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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.

CHRISTOPHER J SAKKARIS
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CHRISTOPHER J SAKKARIS

Listed Specialty: Dentist, Periodontics
8749 WADSWORTH BLVD, ARVADA, CO, 80003-0907
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CHRISTOPHER SAKKARIS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

8

payments

$698

payment total

4

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
 7 $681
Entertainment
 1 $16

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $439
XIVE

device

 $210
SYMBIOS

device

 $181
ATLANTIS

device

 $123
ASTRA TECH IMPLANT SYSTEM

device

 $68
BIO MATERIALS

device

 $26
TAPERED SCREW

device

 $23
† 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 9, 2018 $439 No Listed Product Food and Beverage KEYSTONE DENTAL INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $123 ATLANTIS XIVE SYMBIOS Food and Beverage DENTSPLY IH INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $29 ASTRA TECH IMPLANT SYSTEM XIVE Food and Beverage DENTSPLY IH INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $26 BIO MATERIALS Food and Beverage GEISTLICH PHARMA, NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $23 TAPERED SCREW Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $23 ASTRA TECH IMPLANT SYSTEM XIVE SYMBIOS Food and Beverage DENTSPLY IH INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $19 XIVE SYMBIOS Food and Beverage DENTSPLY IH INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $16 ASTRA TECH IMPLANT SYSTEM XIVE SYMBIOS Entertainment DENTSPLY IH INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.