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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.
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PAUL R JEFFORDS
Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
5671 PEACHTREE DUNWOODY RD NE, SUITE 900, ATLANTA, GA, 30342-5000
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DR. PAUL JEFFORDS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
68
payments
$72,835
payment total
3
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 |
|---|---|---|
Consulting |
6 | $59,500 |
Travel and Lodging |
33 | $9,764 |
Royalty or License |
4 | $2,085 |
Food and Beverage |
25 | $1,485 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
TRITANIUM |
device |
$46,277 |
ARIA |
device |
$38,195 |
XIA |
device |
$32,354 |
ES2 |
device |
$32,063 |
SERRATO |
device |
$17,255 |
AERO |
device |
$14,666 |
CONTINENTAL |
device |
$2,085 |
MAKO |
device |
$1,722 |
ALIF PLATE |
device |
$1,275 |
VITOSS |
device |
$736 |
BIO4 |
device |
$714 |
BLACKBIRD |
device |
$204 |
BLACKHAWK |
device |
$204 |
TIGER SHARK |
device |
$204 |
TOMCAT |
device |
$204 |
VEO |
device |
$204 |
NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT |
device |
$11 |
NAV - NAV3 NAVIGATION PLATFORM |
device |
$7 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2018 | $15,000 | ARIA XIA TRITANIUM ES2 | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jun 21, 2018 | $13,500 | AERO ES2 XIA TRITANIUM SERRATO | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Apr 12, 2018 | $11,000 | TRITANIUM | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Nov 20, 2018 | $8,500 | ARIA | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jul 5, 2018 | $7,500 | ARIA | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 10, 2018 | $4,000 | ARIA | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Mar 2, 2018 | $1,352 | TRITANIUM MAKO | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Mar 30, 2018 | $1,166 | AERO ES2 XIA TRITANIUM SERRATO | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $1,162 | ALIF PLATE | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jul 19, 2018 | $1,075 | ARIA XIA TRITANIUM ES2 | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jul 6, 2018 | $718 | SERRATO | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 17, 2018 | $714 | TRITANIUM VITOSS BIO4 ARIA | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jun 30, 2018 | $581 | CONTINENTAL | Royalty or License | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Dec 31, 2018 | $531 | CONTINENTAL | Royalty or License | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Mar 31, 2018 | $510 | CONTINENTAL | Royalty or License | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Jul 20, 2018 | $497 | SERRATO | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Sep 30, 2018 | $463 | CONTINENTAL | Royalty or License | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $414 | ARIA | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 5, 2018 | $395 | SERRATO | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Mar 16, 2018 | $370 | TRITANIUM MAKO | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $327 | TRITANIUM | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jul 20, 2018 | $306 | ARIA XIA TRITANIUM ES2 | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jul 19, 2018 | $293 | ARIA XIA TRITANIUM ES2 | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 6, 2018 | $218 | ES2 XIA TRITANIUM SERRATO | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 23, 2018 | $204 | BLACKHAWK TIGER SHARK BLACKBIRD TOMCAT VEO | Food and Beverage | CHOICE SPINE, LLC | |
| May 4, 2018 | $172 | ES2 XIA TRITANIUM SERRATO | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Mar 24, 2018 | $148 | XIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 5, 2018 | $147 | SERRATO | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jul 20, 2018 | $146 | TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $136 | TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jul 19, 2018 | $133 | XIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 6, 2018 | $107 | ES2 XIA TRITANIUM SERRATO | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jul 20, 2018 | $107 | ARIA XIA TRITANIUM ES2 | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $103 | TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 4, 2018 | $61 | ES2 XIA TRITANIUM SERRATO | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $59 | ALIF PLATE | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jul 19, 2018 | $58 | ARIA XIA TRITANIUM ES2 | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Nov 10, 2018 | $54 | ALIF PLATE | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Nov 9, 2018 | $51 | ARIA | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 5, 2018 | $42 | TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jul 20, 2018 | $40 | SERRATO | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 25, 2018 | $39 | ARIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Nov 9, 2018 | $36 | SERRATO | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jul 20, 2018 | $36 | SERRATO | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $35 | ARIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 5, 2018 | $34 | SERRATO | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 5, 2018 | $33 | SERRATO | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jun 15, 2018 | $30 | ARIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jun 15, 2018 | $30 | ARIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 25, 2018 | $27 | ARIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 5, 2018 | $25 | SERRATO | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 5, 2018 | $25 | SERRATO | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Nov 10, 2018 | $22 | VITOSS | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 5, 2018 | $22 | SERRATO | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jul 20, 2018 | $17 | SERRATO | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Nov 9, 2018 | $11 | ARIA | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Nov 9, 2018 | $10 | XIA | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jul 20, 2018 | $7 | NAV - NAV3 NAVIGATION PLATFORM | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $6 | SERRATO | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Mar 19, 2018 | $6 | NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $5 | ARIA | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Mar 19, 2018 | $4 | NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Mar 23, 2018 | $3 | TRITANIUM | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 5, 2018 | $3 | TRITANIUM | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 5, 2018 | $3 | TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 5, 2018 | $3 | TRITANIUM | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 6, 2018 | $2 | TRITANIUM | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Mar 19, 2018 | $1 | NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION |
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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.