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CHRISTOPHER HAMILL
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CHRISTOPHER HAMILL

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
100 HIGH ST, BUFFALO GENERAL HOSPITAL, BUFFALO, NY, 14203-1126
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CHRISTOPHER HAMILL,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

42

payments

$5,211

payment total

4

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
 12 $4,052
Food and Beverage
 30 $1,159

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†
ARX, NAUTILUS, SOLSTICE

device

 $2,037
MAZORX - RENAISSANCE

device

 $1,289
ALTERA

device

 $744
EXCELSIUS - GPS

device

 $697
CD HORIZON

device

 $176
CREO

device

 $113
TRITANIUM

device

 $48
O-ARM-SPINE

device

 $32
ELEVATE

device

 $32
3D PRINTED IBF

device

 $28
CREO DEFORMITY

device

 $15
† 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
Feb 23, 2018 $881 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $744 ALTERA Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $586 ARX, NAUTILUS, SOLSTICE Travel and Lodging LIFE SPINE, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $557 EXCELSIUS - GPS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 30, 2018 $319 ARX, NAUTILUS, SOLSTICE Travel and Lodging LIFE SPINE, INC.
Jun 30, 2018 $294 ARX, NAUTILUS, SOLSTICE Travel and Lodging LIFE SPINE, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $199 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 1, 2018 $154 ARX, NAUTILUS, SOLSTICE Food and Beverage LIFE SPINE, INC.
Jul 1, 2018 $146 ARX, NAUTILUS, SOLSTICE Travel and Lodging LIFE SPINE, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $145 ARX, NAUTILUS, SOLSTICE Food and Beverage LIFE SPINE, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $140 EXCELSIUS - GPS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jul 1, 2018 $139 ARX, NAUTILUS, SOLSTICE Food and Beverage LIFE SPINE, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $113 CREO Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $88 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $86 ARX, NAUTILUS, SOLSTICE Food and Beverage LIFE SPINE, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $81 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $71 ARX, NAUTILUS, SOLSTICE Food and Beverage LIFE SPINE, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $53 ARX, NAUTILUS, SOLSTICE Travel and Lodging LIFE SPINE, INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $48 TRITANIUM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 22, 2018 $44 ARX, NAUTILUS, SOLSTICE Travel and Lodging LIFE SPINE, INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $36 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $28 3D PRINTED IBF Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $22 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $17 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $17 O-ARM-SPINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 9, 2018 $16 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $16 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $16 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $16 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 21, 2018 $16 O-ARM-SPINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $15 CREO DEFORMITY Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $15 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $15 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $14 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $12 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $9 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $9 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 14, 2018 $9 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 6, 2018 $8 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $7 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 2, 2018 $6 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $6 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.