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PHILIP G PLOSKA
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PHILIP G PLOSKA

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
203 MEDICAL BLVD, STOCKBRIDGE, GA, 30281-7218
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PHILIP PLOSKA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

45

payments

$43,059

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
Consulting
 1 $40,000
Food and Beverage
 37 $1,939
Travel and Lodging
 7 $1,120

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $40,384
SPINAL IMPLANTS

device

 $1,434
BIODFACTOR

device

 $400
BIODOPTIX

device

 $400
BIODRESTORE

device

 $400
BIOFIX

device

 $400
MEDIHONEY

device

 $400
IFUSE IMPLANT

device

 $358
RESTORE

device

 $209
REUNION

device

 $44
TRITANIUM

device

 $38
PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS

device

 $38
POSTERIOR FUSION

device

 $28
LENS SURGICAL IMAGING SYSTEM

device

 $25
Q-FIX

device

 $25
ANTERIOR FUSION

device

 $22
KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY

device

 $22
SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM

device

 $19
PENNSAID

drug

 $14
DUROLANE

device

 $13
SUPERION ISS

device

 $10
† 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
Dec 14, 2018 $40,000 No Listed Product Consulting ARTERIOCYTE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $431 SPINAL IMPLANTS Travel and Lodging SPINE WAVE, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $312 SPINAL IMPLANTS Travel and Lodging SPINE WAVE, INC.
May 31, 2018 $251 SPINAL IMPLANTS Travel and Lodging SPINE WAVE, INC.
May 17, 2018 $191 RESTORE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $149 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $148 BIOFIX BIODRESTORE MEDIHONEY BIODOPTIX BIODFACTOR Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 23, 2018 $146 No Listed Product Food and Beverage OSSEUS FUSION SYSTEMS, LLC
Jun 8, 2018 $129 SPINAL IMPLANTS Food and Beverage SPINE WAVE, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $116 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $107 BIOFIX BIODRESTORE MEDIHONEY BIODOPTIX BIODFACTOR Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 31, 2018 $102 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CAMBER SPINE TECHNOLOGIES
Aug 28, 2018 $100 BIOFIX BIODRESTORE MEDIHONEY BIODOPTIX BIODFACTOR Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 18, 2018 $92 SPINAL IMPLANTS Travel and Lodging SPINE WAVE, INC.
May 23, 2018 $89 No Listed Product Food and Beverage OSSEUS FUSION SYSTEMS, LLC
Dec 7, 2018 $87 SPINAL IMPLANTS Food and Beverage SPINE WAVE, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $63 SPINAL IMPLANTS Food and Beverage SPINE WAVE, INC.
Oct 31, 2018 $44 REUNION Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 14, 2018 $38 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $38 TRITANIUM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 8, 2018 $35 SPINAL IMPLANTS Food and Beverage SPINE WAVE, INC.
May 30, 2018 $35 SPINAL IMPLANTS Travel and Lodging SPINE WAVE, INC.
Jan 6, 2018 $25 Q-FIX LENS SURGICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $25 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $25 BIOFIX BIODRESTORE MEDIHONEY BIODOPTIX BIODFACTOR Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Sep 19, 2018 $23 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 14, 2018 $22 ANTERIOR FUSION Food and Beverage SPINE WAVE, INC.
May 15, 2018 $22 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $20 BIOFIX BIODRESTORE MEDIHONEY BIODOPTIX BIODFACTOR Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 30, 2018 $19 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ELECTRONIC WAVEFORM LAB, INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $19 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ELECTRONIC WAVEFORM LAB, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $19 SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM Food and Beverage 4WEB, INC.
May 17, 2018 $18 RESTORE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $17 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $15 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 10, 2018 $14 PENNSAID Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Nov 30, 2018 $13 DUROLANE Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
Apr 9, 2018 $13 POSTERIOR FUSION Food and Beverage SPINE WAVE, INC.
May 24, 2018 $12 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $10 SUPERION ISS Food and Beverage VERTIFLEX, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $9 POSTERIOR FUSION Food and Beverage SPINE WAVE, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $8 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ELECTRONIC WAVEFORM LAB, INC.
Oct 8, 2018 $6 POSTERIOR FUSION Food and Beverage SPINE WAVE, INC.
May 30, 2018 $0 SPINAL IMPLANTS Travel and Lodging SPINE WAVE, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $0 SPINAL IMPLANTS Travel and Lodging SPINE WAVE, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.