 2018 $8 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $7 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 4, 2018 $6 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 4, 2018 $4 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 7, 2018 $3 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $3 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $3 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $3 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $3 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 26, 2018 $3 XLIF ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $2 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $2 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $2 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $2 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $2 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $1 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $1 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
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