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RICHARD V CHUA
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RICHARD V CHUA

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
5860 N LA CHOLLA BLVD, #100, TUCSON, AZ, 85741-3596
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DR. RICHARD CHUA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

53

payments

$71,786

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 8 $55,043
Travel and Lodging
 17 $15,294
Food and Beverage
 28 $1,449

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†
PRESTIGE

device

 $32,327
CD HORIZON

device

 $10,169
METRX

device

 $10,074
CAPSTONE

device

 $8,175
CLYDESDALE

device

 $7,734
MAZORX - RENAISSANCE

device

 $1,024
VERTEX

device

 $1,004
O-ARM-ST

device

 $768
XLIF

device

 $119
TLX

device

 $112
WALTER

device

 $96
O-ARM-SPINE

device

 $83
OTHER PRODUCT

device

 $59
CODMAN CERTAS

device

 $28
CODMAN HAKIM PRECISION VALVE

device

 $28
CUSA CLARITY

device

 $28
DURAGEN

device

 $28
DURASEAL EXACT

device

 $28
GELFOAM

device

 $14
SURGISEAL

device

 $14
† 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
Oct 10, 2018 $14,258 PRESTIGE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC. Northwest Neurospecialists Pllc
Dec 9, 2018 $9,528 PRESTIGE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $9,033 METRX Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC. Northwest Neurospecialists Pllc
Jun 5, 2018 $8,175 CAPSTONE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC. Northwest Neurospecialists Pllc
Jul 19, 2018 $7,700 CLYDESDALE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC. Northwest Neurospecialists Pllc
Feb 28, 2018 $6,300 CD HORIZON Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC. Northwest Neurospecialists Pllc
Jan 10, 2018 $5,708 PRESTIGE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC. Northwest Neurospecialists Pllc
Jan 10, 2018 $3,750 CD HORIZON Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC. Northwest Neurospecialists Pllc
Dec 9, 2018 $1,014 PRESTIGE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $721 METRX Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 7, 2018 $684 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $671 O-ARM-ST Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $551 VERTEX Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 9, 2018 $401 PRESTIGE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 9, 2018 $354 PRESTIGE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 9, 2018 $310 PRESTIGE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 9, 2018 $204 PRESTIGE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $179 METRX Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 9, 2018 $174 PRESTIGE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $170 VERTEX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 8, 2018 $134 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $120 VERTEX Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $119 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $119 CD HORIZON Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC. Northwest Neurospecialists Pllc
Dec 9, 2018 $115 PRESTIGE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 11, 2018 $112 TLX Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 1, 2018 $96 WALTER Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $83 O-ARM-SPINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 9, 2018 $81 PRESTIGE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $80 O-ARM-ST Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $80 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 23, 2018 $79 METRX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 9, 2018 $68 PRESTIGE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 12, 2018 $63 METRX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 7, 2018 $57 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $55 VERTEX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $55 VERTEX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $55 VERTEX Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 18, 2018 $53 OTHER PRODUCT Food and Beverage BRAINLAB, INC.
Oct 8, 2018 $40 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 23, 2018 $34 CLYDESDALE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 9, 2018 $31 PRESTIGE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 9, 2018 $30 PRESTIGE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 7, 2018 $28 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 27, 2018 $28 CODMAN CERTAS CUSA CLARITY DURAGEN DURASEAL EXACT CODMAN HAKIM PRECISION VALVE Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Dec 9, 2018 $17 PRESTIGE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $16 O-ARM-ST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 31, 2018 $14 GELFOAM SURGISEAL Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Dec 9, 2018 $13 PRESTIGE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 9, 2018 $9 PRESTIGE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 9, 2018 $8 PRESTIGE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 10, 2018 $6 OTHER PRODUCT Food and Beverage BRAINLAB, INC.
Dec 9, 2018 $5 PRESTIGE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.