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HEWATT M SIMS
Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
100 DOCTORS DRIVE, SUITE 101, DOUGLAS, GA, 31533
DR. HEWATT SIMS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
16
payments
$84,488
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 |
|---|---|---|
Consulting |
6 | $69,205 |
Royalty or License |
3 | $9,192 |
Promotional Speaking/Other |
1 | $4,000 |
Travel and Lodging |
2 | $1,963 |
Food and Beverage |
4 | $128 |
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 |
$45,870 |
REFORM MODULAR |
device |
$33,305 |
VAULT 2 |
device |
$4,749 |
XYCOR IBD SYSTEM |
device |
$500 |
AUGMENT |
device |
$23 |
DUEXIS |
drug |
$21 |
BALLAST |
device |
$20 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2018 | $30,000 | No Listed Product | Consulting | ARTERIOCYTE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | |
| Aug 21, 2018 | $11,526 | REFORM MODULAR | Consulting | PRECISION SPINE, INC. | |
| May 8, 2018 | $11,055 | REFORM MODULAR | Consulting | PRECISION SPINE, INC. | |
| Feb 13, 2018 | $10,724 | REFORM MODULAR | Consulting | PRECISION SPINE, INC. | |
| Jul 9, 2018 | $5,400 | No Listed Product | Consulting | MEDICAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC | Harley's Endeavors LLC |
| Jul 5, 2018 | $4,000 | VAULT 2 | Promotional Speaking/Other | PRECISION SPINE, INC. | |
| Dec 27, 2018 | $3,700 | No Listed Product | Royalty or License | MEDICAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC | |
| Aug 13, 2018 | $2,814 | No Listed Product | Royalty or License | MEDICAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC | |
| May 15, 2018 | $2,679 | No Listed Product | Royalty or License | MEDICAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC | |
| Jul 19, 2018 | $1,214 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | ARTERIOCYTE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | |
| Jul 5, 2018 | $749 | VAULT 2 | Travel and Lodging | PRECISION SPINE, INC. | |
| Jan 10, 2018 | $500 | XYCOR IBD SYSTEM | Consulting | PRECISION SPINE, INC. | |
| Jul 13, 2018 | $63 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ZAVATION LLC | |
| Apr 23, 2018 | $23 | AUGMENT | Food and Beverage | WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. | |
| Mar 28, 2018 | $21 | DUEXIS | Food and Beverage | HORIZON PHARMA PLC | |
| Apr 30, 2018 | $20 | BALLAST | Food and Beverage | SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.