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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.

BRIAN J WILLIAMS
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BRIAN J WILLIAMS

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD, HOUSTON, TX, 77030-4000
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BRIAN WILLIAMS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

26

payments

$4,718

payment total

5

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
 4 $2,725
Travel and Lodging
 5 $1,217
Food and Beverage
 17 $777

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†
NEUROBLATE

device

 $4,078
ONCOLOGY

device

 $466
XLIF

device

 $105
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $32
O-ARM-SPINE

device

 $20
CLEVIPREX

drug

 $18
† 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
Nov 10, 2018 $1,000 NEUROBLATE Consulting MONTERIS MEDICAL CORPORATION
Oct 31, 2018 $978 NEUROBLATE Consulting MONTERIS MEDICAL CORPORATION
Feb 28, 2018 $484 NEUROBLATE Travel and Lodging MONTERIS MEDICAL CORPORATION
Nov 26, 2018 $460 NEUROBLATE Consulting MONTERIS MEDICAL CORPORATION
Nov 10, 2018 $381 NEUROBLATE Travel and Lodging MONTERIS MEDICAL CORPORATION
Nov 26, 2018 $288 NEUROBLATE Consulting MONTERIS MEDICAL CORPORATION
Feb 28, 2018 $151 NEUROBLATE Travel and Lodging MONTERIS MEDICAL CORPORATION
Nov 10, 2018 $126 NEUROBLATE Travel and Lodging MONTERIS MEDICAL CORPORATION
Nov 16, 2018 $114 ONCOLOGY Food and Beverage NOVOCURE INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $106 ONCOLOGY Food and Beverage NOVOCURE INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $105 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $104 ONCOLOGY Food and Beverage NOVOCURE INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $94 NEUROBLATE Food and Beverage MONTERIS MEDICAL CORPORATION
Nov 9, 2018 $75 NEUROBLATE Travel and Lodging MONTERIS MEDICAL CORPORATION
Oct 16, 2018 $32 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $23 ONCOLOGY Food and Beverage NOVOCURE INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $22 ONCOLOGY Food and Beverage NOVOCURE INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $22 ONCOLOGY Food and Beverage NOVOCURE INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $22 NEUROBLATE Food and Beverage MONTERIS MEDICAL CORPORATION
Jan 11, 2018 $21 ONCOLOGY Food and Beverage NOVOCURE INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $21 NEUROBLATE Food and Beverage MONTERIS MEDICAL CORPORATION
Aug 16, 2018 $20 O-ARM-SPINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $20 ONCOLOGY Food and Beverage NOVOCURE INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $18 CLEVIPREX Food and Beverage CHIESI USA, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $17 ONCOLOGY Food and Beverage NOVOCURE INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $17 ONCOLOGY Food and Beverage NOVOCURE 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.