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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.

MARK R SANDS
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MARK R SANDS

Listed Specialty: Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery
119 E EDGEWOOD DR, FRIENDSWOOD, TX, 77546-3818
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DR. MARK SANDS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

20

payments

$628

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
Food and Beverage
 20 $628

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†
PROPHECY

device

 $146
ORTHOLOC

device

 $141
PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS

device

 $121
ANCHORAGE

device

 $87
GRAVITY

device

 $43
VARIAX

device

 $42
PHALINX

device

 $30
EXOGEN

device

 $16
AUGMENT

device

 $3
† 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 9, 2018 $146 PROPHECY Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Oct 6, 2018 $121 PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 5, 2018 $39 VARIAX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 20, 2018 $39 ORTHOLOC Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $37 ANCHORAGE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jan 19, 2018 $30 PHALINX Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Apr 9, 2018 $29 ANCHORAGE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 6, 2018 $25 GRAVITY Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $25 ORTHOLOC Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $22 ORTHOLOC Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $21 ANCHORAGE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
May 29, 2018 $19 ORTHOLOC Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $18 GRAVITY Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $16 EXOGEN Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
Jun 21, 2018 $15 ORTHOLOC Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $11 ORTHOLOC Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $6 ORTHOLOC Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $3 ORTHOLOC Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
May 15, 2018 $3 AUGMENT Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $3 VARIAX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.