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PETER A BLUME
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PETER A BLUME

Listed Specialty: Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery
508 BLAKE ST, NEW HAVEN, CT, 06515-1287
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PETER BLUME,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

67

payments

$56,283

payment total

9

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
 2 $17,443
Travel and Lodging
 23 $17,437
Honoraria
 4 $12,000
Consulting
 3 $7,042
Food and Beverage
 34 $2,036
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $326

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†
INTERNAL FIXATION

device

 $33,194
STRAVIX

drug

 $14,585
CARTIVA

device

 $2,648
ANCHORAGE

device

 $1,996
STAR

device

 $1,701
HOFFMANN

device

 $1,564
VARIAX

device

 $1,564
TRUELOK

drug

 $1,192
CALCANEAL MINIFIXATOR

device

 $689
CENTRONAIL TITANIUM HUMERAL NAIL

device

 $689
RING - TRUELOK

drug

 $617
GRAFIX & STRAVIX

drug

 $527
CENTRONAIL TITANIUM SUPRACONDYLAR AND RETROGRADE NAIL

device

 $496
CENTRONAIL TITANIUM TIBIAL NAIL

device

 $496
CENTRONAIL TITANIUM FEMORAL NAIL

device

 $451
ELBOW FIXATOR

device

 $238
ANKLE COMPRESSION NAIL (ACN)

device

 $193
BONE SCREWS

device

 $193
GALAXY WRIST

device

 $183
PERTROCHANTERIC FIXATOR

device

 $183
PROCALLUS FIXATOR

device

 $183
SMALL DAF

device

 $183
XCALIBER META-DIAPHYSEAL FIXATOR

device

 $183
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $156
KRYSTEXXA

drug

 $125
COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX

device

 $120
OTHER TRAUMA INFIX

drug

 $100
EXOGEN

device

 $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
May 11, 2018 $12,000 INTERNAL FIXATION Royalty or License VILEX IN TENNESSEE, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $5,905 INTERNAL FIXATION Travel and Lodging VILEX IN TENNESSEE, INC.
Jan 5, 2018 $5,443 INTERNAL FIXATION Royalty or License VILEX IN TENNESSEE, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $4,903 INTERNAL FIXATION Travel and Lodging VILEX IN TENNESSEE, INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $4,492 INTERNAL FIXATION Consulting VILEX IN TENNESSEE, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $3,500 STRAVIX Honoraria OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $3,500 STRAVIX Honoraria OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $2,500 STRAVIX Honoraria OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $2,500 STRAVIX Honoraria OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $1,750 CARTIVA Consulting CARTIVA, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $1,146 STRAVIX Travel and Lodging OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $1,042 ANCHORAGE VARIAX STAR HOFFMANN Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 2, 2018 $800 CARTIVA Consulting CARTIVA, INC. CT Podiatric Medical Association Symposium
Jul 27, 2018 $619 STRAVIX Travel and Lodging OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $521 ANCHORAGE VARIAX STAR HOFFMANN Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 27, 2018 $509 STRAVIX Travel and Lodging OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Jan 22, 2018 $495 RING - TRUELOK Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $381 TRUELOK Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $360 TRUELOK Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $326 INTERNAL FIXATION Promotional Speaking/Other VILEX IN TENNESSEE, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $312 STRAVIX Travel and Lodging OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
May 1, 2018 $258 CENTRONAIL TITANIUM TIBIAL NAIL CENTRONAIL TITANIUM SUPRACONDYLAR AND RETROGRADE NAIL CENTRONAIL TITANIUM HUMERAL NAIL CENTRONAIL TITANIUM FEMORAL NAIL CALCANEAL MINIFIXATOR Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 13, 2018 $257 ANCHORAGE Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 1, 2018 $238 ELBOW FIXATOR CENTRONAIL TITANIUM TIBIAL NAIL CENTRONAIL TITANIUM SUPRACONDYLAR AND RETROGRADE NAIL CENTRONAIL TITANIUM HUMERAL NAIL CALCANEAL MINIFIXATOR Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Jan 8, 2018 $193 CENTRONAIL TITANIUM HUMERAL NAIL CENTRONAIL TITANIUM FEMORAL NAIL CALCANEAL MINIFIXATOR BONE SCREWS ANKLE COMPRESSION NAIL (ACN) Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 1, 2018 $183 SMALL DAF PROCALLUS FIXATOR PERTROCHANTERIC FIXATOR GALAXY WRIST XCALIBER META-DIAPHYSEAL FIXATOR Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $137 STAR Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 5, 2018 $125 KRYSTEXXA Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Apr 13, 2018 $125 INTERNAL FIXATION Food and Beverage VILEX IN TENNESSEE, INC.
May 16, 2018 $122 RING - TRUELOK Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $120 COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Sep 14, 2018 $119 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $115 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $112 TRUELOK Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $109 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $104 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 15, 2018 $100 OTHER TRAUMA INFIX Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 30, 2018 $98 CARTIVA Food and Beverage CARTIVA, INC.
Jun 10, 2018 $78 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Oct 13, 2018 $75 ANCHORAGE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 28, 2018 $58 TRUELOK Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $53 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 13, 2018 $50 ANCHORAGE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 13, 2018 $50 ANCHORAGE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 7, 2018 $42 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $36 TRUELOK Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $30 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Sep 29, 2018 $29 TRUELOK Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 29, 2018 $29 TRUELOK Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $26 TRUELOK Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $20 TRUELOK Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $20 TRUELOK Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $16 TRUELOK Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $14 EXOGEN Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
Sep 29, 2018 $14 TRUELOK Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
May 17, 2018 $12 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $12 TRUELOK Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $12 TRUELOK Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $12 TRUELOK Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $12 TRUELOK Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $12 TRUELOK Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $11 TRUELOK Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 29, 2018 $11 TRUELOK Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $11 TRUELOK Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $9 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $7 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Apr 2, 2018 $6 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.