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JAMES J SFERRA
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JAMES J SFERRA

Listed Specialty: Foot and Ankle Surgery
1307 FEDERAL ST, 2ND FLOOR, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15212-4769
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JAMES SFERRA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

111

payments

$44,142

payment total

16

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
 26 $17,767
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $11,000
Honoraria
 2 $5,750
Food and Beverage
 58 $4,423
Travel and Lodging
 12 $2,879
Royalty or License
 3 $2,206
Education
 8 $117

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†
ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM

device

 $11,824
ANKLE PLATING SYSTEM

device

 $11,824
CALCANEAL PLATING SYSTEM

device

 $11,824
FIBULA ROD SYSTEM

device

 $11,824
FOREFOOT/MIDFOOT PLATING SYSTEM

device

 $11,059
TRIWAY TTC NAIL

device

 $6,859
QUANTUM TOTAL ANKLE

device

 $6,741
PROPHECY

device

 $4,950
CANNULINK

device

 $4,630
BONE HEALING PRODUCT PORTFOLIO

device

 $3,375
AUGMENT

device

 $3,058
MICA

device

 $2,045
GRAVITY

device

 $1,427
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,224
INFINITY

device

 $696
VARIAX

device

 $670
INBONE

device

 $529
BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS

device

 $402
ANCHORAGE

device

 $383
TRUELOK

drug

 $382
CARTIVA

device

 $377
STAR

device

 $281
AXSOS

device

 $214
MIS INSTRUMENTATION

device

 $210
VIVIGEN

device

 $196
REGENETEN

device

 $184
EVOS

device

 $168
TAYLOR SPATIAL FRAME

device

 $168
VLP MINI-MOD

device

 $168
T2

device

 $146
LAPIDUS NAIL

device

 $129
TFN ADVANCED

device

 $119
OS2 VP

device

 $118
BIOMET ORTHOPAK

device

 $117
ANTHEM

device

 $106
PROMO

device

 $93
HEMICAP MTP RESURFACING

device

 $91
GAMMA

device

 $82
SALVATION

device

 $81
ORTHOLOC

device

 $80
SPEED

device

 $80
TRIAD

device

 $80
EBI BONE HEALING SYSTEM

device

 $70
EASY CLIP

device

 $48
RING - TRUELOK

drug

 $38
ACCUFILL

device

 $25
AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR

device

 $16
AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR

device

 $16
PROLAYER

device

 $14
RAYOS

drug

 $14
† 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
Jun 18, 2018 $8,500 ANKLE PLATING SYSTEM FOREFOOT/MIDFOOT PLATING SYSTEM CALCANEAL PLATING SYSTEM FIBULA ROD SYSTEM ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other ACUMED LLC
Jul 9, 2018 $3,750 QUANTUM TOTAL ANKLE TRIWAY TTC NAIL Honoraria IN2BONES USA, LLC
Jun 18, 2018 $2,500 ANKLE PLATING SYSTEM FOREFOOT/MIDFOOT PLATING SYSTEM CALCANEAL PLATING SYSTEM FIBULA ROD SYSTEM ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other ACUMED LLC
Dec 14, 2018 $2,000 QUANTUM TOTAL ANKLE TRIWAY TTC NAIL Honoraria IN2BONES USA, LLC
Jun 7, 2018 $1,800 PROPHECY Consulting WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $1,800 MICA Consulting WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. MICHAEL J. BAUER, MD & ASSOCIATES INC
Nov 6, 2018 $1,800 PROPHECY Consulting WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $1,474 CANNULINK Consulting WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $1,375 BONE HEALING PRODUCT PORTFOLIO Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $1,000 BONE HEALING PRODUCT PORTFOLIO Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 29, 2018 $986 CANNULINK Royalty or License WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $971 CANNULINK Royalty or License WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $950 CANNULINK Consulting WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $900 AUGMENT Consulting WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. BRUDER CONSULTING INTERNATIONAL LLC
Aug 2, 2018 $900 AUGMENT Consulting WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. BRUDER CONSULTING INTERNATIONAL LLC
Jun 7, 2018 $900 PROPHECY Consulting WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $900 AUGMENT Consulting WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. BRUDER CONSULTING INTERNATIONAL LLC
May 11, 2018 $581 QUANTUM TOTAL ANKLE TRIWAY TTC NAIL Travel and Lodging IN2BONES USA, LLC
Apr 27, 2018 $462 ANKLE PLATING SYSTEM CALCANEAL PLATING SYSTEM FIBULA ROD SYSTEM ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ACUMED LLC
Nov 6, 2018 $450 PROPHECY Consulting WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $450 GRAVITY Consulting WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $450 GRAVITY Consulting WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $450 GRAVITY Consulting WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $400 No Listed Product Consulting ACUMED LLC
Nov 30, 2018 $382 TRUELOK Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $281 ANCHORAGE VARIAX STAR Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 23, 2018 $250 BONE HEALING PRODUCT PORTFOLIO Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $250 BONE HEALING PRODUCT PORTFOLIO Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $250 BONE HEALING PRODUCT PORTFOLIO Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $250 BONE HEALING PRODUCT PORTFOLIO Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $249 CANNULINK Royalty or License WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $230 QUANTUM TOTAL ANKLE TRIWAY TTC NAIL Travel and Lodging IN2BONES USA, LLC
Oct 4, 2018 $221 INFINITY Travel and Lodging WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $210 MIS INSTRUMENTATION Travel and Lodging WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $200 No Listed Product Consulting ACUMED LLC
Jul 12, 2018 $192 CARTIVA Food and Beverage CARTIVA, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $187 No Listed Product Consulting ACUMED LLC
Jun 26, 2018 $185 CARTIVA Food and Beverage CARTIVA, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $184 REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 10, 2018 $180 QUANTUM TOTAL ANKLE TRIWAY TTC NAIL Travel and Lodging IN2BONES USA, LLC
