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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.

KENNETH NWOSU
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KENNETH NWOSU

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
1000 W CARSON ST, TORRANCE, CA, 90502-2004
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KENNETH NWOSU,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

63

payments

$5,731

payment total

12

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
 10 $2,392
Food and Beverage
 52 $1,839
Honoraria
 1 $1,500

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†
I-FACTOR PUTTY

device

 $2,022
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,335
XLIF

device

 $1,280
TLIF

device

 $1,264
ELEVATE

device

 $175
VIPER

device

 $140
BACS

device

 $124
IFUSE IMPLANT

device

 $105
BRYAN

device

 $85
SYNAPSE

device

 $74
EXPEDIUM

device

 $67
CLYDESDALE

device

 $57
INTER FIX

device

 $49
COHERE

device

 $44
IGA

device

 $44
COFLEX

device

 $37
SUPERION ISS

device

 $36
ANCHOR C

device

 $26
SIMMETRY SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION SYSTEM

device

 $21
SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM

device

 $16
AQUAMANTYS

device

 $15
NSE - SONOPET

device

 $13
CRESCENT

device

 $13
† 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
Apr 27, 2018 $1,500 I-FACTOR PUTTY Honoraria CERAPEDICS, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $1,212 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging CTL MEDICAL CORPORATION
Jul 15, 2018 $508 TLIF XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $195 I-FACTOR PUTTY Travel and Lodging CERAPEDICS, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $192 I-FACTOR PUTTY Food and Beverage CERAPEDICS, INC.
Jul 14, 2018 $172 TLIF XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 28, 2018 $135 I-FACTOR PUTTY Food and Beverage CERAPEDICS, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $124 BACS Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Aug 5, 2018 $123 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $110 XLIF TLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $106 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $105 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $104 XLIF TLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $85 XLIF TLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $59 SYNAPSE Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $57 XLIF TLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $57 CLYDESDALE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $54 XLIF TLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $46 TLIF XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $44 COHERE IGA Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $36 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jul 15, 2018 $36 XLIF TLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $36 SUPERION ISS Food and Beverage VERTIFLEX, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $34 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $33 BRYAN Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 17, 2018 $31 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jan 10, 2018 $30 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $26 COFLEX Food and Beverage PARADIGM SPINE, LLC
Jul 14, 2018 $26 TLIF XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $26 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $26 ANCHOR C Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 10, 2018 $25 INTER FIX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $23 BRYAN Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 15, 2018 $22 XLIF TLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 14, 2018 $22 XLIF TLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 15, 2018 $21 TLIF XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $21 SIMMETRY SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION SYSTEM Food and Beverage RTI SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $17 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $17 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 9, 2018 $16 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jan 26, 2018 $16 BRYAN Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 2, 2018 $15 SYNAPSE Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $15 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $15 AQUAMANTYS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 2, 2018 $13 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $13 BRYAN Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 21, 2018 $13 INTER FIX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $13 NSE - SONOPET Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jan 27, 2018 $13 CRESCENT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $12 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $12 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $11 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 3, 2018 $11 INTER FIX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $10 COFLEX Food and Beverage PARADIGM SPINE, LLC
Jul 4, 2018 $5 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 27, 2018 $5 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $5 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $5 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 22, 2018 $5 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 30, 2018 $5 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 16, 2018 $4 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $3 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $1 TLIF XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.