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FRANKLIN J LIN
Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
61 WHITCHER ST NE, SUITE 4100, MARIETTA, GA, 30060
DR. FRANKLIN LIN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
25
payments
$9,014
payment total
10
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 |
2 | $7,475 |
Travel and Lodging |
2 | $1,043 |
Food and Beverage |
21 | $495 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
COALITION |
device |
$7,475 |
RISE-L |
device |
$735 |
RISE |
device |
$308 |
VIMPAT |
drug |
$151 |
TITAN ENDOSKELETON |
device |
$132 |
TITAN NANOLOCK |
device |
$132 |
COFLEX |
device |
$38 |
COOLIEF COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY |
device |
$37 |
EXCELSIUS - GPS |
device |
$26 |
BASE |
device |
$21 |
LESSRAY |
device |
$21 |
PULSE |
device |
$21 |
TLX |
device |
$21 |
MLX |
device |
$19 |
RELINE |
device |
$19 |
BEVYXXA |
drug |
$17 |
ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES |
device |
$16 |
GLIADEL |
drug |
$15 |
BIOMET SPINALPAK |
device |
$12 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2018 | $4,225 | COALITION | Promotional Speaking/Other | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Oct 15, 2018 | $3,250 | COALITION | Promotional Speaking/Other | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Oct 14, 2018 | $735 | RISE-L | Travel and Lodging | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Oct 15, 2018 | $308 | RISE | Travel and Lodging | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. | |
| May 27, 2018 | $83 | TITAN ENDOSKELETON TITAN NANOLOCK | Food and Beverage | TITAN SPINE, LLC | |
| Feb 12, 2018 | $37 | COOLIEF COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY | Food and Beverage | AVANOS MEDICAL | |
| Aug 16, 2018 | $28 | TITAN ENDOSKELETON TITAN NANOLOCK | Food and Beverage | TITAN SPINE, LLC | |
| Nov 13, 2018 | $28 | VIMPAT | Food and Beverage | UCB, INC. | |
| Nov 5, 2018 | $26 | EXCELSIUS - GPS | Food and Beverage | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Oct 2, 2018 | $25 | VIMPAT | Food and Beverage | UCB, INC. | |
| Sep 26, 2018 | $25 | VIMPAT | Food and Beverage | UCB, INC. | |
| Mar 13, 2018 | $21 | COFLEX | Food and Beverage | PARADIGM SPINE, LLC | |
| Sep 6, 2018 | $21 | TITAN ENDOSKELETON TITAN NANOLOCK | Food and Beverage | TITAN SPINE, LLC | |
| Dec 5, 2018 | $21 | VIMPAT | Food and Beverage | UCB, INC. | |
| Sep 20, 2018 | $21 | PULSE TLX BASE LESSRAY | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Oct 31, 2018 | $20 | VIMPAT | Food and Beverage | UCB, INC. | |
| Dec 20, 2018 | $19 | MLX RELINE | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Aug 27, 2018 | $17 | BEVYXXA | Food and Beverage | PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Sep 6, 2018 | $16 | VIMPAT | Food and Beverage | UCB, INC. | |
| Jan 23, 2018 | $16 | COFLEX | Food and Beverage | PARADIGM SPINE, LLC | |
| Feb 13, 2018 | $16 | ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES | Food and Beverage | AVANOS MEDICAL | |
| Feb 16, 2018 | $15 | VIMPAT | Food and Beverage | UCB, INC. | |
| Dec 11, 2018 | $15 | GLIADEL | Food and Beverage | ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Oct 23, 2018 | $12 | BIOMET SPINALPAK | Food and Beverage | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Dec 31, 2018 | $12 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NANOVIS LLC |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.