Feb 22, 2018 $168 TAYLOR SPATIAL FRAME VLP MINI-MOD EVOS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $167 No Listed Product Consulting ACUMED LLC
May 1, 2018 $152 ANKLE PLATING SYSTEM CALCANEAL PLATING SYSTEM FIBULA ROD SYSTEM ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ACUMED LLC
May 1, 2018 $151 ANKLE PLATING SYSTEM CALCANEAL PLATING SYSTEM FIBULA ROD SYSTEM ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ACUMED LLC
Nov 9, 2018 $140 INFINITY Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $130 INBONE Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Aug 13, 2018 $129 LAPIDUS NAIL Food and Beverage PARAGON 28, INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $123 INBONE Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $119 BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS TFN ADVANCED Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $118 INBONE Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Nov 21, 2018 $118 OS2 VP TRIWAY TTC NAIL Food and Beverage IN2BONES USA, LLC
Aug 6, 2018 $115 VARIAX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 15, 2018 $113 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MYOSCIENCE INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $112 AUGMENT Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $108 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MYOSCIENCE INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $106 ANTHEM Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $104 AUGMENT Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $102 MICA Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jul 5, 2018 $99 BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $97 INFINITY Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Apr 23, 2018 $95 VIVIGEN BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $93 PROMO Food and Beverage PARAGON 28, INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $91 HEMICAP MTP RESURFACING Food and Beverage ARTHROSURFACE INCORPORATED
Nov 10, 2018 $90 INFINITY Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $90 BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $82 T2 GAMMA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 5, 2018 $81 SALVATION Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Apr 2, 2018 $80 VIVIGEN SPEED TRIAD Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $77 GRAVITY Consulting WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Dec 3, 2018 $75 AXSOS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 27, 2018 $74 MICA Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $74 ANCHORAGE VARIAX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 8, 2018 $70 EBI BONE HEALING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $69 AUGMENT Consulting WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Oct 28, 2018 $69 MICA Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $69 AUGMENT Consulting WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $68 INBONE Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $64 VARIAX T2 AXSOS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 17, 2018 $57 AXSOS VARIAX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 24, 2018 $54 ORTHOLOC Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $50 No Listed Product Food and Beverage AVITUS ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. Restaurant
Sep 5, 2018 $48 EASY CLIP VARIAX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 23, 2018 $38 RING - TRUELOK Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $37 INBONE Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $36 ANKLE PLATING SYSTEM FOREFOOT/MIDFOOT PLATING SYSTEM CALCANEAL PLATING SYSTEM FIBULA ROD SYSTEM ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM Food and Beverage ACUMED LLC
Nov 9, 2018 $36 INFINITY Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $35 INFINITY Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $30 BIOMET ORTHOPAK Education ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 10, 2018 $29 INFINITY Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $28 INBONE Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
May 11, 2018 $26 ORTHOLOC Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $26 INFINITY Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $25 INBONE Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Nov 26, 2018 $25 ACCUFILL Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $24 BIOMET ORTHOPAK Education ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $23 ANKLE PLATING SYSTEM FOREFOOT/MIDFOOT PLATING SYSTEM CALCANEAL PLATING SYSTEM FIBULA ROD SYSTEM ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ACUMED LLC
Sep 10, 2018 $21 VIVIGEN Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $17 AXSOS VARIAX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
May 14, 2018 $16 AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR Food and Beverage AXOGEN
Mar 5, 2018 $15 BIOMET ORTHOPAK Education ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $15 INFINITY Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $14 ANCHORAGE PROLAYER Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 3, 2018 $14 RAYOS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jun 28, 2018 $14 ANCHORAGE VARIAX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 5, 2018 $13 BIOMET ORTHOPAK Education ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $11 BIOMET ORTHOPAK Education ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $11 BIOMET ORTHOPAK Education ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $10 BIOMET ORTHOPAK Education ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $7 INFINITY Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $5 AUGMENT Travel and Lodging WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $4 BIOMET ORTHOPAK Education ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.