Dollars for Docs

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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.

YIGAL SAMOCHA
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YIGAL SAMOCHA

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
7401 S. MAIN, HOUSTON, TX, 77030-4509
* Note: This physician had a New York practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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YIGAL SAMOCHA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

19

payments

$2,430

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
Travel and Lodging
 5 $1,332
Food and Beverage
 14 $1,098

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†
TIMBERLINE

device

 $950
VITALITY

device

 $568
CD HORIZON

device

 $267
SILC

device

 $146
MOBI-C

device

 $114
EXCELSIUS - GPS

device

 $112
FORTIFY

device

 $103
ELSA

device

 $94
SPINAL IMPLANTS

device

 $63
SYNCHROMED

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
Jan 19, 2018 $534 VITALITY Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 9, 2018 $386 TIMBERLINE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 8, 2018 $335 TIMBERLINE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $146 SILC Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $125 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $123 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $114 MOBI-C Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $112 EXCELSIUS - GPS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 8, 2018 $105 TIMBERLINE Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $103 FORTIFY Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $94 ELSA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $63 SPINAL IMPLANTS Food and Beverage SPINE WAVE, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $43 TIMBERLINE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $34 VITALITY Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $30 TIMBERLINE Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $27 TIMBERLINE Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $24 TIMBERLINE Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $18 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $14 SYNCHROMED Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
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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.