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ROBERT D BALL
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ROBERT D BALL

Listed Specialty: Interventional Pain Medicine
19621 COCHRAN BLVD, UNIT #1, PORT CHARLOTTE, FL, 33948-2070
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DR. ROBERT BALL,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

104

payments

$28,089

payment total

20

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
 8 $9,750
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $8,400
Travel and Lodging
 22 $5,117
Nonaccredited Training
 2 $2,400
Food and Beverage
 69 $2,267
Entertainment
 1 $155

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†
SUPERION ISS

device

 $7,338
DRG LEADS

device

 $6,050
SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM

device

 $5,983
PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS

device

 $5,668
SYNCHROMED

device

 $1,139
IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS

device

 $652
AXIUM INS DRG IPG

device

 $473
IVS - MULTIGEN 2RF

device

 $275
IVS - RF CANNULAENEEDLES

device

 $275
INTELLIS

device

 $175
PROMETRA II

device

 $155
MILD DEVICE KIT

device

 $102
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $93
MYOBLOC

drug

 $51
PRIALT

drug

 $33
EMBEDA

drug

 $26
FLECTOR PATCH

drug

 $26
LYRICA

drug

 $26
ZILRETTA

drug

 $21
RELISTOR

drug

 $19
XIFAXAN

drug

 $19
SYMPROIC

drug

 $19
MORPHABOND ER

drug

 $17
GENERATOR

device

 $14
BOTOX

drug

 $14
NEUROMODULATION DSPSBLS AND ACCS

device

 $13
AJOVY

drug

 $10
KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY

device

 $10
DRG IPGS

device

 $6
SCS IPGS

device

 $6
SCS LEADS

device

 $2
† 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 $6,000 SUPERION ISS Promotional Speaking/Other VERTIFLEX, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $2,400 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other NEVRO CORP.
Apr 5, 2018 $2,200 DRG LEADS Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 5, 2018 $2,200 DRG LEADS Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 5, 2018 $1,650 DRG LEADS Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 27, 2018 $1,200 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Nonaccredited Training NEVRO CORP.
Jul 16, 2018 $1,200 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Nonaccredited Training NEVRO CORP.
Nov 15, 2018 $1,100 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 26, 2018 $1,100 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 31, 2018 $604 SUPERION ISS Travel and Lodging VERTIFLEX, INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $518 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 16, 2018 $500 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Consulting NEVRO CORP.
Nov 15, 2018 $500 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 26, 2018 $500 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 8, 2018 $473 AXIUM INS DRG IPG Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 18, 2018 $468 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 28, 2018 $338 IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 14, 2018 $323 SYNCHROMED Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $322 SYNCHROMED Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 15, 2018 $292 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Travel and Lodging NEVRO CORP.
Apr 18, 2018 $243 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 12, 2018 $238 SUPERION ISS Travel and Lodging VERTIFLEX, INC.
Mar 24, 2018 $207 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 23, 2018 $207 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 14, 2018 $183 SYNCHROMED Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $169 INTELLIS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $159 IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS IVS - MULTIGEN 2RF IVS - RF CANNULAENEEDLES Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 6, 2018 $155 PROMETRA II Entertainment FLOWONIX MEDICAL INCORPORATED
Apr 18, 2018 $144 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 15, 2018 $128 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Mar 24, 2018 $128 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 23, 2018 $120 SYNCHROMED Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $111 SUPERION ISS Travel and Lodging VERTIFLEX, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $106 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Oct 13, 2018 $105 SUPERION ISS Travel and Lodging VERTIFLEX, INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $103 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 25, 2018 $103 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 18, 2018 $94 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 30, 2018 $90 SUPERION ISS Food and Beverage VERTIFLEX, INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $77 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Oct 13, 2018 $74 SUPERION ISS Travel and Lodging VERTIFLEX, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $61 SYNCHROMED Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 13, 2018 $60 SUPERION ISS Food and Beverage VERTIFLEX, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $59 No Listed Product Food and Beverage STIMWAVE TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
Aug 9, 2018 $55 IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS IVS - MULTIGEN 2RF IVS - RF CANNULAENEEDLES Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 14, 2018 $54 SYNCHROMED Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 25, 2018 $53 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 20, 2018 $48 SYNCHROMED Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 24, 2018 $45 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 28, 2018 $40 IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 29, 2018 $30 MILD DEVICE KIT Food and Beverage VERTOS MEDICAL, INC.
Jul 21, 2018 $30 IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS IVS - MULTIGEN 2RF IVS - RF CANNULAENEEDLES Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 21, 2018 $30 IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS IVS - MULTIGEN 2RF IVS - RF CANNULAENEEDLES Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 24, 2018 $29 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 14, 2018 $29 SYNCHROMED Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $27 MILD DEVICE KIT Food and Beverage VERTOS MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 16, 2018 $27 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jun 19, 2018 $23 MILD DEVICE KIT Food and Beverage VERTOS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 15, 2018 $21 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Jan 16, 2018 $20 SUPERION ISS Food and Beverage VERTIFLEX, INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $20 MYOBLOC Food and Beverage US WORLDMEDS, LLC
Mar 26, 2018 $20 No Listed Product Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
May 9, 2018 $19 RELISTOR XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Aug 23, 2018 $19 SYMPROIC Food and Beverage SHIONOGI INC
Jun 16, 2018 $18 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jun 20, 2018 $18 MYOBLOC Food and Beverage US WORLDMEDS, LLC
May 10, 2018 $18 PRIALT Food and Beverage JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
May 31, 2018 $18 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 25, 2018 $17 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Mar 19, 2018 $17 MORPHABOND ER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $15 PRIALT Food and Beverage JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $15 LYRICA EMBEDA FLECTOR PATCH Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $14 GENERATOR Food and Beverage AVANOS MEDICAL
May 16, 2018 $14 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Aug 22, 2018 $14 SUPERION ISS Food and Beverage VERTIFLEX, INC.
May 8, 2018 $14 BOTOX Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $13 MILD DEVICE KIT Food and Beverage VERTOS MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $13 MYOBLOC Food and Beverage US WORLDMEDS, LLC
Apr 19, 2018 $13 NEUROMODULATION DSPSBLS AND ACCS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 24, 2018 $13 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 1, 2018 $12 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 25, 2018 $11 LYRICA EMBEDA FLECTOR PATCH Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $11 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jul 16, 2018 $11 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 15, 2018 $11 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 31, 2018 $11 SUPERION ISS Food and Beverage VERTIFLEX, INC.
May 31, 2018 $11 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 18, 2018 $10 AJOVY Food and Beverage TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $10 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 27, 2018 $10 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 25, 2018 $10 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 16, 2018 $9 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 24, 2018 $8 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 19, 2018 $8 SUPERION ISS Food and Beverage VERTIFLEX, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $8 MILD DEVICE KIT Food and Beverage VERTOS MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 24, 2018 $8 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 16, 2018 $7 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 19, 2018 $6 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Sep 15, 2018 $6 INTELLIS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $6 DRG IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 8, 2018 $6 SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 7, 2018 $2 SCS LEADS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 21, 2018 $1 SUPERION ISS Food and Beverage VERTIFLEX, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $1 SUPERION ISS Food and Beverage VERTIFLEX, INC.
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