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MICHAEL E RUSSELL
Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
3414 GOLDEN RD, TYLER, TX, 75701-8336
DR. MICHAEL RUSSELL,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
30
payments
$1,658
payment total
7
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 |
|---|---|---|
Food and Beverage |
26 | $926 |
Travel and Lodging |
4 | $732 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
MULTIPLE PRODUCTS |
device |
$347 |
DIVERGENCE-L |
device |
$316 |
INTERFUSE |
device |
$304 |
SURPASS |
device |
$256 |
LLIF |
device |
$156 |
NEUROFORM EZ |
device |
$75 |
PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM |
device |
$64 |
RAMPART DUO INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM |
device |
$43 |
CD HORIZON |
device |
$43 |
EUFLEXXA |
device |
$37 |
SURGIFLO HEMOSTATIC MATRIX FAMILY OF PRODUCTS |
device |
$17 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2018 | $300 | MULTIPLE PRODUCTS | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Mar 28, 2018 | $234 | SURPASS | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 2, 2018 | $156 | LLIF | Food and Beverage | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Dec 8, 2018 | $137 | DIVERGENCE-L | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Dec 8, 2018 | $123 | DIVERGENCE-L | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Jan 11, 2018 | $75 | NEUROFORM EZ | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Dec 8, 2018 | $64 | PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Mar 28, 2018 | $62 | INTERFUSE | Food and Beverage | VERTEBRAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |
| Jul 10, 2018 | $60 | INTERFUSE | Food and Beverage | VERTEBRAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |
| Sep 4, 2018 | $59 | INTERFUSE | Food and Beverage | VERTEBRAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |
| Aug 23, 2018 | $47 | MULTIPLE PRODUCTS | Food and Beverage | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Feb 20, 2018 | $43 | RAMPART DUO INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | SPINEOLOGY INC. | |
| Dec 8, 2018 | $38 | DIVERGENCE-L | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Nov 20, 2018 | $33 | INTERFUSE | Food and Beverage | VERTEBRAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |
| Mar 1, 2018 | $22 | SURPASS | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Aug 1, 2018 | $21 | INTERFUSE | Food and Beverage | VERTEBRAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |
| Jan 3, 2018 | $19 | INTERFUSE | Food and Beverage | VERTEBRAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |
| Dec 8, 2018 | $19 | DIVERGENCE-L | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Jun 27, 2018 | $18 | INTERFUSE | Food and Beverage | VERTEBRAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |
| Aug 10, 2018 | $17 | SURGIFLO HEMOSTATIC MATRIX FAMILY OF PRODUCTS | Food and Beverage | ETHICON US, LLC | |
| Nov 14, 2018 | $15 | EUFLEXXA | Food and Beverage | FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| Apr 24, 2018 | $12 | INTERFUSE | Food and Beverage | VERTEBRAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |
| Aug 21, 2018 | $12 | CD HORIZON | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Jul 10, 2018 | $11 | EUFLEXXA | Food and Beverage | FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| May 16, 2018 | $11 | INTERFUSE | Food and Beverage | VERTEBRAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |
| Apr 11, 2018 | $11 | EUFLEXXA | Food and Beverage | FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| Nov 29, 2018 | $11 | CD HORIZON | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Nov 6, 2018 | $10 | CD HORIZON | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Jul 24, 2018 | $10 | CD HORIZON | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Jun 20, 2018 | $9 | INTERFUSE | Food and Beverage | VERTEBRAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.