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YAMIL C RIVERA-COLON
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YAMIL C RIVERA-COLON

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
576 CESAR GONZALEZ AVE. DORAL BANK CENTER SUITE 506, SAN JUAN, PR, 00918
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DR. YAMIL RIVERA-COLON,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

71

payments

$35,656

payment total

9

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
 4 $25,441
Travel and Lodging
 18 $4,713
Royalty or License
 4 $2,801
Food and Beverage
 45 $2,702

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†
DIVERGENCE-L

device

 $12,870
CLYDESDALE

device

 $6,711
MAST QUADRANT

device

 $6,536
ELSA ATP

device

 $2,801
O-ARM-SPINE

device

 $2,515
ALIF

device

 $1,442
XLIF

device

 $1,006
TIMBERLINE

device

 $372
ELSA

device

 $202
VITALITY

device

 $198
PERIMETER

device

 $164
BRIGADE

device

 $159
MOBI-C

device

 $152
CD HORIZON

device

 $144
I-FACTOR PUTTY

device

 $127
STRATAFIX

device

 $111
AUBAGIO

drug

 $101
JANUMET

drug

 $100
LINEUM POSTERIOR CERVICAL

device

 $62
MIS ANTERIOR SUPINE

device

 $62
TELLURIDE

device

 $62
PULSE

device

 $40
CAPSTONE

device

 $25
ARTISAN

device

 $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
May 25, 2018 $10,798 DIVERGENCE-L Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $6,536 MAST QUADRANT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $5,607 CLYDESDALE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $2,500 O-ARM-SPINE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 31, 2018 $1,010 ELSA ATP Royalty or License GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $981 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 31, 2018 $839 ELSA ATP Royalty or License GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 15, 2018 $743 DIVERGENCE-L Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 29, 2018 $546 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 30, 2018 $525 ELSA ATP Royalty or License GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $503 CLYDESDALE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 30, 2018 $427 ELSA ATP Royalty or License GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $399 CLYDESDALE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 15, 2018 $399 DIVERGENCE-L Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $200 DIVERGENCE-L Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 15, 2018 $171 DIVERGENCE-L Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 8, 2018 $168 TIMBERLINE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 19, 2018 $159 BRIGADE ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $144 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $132 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $127 I-FACTOR PUTTY Food and Beverage CERAPEDICS, INC.
Nov 19, 2018 $123 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 19, 2018 $117 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 14, 2018 $114 PERIMETER Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $111 STRATAFIX Food and Beverage JOHNSON AND JOHNSON INTERNATIONAL
Feb 8, 2018 $105 TIMBERLINE Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 15, 2018 $104 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $103 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $101 AUBAGIO Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Nov 14, 2018 $100 JANUMET Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Dec 12, 2018 $100 VITALITY Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $99 ELSA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 10, 2018 $98 VITALITY Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $85 CLYDESDALE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $82 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 24, 2018 $77 MOBI-C Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 1, 2018 $76 MOBI-C Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 1, 2018 $75 ELSA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $71 DIVERGENCE-L Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $62 TELLURIDE LINEUM POSTERIOR CERVICAL MIS ANTERIOR SUPINE Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 19, 2018 $62 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $60 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $58 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 31, 2018 $58 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 16, 2018 $50 PERIMETER Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $45 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $43 TIMBERLINE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $40 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $40 ALIF PULSE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $40 CLYDESDALE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $36 CLYDESDALE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $30 TIMBERLINE Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 31, 2018 $29 ELSA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 15, 2018 $27 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $27 TIMBERLINE Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 16, 2018 $25 CAPSTONE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $25 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $23 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $23 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 15, 2018 $23 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $23 CLYDESDALE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $19 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $19 CLYDESDALE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $18 ARTISAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 7, 2018 $17 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 15, 2018 $17 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 15, 2018 $17 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 17, 2018 $15 O-ARM-SPINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 30, 2018 $13 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $12 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $10 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
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