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CHRISTOPHER C SMITH
Listed Specialty: Surgery
605 N WESTOVER BLVD, ALBANY, GA, 31707-2188
CHRISTOPHER SMITH,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
30
payments
$21,314
payment total
12
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 |
4 | $20,288 |
Food and Beverage |
26 | $1,026 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
MIROMESH |
device |
$9,700 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$5,950 |
LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM |
device |
$4,965 |
ORBERA |
device |
$269 |
OVERSTITCH |
device |
$269 |
LAPBAND |
device |
$181 |
CLENPIQ |
drug |
$116 |
BRAVO |
device |
$80 |
OLYMPUS ENDOTHERAPY ACCESSORIES |
device |
$66 |
RESOLUTION CLIP |
device |
$27 |
APLIGRAF |
drug |
$24 |
BARRX |
device |
$22 |
GATTEX |
drug |
$20 |
SUPREP |
drug |
$19 |
| † 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 22, 2018 | $9,700 | MIROMESH | Consulting | MIROMATRIX MEDICAL INC. | |
| Aug 13, 2018 | $4,638 | LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | Consulting | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | |
| Jul 9, 2018 | $3,500 | No Listed Product | Consulting | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | |
| Jul 9, 2018 | $2,450 | No Listed Product | Consulting | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | |
| Jun 28, 2018 | $88 | LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ETHICON INC. | |
| Oct 31, 2018 | $80 | BRAVO | Food and Beverage | COVIDIEN LP | |
| Jul 26, 2018 | $79 | LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ETHICON US, LLC | |
| May 2, 2018 | $73 | OVERSTITCH ORBERA | Food and Beverage | APOLLO ENDOSURGERY US INC | |
| Nov 29, 2018 | $71 | OVERSTITCH ORBERA | Food and Beverage | APOLLO ENDOSURGERY US INC | |
| Jan 17, 2018 | $69 | OVERSTITCH ORBERA LAPBAND | Food and Beverage | APOLLO ENDOSURGERY US INC | |
| Sep 6, 2018 | $68 | LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ETHICON INC. | |
| Dec 19, 2018 | $66 | OLYMPUS ENDOTHERAPY ACCESSORIES | Food and Beverage | OLYMPUS AMERICA INC. | |
| Mar 12, 2018 | $56 | LAPBAND | Food and Beverage | APOLLO ENDOSURGERY US INC | |
| Jul 17, 2018 | $55 | OVERSTITCH ORBERA LAPBAND | Food and Beverage | APOLLO ENDOSURGERY US INC | |
| Dec 7, 2018 | $34 | LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ETHICON US, LLC | |
| Jun 7, 2018 | $28 | LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ETHICON US, LLC | |
| Oct 30, 2018 | $24 | APLIGRAF | Food and Beverage | ORGANOGENESIS INC. | |
| Oct 13, 2018 | $23 | LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ETHICON US, LLC | |
| Apr 16, 2018 | $22 | CLENPIQ | Food and Beverage | FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| Sep 27, 2018 | $22 | BARRX | Food and Beverage | COVIDIEN LP | |
| Jan 23, 2018 | $20 | GATTEX | Food and Beverage | SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC | |
| Jul 23, 2018 | $20 | CLENPIQ | Food and Beverage | FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| Oct 29, 2018 | $20 | CLENPIQ | Food and Beverage | FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| Feb 26, 2018 | $19 | CLENPIQ | Food and Beverage | FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| Apr 23, 2018 | $19 | SUPREP | Food and Beverage | BRAINTREE LABORATORIES, INC. | |
| Mar 26, 2018 | $18 | CLENPIQ | Food and Beverage | FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| Sep 17, 2018 | $17 | CLENPIQ | Food and Beverage | FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| May 2, 2018 | $15 | RESOLUTION CLIP | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Jun 25, 2018 | $12 | RESOLUTION CLIP | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Feb 20, 2018 | $8 | LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ETHICON INC. |
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