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PAUL E KOBZA
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PAUL E KOBZA

Listed Specialty: Hand Surgery
9006 FOREST XING, SUITE E, THE WOODLANDS, TX, 77381-1185
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PAUL KOBZA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

32

payments

$14,503

payment total

6

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
Education
 4 $13,000
Travel and Lodging
 16 $1,171
Food and Beverage
 12 $333

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†
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $14,311
VENTRALIGHT

device

 $88
EBI BONE HEALING SYSTEM

device

 $41
SIVEXTRO

drug

 $29
SWANSON

device

 $24
GRAFIX & STRAVIX

drug

 $12
† 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
May 3, 2018 $4,000 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Education INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $3,000 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Education INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $3,000 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Education INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $3,000 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Education INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
May 5, 2018 $369 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $244 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $169 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $98 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
May 23, 2018 $88 VENTRALIGHT Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
May 29, 2018 $80 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
May 15, 2018 $64 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
May 29, 2018 $62 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $41 EBI BONE HEALING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $27 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $24 SWANSON Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Apr 23, 2018 $23 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 23, 2018 $23 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $23 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $23 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
May 15, 2018 $19 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $16 SIVEXTRO Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jun 12, 2018 $15 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $14 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $13 SIVEXTRO Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Dec 13, 2018 $12 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $11 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $11 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $10 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $8 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $7 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $7 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
May 15, 2018 $4 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, 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.