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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 NICHOLAS
Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
3100 CROSS CREEK PKWY, SUITE 200, AUBURN HILLS, MI, 48326-2774
CHRISTOPHER NICHOLAS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
25
payments
$10,481
payment total
10
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 |
|---|---|---|
Education |
6 | $8,816 |
Food and Beverage |
18 | $948 |
Travel and Lodging |
1 | $718 |
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 |
$8,908 |
MAKO |
device |
$775 |
TRIATHLON |
device |
$718 |
TRIDENT |
device |
$718 |
COBLATION WANDS |
device |
$146 |
FAST-FIX 360 |
device |
$146 |
AEQUALIS |
device |
$125 |
EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM |
device |
$124 |
BACTISURE |
device |
$113 |
CURVE |
device |
$102 |
VARIAX |
device |
$90 |
EXOGEN |
device |
$79 |
AXSOS |
device |
$60 |
DARZALEX |
drug |
$20 |
IMBRUVICA |
drug |
$20 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2018 | $3,677 | No Listed Product | Education | PINNACLE, INC | |
| Mar 23, 2018 | $1,297 | No Listed Product | Education | PINNACLE, INC | |
| Jan 26, 2018 | $1,086 | No Listed Product | Education | PINNACLE, INC | |
| May 25, 2018 | $1,086 | No Listed Product | Education | PINNACLE, INC | |
| Apr 27, 2018 | $1,035 | No Listed Product | Education | PINNACLE, INC | |
| Jan 18, 2018 | $718 | TRIDENT MAKO TRIATHLON | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $635 | No Listed Product | Education | PINNACLE, INC | |
| Feb 28, 2018 | $146 | FAST-FIX 360 COBLATION WANDS | Food and Beverage | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| Dec 31, 2018 | $125 | AEQUALIS | Food and Beverage | WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. | |
| Sep 26, 2018 | $113 | BACTISURE | Food and Beverage | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Jul 28, 2018 | $102 | CURVE | Food and Beverage | BRAINLAB, INC. | |
| Jul 25, 2018 | $62 | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | K2M, INC. | |
| Jul 25, 2018 | $62 | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | K2M, INC. | |
| Mar 28, 2018 | $55 | EXOGEN | Food and Beverage | BIOVENTUS LLC | |
| Feb 1, 2018 | $53 | MAKO | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Aug 28, 2018 | $45 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ARTHREX, INC. | |
| Nov 13, 2018 | $42 | VARIAX AXSOS | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Apr 23, 2018 | $31 | VARIAX | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Apr 14, 2018 | $28 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | PINNACLE, INC | |
| Mar 14, 2018 | $24 | EXOGEN | Food and Beverage | BIOVENTUS LLC | |
| Oct 11, 2018 | $20 | DARZALEX IMBRUVICA | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC. | |
| Jan 26, 2018 | $19 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | PINNACLE, INC | |
| Nov 15, 2018 | $10 | VARIAX AXSOS | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Nov 16, 2018 | $8 | AXSOS VARIAX | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 1, 2018 | $5 | MAKO | 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.