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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.

STEVEN A SCHOPLER
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STEVEN A SCHOPLER

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
6815 NOBLE AVE, VAN NUYS, CA, 91405-3796
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STEVEN SCHOPLER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

15

payments

$15,374

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
Royalty or License
 4 $9,718
Travel and Lodging
 4 $4,393
Food and Beverage
 7 $1,263

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†
CROSS-FUSE II PEEK VBR/IBF SYSTEM

device

 $9,718
RISE

device

 $2,629
CREO

device

 $1,719
SIFIX

device

 $883
CALIBER

device

 $370
SPINE

device

 $39
MARS 3VL RETRACTOR

device

 $16
† 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 15, 2018 $2,792 CROSS-FUSE II PEEK VBR/IBF SYSTEM Royalty or License RTI SURGICAL, INC.
Jan 16, 2018 $2,786 CROSS-FUSE II PEEK VBR/IBF SYSTEM Royalty or License RTI SURGICAL, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $2,390 CROSS-FUSE II PEEK VBR/IBF SYSTEM Royalty or License RTI SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $2,103 RISE Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $1,750 CROSS-FUSE II PEEK VBR/IBF SYSTEM Royalty or License RTI SURGICAL, INC.
May 19, 2018 $1,639 CREO Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $883 SIFIX Food and Beverage NUTECH SPINE, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $370 CALIBER Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $281 RISE Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 18, 2018 $132 RISE Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 19, 2018 $80 CREO Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $72 RISE Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $42 RISE Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $39 SPINE Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $16 MARS 3VL RETRACTOR Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.