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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.

CHRISTOPH J GRIESSENAUER
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CHRISTOPH J GRIESSENAUER

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
625 19TH ST S, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35249-0001
* Note: This physician had a Pennsylvania practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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CHRISTOPH GRIESSENAUER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

31

payments

$4,189

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
 9 $2,672
Food and Beverage
 22 $1,517

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†
SOFIA

device

 $1,674
HYPERSOFT COIL

device

 $1,478
LVIS

device

 $1,478
SCEPTER XC BALLOON CATHETER

device

 $1,324
ES2

device

 $1,293
AERO

device

 $1,243
XIA

device

 $1,243
ARIA

device

 $1,099
SCEPTER C BALLOON CATHETER

device

 $680
HYDROSOFT 3D COIL

device

 $332
SOLITAIRE

device

 $281
OASYS

device

 $199
HYDROFILL COIL

device

 $197
AVIATOR

device

 $150
ANCHOR L

device

 $145
LVIS JR.

device

 $135
PENUMBRA SYSTEM

device

 $125
WEB

device

 $95
FRED

device

 $65
FRED JR

device

 $65
ATLAS

device

 $50
TRAXCESS GUIDEWIRE AND DOCKING WIRE

device

 $44
INFINITY

device

 $34
TREVO

device

 $34
COMPLEX COIL

device

 $30
HEADLINER GUIDEWIRE

device

 $30
PHIL

device

 $14
TARGET

device

 $9
† 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 1, 2018 $653 AERO XIA ES2 ARIA Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
May 1, 2018 $525 HYPERSOFT COIL LVIS SOFIA SCEPTER XC BALLOON CATHETER Travel and Lodging MICROVENTION, INC.
May 1, 2018 $402 LVIS SCEPTER C BALLOON CATHETER SOFIA HYPERSOFT COIL Travel and Lodging MICROVENTION, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $366 SOFIA SCEPTER XC BALLOON CATHETER LVIS HYPERSOFT COIL Travel and Lodging MICROVENTION, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $350 AERO XIA ES2 ARIA Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 19, 2018 $150 SOFIA SCEPTER XC BALLOON CATHETER LVIS HYPERSOFT COIL Food and Beverage MICROVENTION, INC.
Feb 3, 2018 $150 AVIATOR Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 2, 2018 $150 OASYS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 1, 2018 $145 ANCHOR L Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 1, 2018 $144 AERO XIA ES2 Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 14, 2018 $135 HYDROSOFT 3D COIL LVIS JR. Food and Beverage MICROVENTION, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $129 SOFIA SCEPTER C BALLOON CATHETER SCEPTER XC BALLOON CATHETER HYDROFILL COIL HYDROSOFT 3D COIL Travel and Lodging MICROVENTION, INC.
Jun 25, 2018 $126 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $125 PENUMBRA SYSTEM Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $68 HYDROFILL COIL SOFIA SCEPTER C BALLOON CATHETER SCEPTER XC BALLOON CATHETER HYDROSOFT 3D COIL Travel and Lodging MICROVENTION, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $65 AERO XIA ES2 ARIA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 19, 2018 $65 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $51 WEB FRED FRED JR SCEPTER XC BALLOON CATHETER SCEPTER C BALLOON CATHETER Food and Beverage MICROVENTION, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $50 ES2 Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 13, 2018 $50 ATLAS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 3, 2018 $49 OASYS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 19, 2018 $48 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 1, 2018 $35 LVIS SOFIA SCEPTER XC BALLOON CATHETER HYPERSOFT COIL Travel and Lodging MICROVENTION, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $34 INFINITY TREVO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 1, 2018 $30 AERO XIA ES2 ARIA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 19, 2018 $30 COMPLEX COIL HEADLINER GUIDEWIRE SCEPTER C BALLOON CATHETER TRAXCESS GUIDEWIRE AND DOCKING WIRE WEB Food and Beverage MICROVENTION, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $20 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $14 WEB PHIL FRED FRED JR TRAXCESS GUIDEWIRE AND DOCKING WIRE Food and Beverage MICROVENTION, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $12 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $10 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 4, 2018 $9 TARGET Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.