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CHARLES L BRANCH
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CHARLES L BRANCH

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
MEDICAL CENTER BLVD, WINSTON SALEM, NC, 27157-0001
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CHARLES BRANCH,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

47

payments

$54,548

payment total

3

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
 3 $35,483
Consulting
 4 $12,813
Travel and Lodging
 15 $4,832
Food and Beverage
 25 $1,421

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

 $25,052
O-ARM-ST

device

 $17,241
RIALTO

device

 $10,025
ELEVATE

device

 $1,295
GRAFTON

device

 $625
MAZORX - RENAISSANCE

device

 $161
CAPSTONE

device

 $121
NSE - CUTTING ACCESSORIES

device

 $17
VERTEX

device

 $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
Mar 26, 2018 $15,000 O-ARM-ST Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $11,100 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $9,383 RIALTO Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $9,375 No Listed Product Consulting MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $1,563 No Listed Product Consulting MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $1,259 O-ARM-ST Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 31, 2018 $1,250 ELEVATE Consulting MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 2, 2018 $625 GRAFTON Consulting MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $561 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 4, 2018 $490 RIALTO Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $442 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $432 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $402 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $342 O-ARM-ST Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $290 O-ARM-ST Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $199 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $161 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $121 CAPSTONE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $113 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $108 No Listed Product Food and Beverage OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $105 O-ARM-ST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 4, 2018 $104 RIALTO Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $97 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $91 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $87 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $77 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $73 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $70 O-ARM-ST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $70 O-ARM-ST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $62 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $62 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $59 O-ARM-ST Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $54 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $46 O-ARM-ST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $45 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 4, 2018 $40 RIALTO Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $30 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $29 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $24 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $21 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $17 NSE - CUTTING ACCESSORIES Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 17, 2018 $16 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $14 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $12 VERTEX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 17, 2018 $11 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 17, 2018 $9 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 4, 2018 $9 RIALTO 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.