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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.

RICHARD J DISTEFANO
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RICHARD J DISTEFANO

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
5719 WIDEWATERS PKWY, SYRACUSE, NY, 13214-1985
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RICHARD DISTEFANO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

10

payments

$373

payment total

8

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
 10 $373

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†
TFN

device

 $120
SPECTRA WAVEWRITER

device

 $81
ASNIS

device

 $52
PICO

device

 $34
HOFFMANN

device

 $29
TFN ADVANCED

device

 $18
PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS

device

 $18
DUEXIS

drug

 $11
COFLEX

device

 $9
† 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
Sep 25, 2018 $120 TFN Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $81 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 14, 2018 $52 ASNIS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jan 15, 2018 $29 HOFFMANN Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 22, 2018 $18 PICO Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $18 TFN ADVANCED Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $18 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 13, 2018 $16 PICO Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $11 DUEXIS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jun 27, 2018 $9 COFLEX Food and Beverage PARADIGM SPINE, LLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.