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NITIN N BHATIA
Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
UCI MEDICAL CENTER, 101 THE CITY DRIVE SOUTH, ORANGE, CA, 92868
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NITIN N BHATIA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
50
payments
$239,444
payment total
10
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 |
21 | $207K |
Consulting |
12 | $26,875 |
Travel and Lodging |
6 | $3,102 |
Food and Beverage |
11 | $2,884 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
MALIBU |
device |
$84,208 |
ZYSTON INTERBODY |
device |
$36,991 |
MARINER |
device |
$32,658 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$25,793 |
PERLA C POST |
device |
$22,725 |
ESCALATE |
device |
$15,969 |
NOVEL CIS |
device |
$14,138 |
NOVEL TL |
device |
$14,138 |
HTX-011 |
drug |
$4,592 |
ASCENT LE POSTERIOR OCCIPITAL CERVICO-THORACIC SYSTEM |
device |
$2,100 |
ATHLET |
device |
$1,838 |
FIREBIRD DEFORMITY CORRECTION SYSTEM |
device |
$1,838 |
PROVIEW MAP SYSTEM |
device |
$1,838 |
PILLAR SA PTC SPACER SYSTEM |
device |
$1,838 |
CONSTRUX MINI PEEK SPACER SYSTEM |
device |
$263 |
INSWING |
device |
$263 |
JANUS MIDLINE FIXATION SCREW |
device |
$263 |
SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM (SFS) |
device |
$263 |
BRAINLAB |
device |
$111 |
SHORELINE |
device |
$106 |
INFIX |
device |
$85 |
PRIMAGEN |
device |
$85 |
WALTER |
device |
$85 |
SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM |
device |
$75 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2018 | $24,889 | MALIBU | Royalty or License | SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION | SPINEWORKS INC |
| Jul 18, 2018 | $24,868 | MALIBU | Royalty or License | SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION | SPINEWORKS INC |
| Oct 29, 2018 | $17,904 | MALIBU | Royalty or License | SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION | SPINEWORKS INC |
| Apr 24, 2018 | $16,546 | MALIBU | Royalty or License | SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION | SPINEWORKS INC |
| Aug 28, 2018 | $12,407 | PERLA C POST | Royalty or License | SPINEART SA | |
| Aug 14, 2018 | $10,848 | ZYSTON INTERBODY | Royalty or License | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | Spineworks, Inc. |
| Feb 28, 2018 | $10,318 | PERLA C POST | Royalty or License | SPINEART SA | |
| Oct 29, 2018 | $9,996 | MARINER | Royalty or License | SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION | SPINEWORKS INC |
| May 14, 2018 | $9,736 | ZYSTON INTERBODY | Royalty or License | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | Spineworks, Inc. |
| Mar 19, 2018 | $9,200 | No Listed Product | Consulting | SPINEART USA INC | |
| Jul 18, 2018 | $8,619 | MARINER | Royalty or License | SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION | SPINEWORKS INC |
| Feb 14, 2018 | $8,510 | ZYSTON INTERBODY | Royalty or License | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | Spineworks, Inc. |
| Nov 14, 2018 | $7,897 | ZYSTON INTERBODY | Royalty or License | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | Spineworks, Inc. |
| Apr 24, 2018 | $7,717 | MARINER | Royalty or License | SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION | SPINEWORKS INC |
| Jan 23, 2018 | $6,220 | MARINER | Royalty or License | SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION | SPINEWORKS INC |
| Nov 29, 2018 | $5,946 | ESCALATE | Royalty or License | STRYKER CORPORATION | SPINEWORKS INC |
| Mar 28, 2018 | $5,362 | ESCALATE | Royalty or License | STRYKER CORPORATION | SPINEWORKS INC |
| May 30, 2018 | $4,662 | ESCALATE | Royalty or License | STRYKER CORPORATION | SPINEWORKS INC |
| Feb 27, 2018 | $4,165 | NOVEL CIS NOVEL TL | Royalty or License | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | SPINEWORKS, INC |
| Nov 9, 2018 | $4,000 | No Listed Product | Consulting | SPINEART USA INC | |
| Aug 15, 2018 | $3,700 | No Listed Product | Consulting | SPINEART USA INC | |
| Aug 27, 2018 | $3,575 | NOVEL TL NOVEL CIS | Royalty or License | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | SPINEWORKS, INC |
| May 30, 2018 | $3,315 | NOVEL TL NOVEL CIS | Royalty or License | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | SPINEWORKS, INC |
| Nov 27, 2018 | $3,083 | NOVEL TL NOVEL CIS | Royalty or License | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | SPINEWORKS INC |
| Aug 1, 2018 | $2,000 | HTX-011 | Consulting | HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |
| Aug 1, 2018 | $2,000 | HTX-011 | Consulting | HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |
| Feb 15, 2018 | $1,838 | ASCENT LE POSTERIOR OCCIPITAL CERVICO-THORACIC SYSTEM FIREBIRD DEFORMITY CORRECTION SYSTEM PILLAR SA PTC SPACER SYSTEM ATHLET PROVIEW MAP SYSTEM | Consulting | ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Feb 2, 2018 | $1,615 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | SPINEART USA INC | |
| May 2, 2018 | $1,500 | No Listed Product | Consulting | SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION | SPINEWORKS INC |
| Feb 2, 2018 | $1,116 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | SPINEART USA INC | |
| May 2, 2018 | $1,000 | No Listed Product | Consulting | SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION | SPINEWORKS INC |
| Oct 12, 2018 | $778 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | SPINEART USA INC | |
| Jan 1, 2018 | $500 | No Listed Product | Consulting | SPINEART USA INC | |
| Oct 18, 2018 | $500 | No Listed Product | Consulting | SPINEART USA INC | |
| Oct 12, 2018 | $431 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | SPINEART USA INC | |
| Mar 19, 2018 | $405 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | SPINEART USA INC | |
| May 2, 2018 | $375 | No Listed Product | Consulting | SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION | SPINEWORKS INC |
| Jul 27, 2018 | $354 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | SPINEART USA INC | |
| Oct 12, 2018 | $286 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | SPINEART USA INC | |
| Jan 8, 2018 | $263 | ASCENT LE POSTERIOR OCCIPITAL CERVICO-THORACIC SYSTEM INSWING CONSTRUX MINI PEEK SPACER SYSTEM SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM (SFS) JANUS MIDLINE FIXATION SCREW | Consulting | ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Aug 1, 2018 | $224 | HTX-011 | Travel and Lodging | HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |
| Aug 1, 2018 | $224 | HTX-011 | Travel and Lodging | HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |
| Dec 7, 2018 | $111 | BRAINLAB | Food and Beverage | DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC. | |
| Sep 4, 2018 | $106 | MARINER SHORELINE | Food and Beverage | SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION | |
| Sep 28, 2018 | $85 | INFIX PRIMAGEN WALTER | Food and Beverage | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Aug 1, 2018 | $72 | HTX-011 | Food and Beverage | HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |
| Aug 1, 2018 | $72 | HTX-011 | Food and Beverage | HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |
| Apr 17, 2018 | $56 | SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | 4WEB, INC. | |
| Oct 12, 2018 | $32 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | SPINEART USA INC | |
| Apr 17, 2018 | $19 | SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | 4WEB, INC. |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.