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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.

WILLIAM C SPANOS
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WILLIAM C SPANOS

Listed Specialty: Otolaryngology
1310 W 22ND ST, SANFORD ENT, SIOUX FALLS, SD, 57105-1501
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WILLIAM SPANOS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

22

payments

$2,897

payment total

11

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
Nonaccredited Training
1 $2,000
Food and Beverage
20 $854
Education
1 $43

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
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$2,136
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

$257
GRAFIX & STRAVIX

drug

$193
1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA

device

$88
OTOVEL

drug

$80
PROVOX FLEXIDERM

device

$51
DERMABOND PORTFOLIO

device

$37
HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY

device

$37
STRATAFIX

device

$37
SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS

device

$37
PHASIX

device

$31
THUNDERBEAT

device

$23
† 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 27, 2018 $2,000 No Listed Product Nonaccredited Training AMBU INC.
May 2, 2018 $169 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 3, 2018 $118 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Oct 11, 2018 $99 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $88 1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 2, 2018 $81 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Aug 6, 2018 $51 PROVOX FLEXIDERM Food and Beverage ATOS MEDICAL INC
Jun 13, 2018 $45 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $43 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Education INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $37 HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS DERMABOND PORTFOLIO STRATAFIX Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
May 15, 2018 $31 PHASIX Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $23 THUNDERBEAT Food and Beverage OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $18 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ACELL, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $15 OTOVEL Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $15 OTOVEL Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $14 OTOVEL Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $12 OTOVEL Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 23, 2018 $12 OTOVEL Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $12 OTOVEL Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $5 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $4 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $4 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.