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RAMON F RODRIGUEZ
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RAMON F RODRIGUEZ

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
1430 TULANE AVE, ORTHOPAEDICS SL32, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70112-2632
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DR. RAMON RODRIGUEZ,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

39

payments

$5,598

payment total

11

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
 33 $2,320
Travel and Lodging
 3 $1,597
Education
 2 $1,574
Entertainment
 1 $107

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

 $4,299
INVISION

device

 $231
AUGMENT

device

 $195
ZILRETTA

drug

 $121
EXPAREL

drug

 $121
ECHELON FLEX STAPLER

device

 $119
AXSOS

device

 $114
DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS IB LIGAMENT AUGMENTATION OTHER

device

 $107
ORTHOLOC

device

 $73
BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS

device

 $61
ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES

device

 $50
INFINITY

device

 $39
ANKLE COMPRESSION NAIL

drug

 $35
STAR

device

 $11
BIO4

device

 $7
RINGFIX

device

 $5
MAX LOCK

device

 $4
INBONE

device

 $3
† 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 24, 2018 $1,478 No Listed Product Education ARTHREX, INC.
May 5, 2018 $880 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging TRIMED, INC.
May 5, 2018 $645 No Listed Product Food and Beverage TRIMED, INC.
May 5, 2018 $401 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging TRIMED, INC.
May 5, 2018 $317 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging TRIMED, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $141 AUGMENT Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $140 INVISION Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $121 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $121 EXPAREL Food and Beverage PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Sep 12, 2018 $119 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 30, 2018 $114 AXSOS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
May 5, 2018 $113 No Listed Product Food and Beverage TRIMED, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $107 DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS IB LIGAMENT AUGMENTATION OTHER Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $107 No Listed Product Entertainment TRIMED, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $96 No Listed Product Education TRIMED, INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $91 INVISION Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jul 23, 2018 $87 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CROSSROADS EXTREMITY SYSTEMS, LLC
May 16, 2018 $83 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CROSSROADS EXTREMITY SYSTEMS, LLC
Mar 8, 2018 $61 BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $50 ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES Food and Beverage AVANOS MEDICAL
Feb 26, 2018 $50 AUGMENT Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
May 18, 2018 $40 ORTHOLOC Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $37 No Listed Product Food and Beverage TRIMED, INC.
Mar 24, 2018 $37 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
May 30, 2018 $35 ANKLE COMPRESSION NAIL Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Jan 6, 2018 $21 INFINITY Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Aug 27, 2018 $20 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CROSSROADS EXTREMITY SYSTEMS, LLC
Apr 21, 2018 $17 ORTHOLOC Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $15 INFINITY Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
May 30, 2018 $11 STAR Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 26, 2018 $9 ORTHOLOC Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $7 BIO4 Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 2, 2018 $5 RINGFIX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 18, 2018 $5 ORTHOLOC Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
May 9, 2018 $4 MAX LOCK Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $3 INBONE Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $3 AUGMENT Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $3 INFINITY Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $2 ORTHOLOC Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.