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DEAN D LIN
Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
2780 CLEVELAND AVENUE, SUITE 819, FORT MYERS, FL, 33901
DR. DEAN LIN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
10
payments
$8,097
payment total
7
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 |
1 | $7,697 |
Food and Beverage |
9 | $400 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
AMBASSADOR |
device |
$7,697 |
DIVERGENCE-L |
device |
$182 |
PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM |
device |
$116 |
PRESTIGE |
device |
$21 |
TITAN ENDOSKELETON |
device |
$19 |
TITAN NANOLOCK |
device |
$19 |
EXPAREL |
drug |
$18 |
CODMAN CERTAS |
device |
$17 |
CODMAN HAKIM PRECISION VALVE |
device |
$17 |
CUSA CLARITY |
device |
$17 |
DURAGEN |
device |
$17 |
DURASEAL EXACT |
device |
$17 |
MYSPINE |
device |
$14 |
BRIDION |
drug |
$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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2018 | $7,697 | AMBASSADOR | Royalty or License | CHOICE SPINE, LLC | |
| Feb 7, 2018 | $116 | PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Sep 19, 2018 | $103 | DIVERGENCE-L | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| May 23, 2018 | $79 | DIVERGENCE-L | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Aug 15, 2018 | $21 | PRESTIGE | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Oct 31, 2018 | $19 | TITAN ENDOSKELETON TITAN NANOLOCK | Food and Beverage | TITAN SPINE, LLC | |
| Oct 11, 2018 | $18 | EXPAREL | Food and Beverage | PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | |
| Sep 25, 2018 | $17 | CODMAN CERTAS CUSA CLARITY DURAGEN DURASEAL EXACT CODMAN HAKIM PRECISION VALVE | Food and Beverage | INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Feb 12, 2018 | $14 | MYSPINE | Food and Beverage | MEDACTA USA, INC. | |
| Dec 14, 2018 | $14 | BRIDION | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.