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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.

YAW SARPONG
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YAW SARPONG

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
1959 NE PACIFIC ST, C 212 BOX 356340, SEATTLE, WA, 98195-0001
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YAW SARPONG,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

10

payments

$946

payment total

6

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
Food and Beverage
 8 $612
Travel and Lodging
 2 $334

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†
PRODISC C

device

 $334
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $224
O-ARM-SPINE

device

 $148
TRITANIUM

device

 $80
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $74
CATHETER

device

 $46
TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

device

 $46
TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM START-UP KIT

device

 $46
ANCHOR L

device

 $40
† 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 3, 2018 $224 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GS SOLUTIONS, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $206 PRODISC C Travel and Lodging CENTINEL SPINE, LLC
Aug 7, 2018 $148 O-ARM-SPINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $128 PRODISC C Travel and Lodging CENTINEL SPINE, LLC
Nov 19, 2018 $74 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 17, 2018 $45 TRITANIUM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 15, 2018 $40 ANCHOR L Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 1, 2018 $34 TRITANIUM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 10, 2018 $30 TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CATHETER TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM START-UP KIT Food and Beverage ZOLL CIRCULATION INC
Aug 6, 2018 $16 TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CATHETER TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM START-UP KIT Food and Beverage ZOLL CIRCULATION INC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.