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EDWARD W AKEYSON
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EDWARD W AKEYSON

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
455 LEWIS AVE, MERIDEN, CT, 06451-2121
* Note: This physician had a Tennessee practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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EDWARD AKEYSON,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

38

payments

$8,418

payment total

14

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
Education
 1 $4,750
Food and Beverage
 32 $1,543
Consulting
 2 $1,400
Travel and Lodging
 2 $674
Royalty or License
 1 $51

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†
LATERAL ACCESS AND SCREWS PLATING SYSTEM

device

 $4,750
CLARITY RETRACTOR SYSTEM-LATERAL

device

 $1,000
ACTIVL ARTIFICIAL DISC

device

 $918
UNISON-C ANTERIOR CERVICAL FIXATION SYSTEM

device

 $476
VNS THERAPY

device

 $345
TITAN ENDOSKELETON

device

 $259
TITAN NANOLOCK

device

 $259
SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM

device

 $117
BLACKBIRD

device

 $106
BLACKHAWK

device

 $106
TIGER SHARK

device

 $106
TOMCAT

device

 $106
VEO

device

 $106
ANCHORKNOT

device

 $86
FORTILINK

device

 $76
MOBI-C

device

 $69
ILLICO FS

device

 $51
COFLEX

device

 $48
EXPAREL

drug

 $47
LYRICA

drug

 $33
NANOSS ABGS FAMILY

device

 $24
EMBEDA

drug

 $11
ADACEL

drug

 $11
FLUZONE HIGH-DOSE

drug

 $11
PENTACEL

drug

 $11
QUADRACEL

drug

 $11
† 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 7, 2018 $4,750 LATERAL ACCESS AND SCREWS PLATING SYSTEM Education PRECISION SPINE, INC.
Oct 31, 2018 $1,000 CLARITY RETRACTOR SYSTEM-LATERAL Consulting RTI SURGICAL, INC.
May 18, 2018 $550 ACTIVL ARTIFICIAL DISC Travel and Lodging AESCULAP IMPLANT SYSTEMS, LLC
Jan 19, 2018 $400 UNISON-C ANTERIOR CERVICAL FIXATION SYSTEM Consulting RTI SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $152 TITAN ENDOSKELETON TITAN NANOLOCK Food and Beverage TITAN SPINE, LLC
Oct 24, 2018 $130 VNS THERAPY Food and Beverage LIVANOVA USA, INC.
May 18, 2018 $125 ACTIVL ARTIFICIAL DISC Food and Beverage AESCULAP IMPLANT SYSTEMS, LLC
May 18, 2018 $124 ACTIVL ARTIFICIAL DISC Travel and Lodging AESCULAP IMPLANT SYSTEMS, LLC
Sep 21, 2018 $106 BLACKHAWK TIGER SHARK BLACKBIRD TOMCAT VEO Food and Beverage CHOICE SPINE, LLC
Sep 26, 2018 $104 VNS THERAPY Food and Beverage LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $91 VNS THERAPY Food and Beverage LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $86 ANCHORKNOT Food and Beverage BAYLIS MEDICAL COMPANY INC Credit Card Reimbursement
Aug 23, 2018 $84 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Feb 28, 2018 $76 UNISON-C ANTERIOR CERVICAL FIXATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage RTI SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $76 FORTILINK Food and Beverage RTI SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $69 MOBI-C Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 27, 2018 $51 ILLICO FS Royalty or License ALPHATEC SPINE, INC
Aug 24, 2018 $48 COFLEX Food and Beverage PARADIGM SPINE, LLC
Mar 10, 2018 $45 TITAN ENDOSKELETON TITAN NANOLOCK Food and Beverage TITAN SPINE, LLC
May 19, 2018 $38 ACTIVL ARTIFICIAL DISC Food and Beverage AESCULAP IMPLANT SYSTEMS, LLC
Oct 29, 2018 $36 ACTIVL ARTIFICIAL DISC Food and Beverage AESCULAP IMPLANT SYSTEMS, LLC
May 7, 2018 $32 TITAN ENDOSKELETON TITAN NANOLOCK Food and Beverage TITAN SPINE, LLC
Jan 22, 2018 $30 TITAN ENDOSKELETON TITAN NANOLOCK Food and Beverage TITAN SPINE, LLC
May 18, 2018 $30 ACTIVL ARTIFICIAL DISC Food and Beverage AESCULAP IMPLANT SYSTEMS, LLC
Sep 27, 2018 $28 EXPAREL Food and Beverage PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Oct 26, 2018 $24 NANOSS ABGS FAMILY Food and Beverage RTI SURGICAL, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $22 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
May 24, 2018 $18 EXPAREL Food and Beverage PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Mar 16, 2018 $14 ACTIVL ARTIFICIAL DISC Food and Beverage AESCULAP IMPLANT SYSTEMS, LLC
May 23, 2018 $13 VNS THERAPY Food and Beverage LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $11 LYRICA EMBEDA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
May 11, 2018 $11 PENTACEL FLUZONE HIGH-DOSE ADACEL QUADRACEL Food and Beverage SANOFI PASTEUR INC.
May 17, 2018 $11 LYRICA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $11 LYRICA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $8 VNS THERAPY Food and Beverage LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $4 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Apr 16, 2018 $4 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Apr 10, 2018 $4 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.