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THOMAS J FISCHER
Listed Specialty: Hand Surgery
8501 HARCOURT RD, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46260-2046
DR. THOMAS FISCHER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
19
payments
$21,638
payment total
4
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 |
3 | $13,051 |
Travel and Lodging |
9 | $4,505 |
Accredited Training |
2 | $3,010 |
Honoraria |
1 | $824 |
Food and Beverage |
4 | $248 |
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 |
$10,628 |
EXPEDIUM |
device |
$6,663 |
VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS |
device |
$2,998 |
INSTRUMENTS |
device |
$1,226 |
BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS |
device |
$109 |
HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREWS |
device |
$90 |
ASLS |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2018 | $6,543 | EXPEDIUM | Consulting | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | |
| Nov 6, 2018 | $3,510 | No Listed Product | Consulting | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | |
| Feb 27, 2018 | $2,998 | VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS | Consulting | SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC | |
| Nov 1, 2018 | $2,500 | No Listed Product | Accredited Training | SYNTHES GMBH | |
| Nov 1, 2018 | $1,228 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | SYNTHES GMBH | |
| Jan 26, 2018 | $1,055 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | SYNTHES GMBH | |
| Dec 2, 2018 | $876 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | SYNTHES GMBH | |
| Jan 26, 2018 | $824 | No Listed Product | Honoraria | SYNTHES GMBH | |
| Dec 2, 2018 | $510 | No Listed Product | Accredited Training | SYNTHES GMBH | |
| Oct 25, 2018 | $423 | INSTRUMENTS | Travel and Lodging | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | |
| Oct 26, 2018 | $423 | INSTRUMENTS | Travel and Lodging | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | |
| Oct 25, 2018 | $152 | INSTRUMENTS | Travel and Lodging | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | |
| Nov 1, 2018 | $125 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | SYNTHES GMBH | |
| Mar 7, 2018 | $120 | EXPEDIUM | Travel and Lodging | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | |
| Oct 25, 2018 | $117 | INSTRUMENTS | Travel and Lodging | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | |
| Oct 26, 2018 | $111 | INSTRUMENTS | Travel and Lodging | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | |
| Sep 24, 2018 | $90 | BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREWS | Food and Beverage | DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC. | |
| Oct 29, 2018 | $19 | BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS | Food and Beverage | DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC. | |
| Oct 26, 2018 | $14 | ASLS | Food and Beverage | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.