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This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.

MICHAEL T LU
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MICHAEL T LU

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
1000 ROUTE 9 N, SUITE 306, WOODBRIDGE, NJ, 07095-1215
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DR. MICHAEL LU,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

32

payments

$3,589

payment total

15

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
Travel and Lodging
9 $2,525
Food and Beverage
23 $1,064

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
DJO SURGICAL ALTIVATE REVERSE

device

$1,640
DJO SURGICAL ALTIVATE ANATOMIC SYSTEM

device

$1,412
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$1,054
DVR CROSSLOCK PLATES/SCREWS/PEGS

device

$352
TRAUMA

device

$86
MOVANTIK

drug

$29
BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS

device

$27
AEQUALIS

device

$21
HYMOVIS

device

$17
EXOGEN

device

$15
RELISTOR

drug

$14
XIFAXAN

drug

$14
ACTICOAT RANGE

device

$13
OPSITE RANGE

device

$13
AQUACEL AG

device

$11
SENSI-CARE

device

$11
† 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
May 2, 2018 $986 DJO SURGICAL ALTIVATE REVERSE DJO SURGICAL ALTIVATE ANATOMIC SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ENCORE MEDICAL, LP
Feb 5, 2018 $511 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $479 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $329 DJO SURGICAL ALTIVATE REVERSE Travel and Lodging ENCORE MEDICAL, LP
Sep 15, 2018 $311 DJO SURGICAL ALTIVATE ANATOMIC SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ENCORE MEDICAL, LP
May 11, 2018 $296 DVR CROSSLOCK PLATES/SCREWS/PEGS Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $117 DJO SURGICAL ALTIVATE REVERSE Food and Beverage ENCORE MEDICAL, LP
Jan 20, 2018 $51 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SEAPEARL INC
Aug 17, 2018 $40 TRAUMA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 7, 2018 $38 DJO SURGICAL ALTIVATE REVERSE DJO SURGICAL ALTIVATE ANATOMIC SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ENCORE MEDICAL, LP
May 11, 2018 $34 DVR CROSSLOCK PLATES/SCREWS/PEGS Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 17, 2018 $30 DJO SURGICAL ALTIVATE REVERSE Food and Beverage ENCORE MEDICAL, LP
Aug 3, 2018 $29 DJO SURGICAL ALTIVATE REVERSE Food and Beverage ENCORE MEDICAL, LP
May 21, 2018 $27 BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Feb 17, 2018 $26 DJO SURGICAL ALTIVATE REVERSE Food and Beverage ENCORE MEDICAL, LP
Sep 3, 2018 $24 TRAUMA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 4, 2018 $24 DJO SURGICAL ALTIVATE REVERSE DJO SURGICAL ALTIVATE ANATOMIC SYSTEM Food and Beverage ENCORE MEDICAL, LP
Aug 4, 2018 $22 DJO SURGICAL ALTIVATE REVERSE DJO SURGICAL ALTIVATE ANATOMIC SYSTEM Food and Beverage ENCORE MEDICAL, LP
May 11, 2018 $22 DVR CROSSLOCK PLATES/SCREWS/PEGS Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jan 22, 2018 $21 TRAUMA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 2, 2018 $21 AEQUALIS Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Aug 4, 2018 $20 DJO SURGICAL ALTIVATE ANATOMIC SYSTEM DJO SURGICAL ALTIVATE REVERSE Food and Beverage ENCORE MEDICAL, LP
Jul 26, 2018 $17 HYMOVIS Food and Beverage FIDIA PHARMA USA INC.
Jul 23, 2018 $15 EXOGEN Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
May 17, 2018 $14 MOVANTIK Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
May 2, 2018 $14 MOVANTIK Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Jun 11, 2018 $14 RELISTOR XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Sep 10, 2018 $13 OPSITE RANGE ACTICOAT RANGE Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 2, 2018 $12 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ERMI INC.
May 2, 2018 $12 DJO SURGICAL ALTIVATE REVERSE DJO SURGICAL ALTIVATE ANATOMIC SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ENCORE MEDICAL, LP
Nov 18, 2018 $11 AQUACEL AG SENSI-CARE Food and Beverage CONVATEC INC.
Feb 17, 2018 $8 DJO SURGICAL ALTIVATE REVERSE Travel and Lodging ENCORE MEDICAL, LP
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.