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STEVEN C LUDWIG
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STEVEN C LUDWIG

Listed Specialty: Hand Surgery
22 S GREENE ST, BALTIMORE, MD, 21201-1544
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DR. STEVEN LUDWIG,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

46

payments

$399,884

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
Royalty or License
 7 $369K
Consulting
 7 $23,280
Travel and Lodging
 19 $6,142
Honoraria
 1 $1,000
Food and Beverage
 12 $820

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†
EXPEDIUM

device

 $355K
MOUNTAINEER

device

 $355K
TRITANIUM

device

 $12,587
MOJAVE PL 3D EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM

device

 $12,170
AERO

device

 $11,680
ES2

device

 $11,680
SERRATO

device

 $11,530
ARIA

device

 $11,500
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $8,933
MOJAVE

device

 $7,049
VIPER

device

 $1,905
HIJAK

device

 $1,500
XIA

device

 $1,205
NONE

device

 $310
RELINE

device

 $126
NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

device

 $77
XLIF

device

 $65
CASCADIA INTERBODY SYSTEM

device

 $52
OASYS

device

 $30
† 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 27, 2018 $333,784 EXPEDIUM MOUNTAINEER Royalty or License DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Sep 20, 2018 $11,500 AERO ARIA TRITANIUM SERRATO ES2 Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 14, 2018 $7,049 MOJAVE Royalty or License STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 15, 2018 $6,747 MOJAVE PL 3D EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM Royalty or License K2M, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $5,979 EXPEDIUM MOUNTAINEER Royalty or License DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Dec 7, 2018 $5,418 EXPEDIUM MOUNTAINEER Royalty or License DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Feb 27, 2018 $4,871 EXPEDIUM MOUNTAINEER Royalty or License DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
May 22, 2018 $4,794 EXPEDIUM MOUNTAINEER Royalty or License DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Nov 13, 2018 $4,000 No Listed Product Consulting NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 9, 2018 $3,000 MOJAVE PL 3D EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM Consulting K2M, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $2,375 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $1,905 VIPER Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $1,500 HIJAK Consulting ATLAS SPINE, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $1,000 MOJAVE PL 3D EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM Honoraria K2M, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $1,000 MOJAVE PL 3D EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM Consulting K2M, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $858 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $643 XIA TRITANIUM Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 14, 2018 $640 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $413 XIA TRITANIUM Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 5, 2018 $375 MOJAVE PL 3D EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM Consulting K2M, INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $229 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $191 NONE Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 3, 2018 $166 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $148 XIA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 4, 2018 $127 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $126 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $104 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $102 ES2 AERO Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 26, 2018 $80 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $78 ES2 AERO Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Jan 11, 2018 $77 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 3, 2018 $66 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $65 RELINE XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $61 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $60 NONE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 17, 2018 $60 NONE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 4, 2018 $52 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $52 CASCADIA INTERBODY SYSTEM Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $50 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $48 MOJAVE PL 3D EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $27 TRITANIUM SERRATO OASYS Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 14, 2018 $25 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $25 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $10 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $1 TRITANIUM SERRATO OASYS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 17, 2018 $1 TRITANIUM SERRATO OASYS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.