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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.

JOSEPH M BERMAN
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JOSEPH M BERMAN

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
800 ORTHOPEDIC WAY, ARLINGTON, TX, 76015-1629
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JOSEPH BERMAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

27

payments

$12,100

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 3 $8,600
Food and Beverage
 20 $1,493
Education
 2 $1,185
Travel and Lodging
 2 $822

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†
MACI _ PEAK STUDY

drug

 $9,279
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $2,377
REGENETEN

device

 $160
COBLATION WANDS

device

 $137
AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR

device

 $70
AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR

device

 $70
SHOULDER IMPLANTS SPEEDBRIDGE COMPOSITE ANCHORS

device

 $62
DUEXIS

drug

 $15
† 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
Oct 12, 2018 $4,500 MACI _ PEAK STUDY Promotional Speaking/Other VERICEL CORPORATION
May 16, 2018 $3,000 MACI _ PEAK STUDY Promotional Speaking/Other VERICEL CORPORATION
May 7, 2018 $1,100 MACI _ PEAK STUDY Promotional Speaking/Other VERICEL CORPORATION
Aug 28, 2018 $1,035 No Listed Product Education PYLANT MEDICAL
Dec 18, 2018 $558 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $455 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Sep 29, 2018 $264 MACI _ PEAK STUDY Travel and Lodging VERICEL CORPORATION
Oct 25, 2018 $150 No Listed Product Education ARTHREX, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $137 COBLATION WANDS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $132 REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 17, 2018 $125 MACI _ PEAK STUDY Food and Beverage VERICEL CORPORATION
May 14, 2018 $124 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PYLANT MEDICAL
Apr 18, 2018 $88 MACI _ PEAK STUDY Food and Beverage VERICEL CORPORATION
Nov 6, 2018 $62 SHOULDER IMPLANTS SPEEDBRIDGE COMPOSITE ANCHORS Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
May 16, 2018 $47 MACI _ PEAK STUDY Food and Beverage VERICEL CORPORATION
Aug 28, 2018 $45 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Dec 3, 2018 $42 AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR Food and Beverage AXOGEN
Sep 29, 2018 $41 MACI _ PEAK STUDY Food and Beverage VERICEL CORPORATION
Sep 29, 2018 $38 MACI _ PEAK STUDY Food and Beverage VERICEL CORPORATION
Apr 27, 2018 $36 MACI _ PEAK STUDY Food and Beverage VERICEL CORPORATION
Apr 12, 2018 $27 AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR Food and Beverage AXOGEN
Sep 29, 2018 $21 MACI _ PEAK STUDY Food and Beverage VERICEL CORPORATION
Sep 29, 2018 $21 MACI _ PEAK STUDY Food and Beverage VERICEL CORPORATION
Apr 26, 2018 $20 REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $15 DUEXIS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
May 14, 2018 $9 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PYLANT MEDICAL
Dec 6, 2018 $8 REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
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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.