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FARHAN O KARIM
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FARHAN O KARIM

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
908 JEFFERSON ST, SEATTLE, WA, 98104-2433
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FARHAN KARIM,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

68

payments

$13,951

payment total

15

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
Consulting
 2 $7,123
Travel and Lodging
 14 $4,511
Food and Beverage
 52 $2,318

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $8,401
IFUSE IMPLANT

device

 $1,979
EXCELSIUS - GPS

device

 $1,320
ELSA

device

 $759
CLYDESDALE

device

 $296
SPINAL IMPLANTS

device

 $224
MAZORX - RENAISSANCE

device

 $180
VIPER

device

 $176
COUGAR

device

 $107
ACLP

device

 $89
MAXAN CERVICAL SYSTEM

device

 $85
LESSRAY

device

 $65
MODULUS

device

 $65
PULSE

device

 $65
RELINE

device

 $65
VIVIGEN

device

 $61
PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $57
ANCHORAGE

device

 $31
VARIAX

device

 $31
EXPEDIUM

device

 $25
IDENTITI

device

 $22
NAVIGATION

device

 $19
MONOVISC

device

 $16
ORTHOVISC

device

 $16
XTAMPZA

drug

 $15
ES2

device

 $14
RAMPART DUO INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM

device

 $11
† 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
Oct 18, 2018 $4,235 No Listed Product Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Dec 27, 2018 $2,888 No Listed Product Consulting DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Apr 3, 2018 $721 IFUSE IMPLANT Travel and Lodging SI-BONE, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $654 EXCELSIUS - GPS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $607 EXCELSIUS - GPS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $495 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Oct 25, 2018 $490 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Nov 30, 2018 $346 ELSA Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $283 IFUSE IMPLANT Travel and Lodging SI-BONE, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $236 ELSA Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $230 IFUSE IMPLANT Travel and Lodging SI-BONE, INC.
Aug 18, 2018 $220 CLYDESDALE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 4, 2018 $148 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $145 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
May 29, 2018 $120 SPINAL IMPLANTS Food and Beverage SPINE WAVE, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $120 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
May 5, 2018 $112 IFUSE IMPLANT Travel and Lodging SI-BONE, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $111 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $109 ELSA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $104 SPINAL IMPLANTS Food and Beverage SPINE WAVE, INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $95 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $89 ACLP Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
May 15, 2018 $78 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $78 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $74 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
May 15, 2018 $71 MAXAN CERVICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $68 ELSA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $65 IFUSE IMPLANT Travel and Lodging SI-BONE, INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $65 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $65 PULSE RELINE LESSRAY MODULUS Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $61 VIVIGEN Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $57 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 19, 2018 $49 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $48 EXCELSIUS - GPS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 5, 2018 $42 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $40 COUGAR Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $36 COUGAR Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Aug 18, 2018 $32 CLYDESDALE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $31 ANCHORAGE VARIAX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 28, 2018 $29 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $25 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DJO, LLC
Nov 16, 2018 $25 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $25 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $23 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Aug 18, 2018 $22 CLYDESDALE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $22 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $22 IDENTITI Food and Beverage ALPHATEC SPINE, INC
Nov 20, 2018 $19 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DJO, LLC
May 3, 2018 $19 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $17 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $16 COUGAR Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 4, 2018 $16 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Feb 19, 2018 $16 ORTHOVISC MONOVISC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
May 22, 2018 $15 XTAMPZA Food and Beverage COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $15 COUGAR Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $14 ES2 Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 4, 2018 $14 MAXAN CERVICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $12 EXCELSIUS - GPS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 18, 2018 $11 CLYDESDALE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 9, 2018 $11 RAMPART DUO INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM Food and Beverage SPINEOLOGY INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $9 NAVIGATION Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $9 NAVIGATION Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Aug 18, 2018 $8 CLYDESDALE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 5, 2018 $6 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $4 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Oct 25, 2018 $4 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
May 5, 2018 $3 IFUSE IMPLANT Travel and Lodging SI-BONE, INC.
Aug 18, 2018 $3 CLYDESDALE 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.