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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.

KEITH S BLUM
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KEITH S BLUM

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
7730 WEST SAHARA, SUITE 109, LAS VEGAS, NV, 89117-2753
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DR. KEITH BLUM,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

14

payments

$1,194

payment total

6

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
 12 $907
Royalty or License
 2 $287

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†
CODMAN CERTAS

device

 $416
CODMAN HAKIM PRECISION VALVE

device

 $416
CUSA CLARITY

device

 $416
DURAGEN

device

 $416
DURASEAL EXACT

device

 $416
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $291
EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $140
MAZORX - RENAISSANCE

device

 $138
XPS NEXUS

device

 $132
GLIADEL

drug

 $64
CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE

device

 $14
DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $14
ALLY BONE SCREW

device

 $14
BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE

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
Aug 22, 2018 $211 No Listed Product Royalty or License KLS-MARTIN L.P. LAS VEGAS NEUROSURERY ASSOC. PC
Aug 9, 2018 $143 CODMAN CERTAS CUSA CLARITY DURAGEN DURASEAL EXACT CODMAN HAKIM PRECISION VALVE Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Oct 8, 2018 $140 EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $138 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $132 XPS NEXUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $129 CODMAN CERTAS CUSA CLARITY DURAGEN DURASEAL EXACT CODMAN HAKIM PRECISION VALVE Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 3, 2018 $126 CODMAN CERTAS CUSA CLARITY DURAGEN DURASEAL EXACT CODMAN HAKIM PRECISION VALVE Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 7, 2018 $75 No Listed Product Royalty or License KLS-MARTIN L.P. LAS VEGAS NEUROSURERY ASSOC. PC
Mar 13, 2018 $25 GLIADEL Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $24 GLIADEL Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $18 CODMAN CERTAS CUSA CLARITY DURAGEN DURASEAL EXACT CODMAN HAKIM PRECISION VALVE Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Oct 2, 2018 $16 GLIADEL Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $14 CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM ALLY BONE SCREW BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE Food and Beverage PROVIDENCE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $5 No Listed Product Food and Beverage KLS-MARTIN L.P.
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.