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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.

DONALD LEE
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DONALD LEE

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
3601 TVC, NASHVILLE, TN, 37232-5100
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DONALD LEE,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

22

payments

$61,357

payment total

2

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
Royalty or License
 8 $50,594
Consulting
 3 $9,500
Travel and Lodging
 7 $1,174
Education
 1 $49
Food and Beverage
 3 $40

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†
ALPS PLATES AND INSTRUMENTS

device

 $50,039
ALPS CLAVICLE

device

 $6,250
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $4,464
EXPLOR

device

 $555
TYMLOS

drug

 $49
† 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
Aug 13, 2018 $13,501 ALPS PLATES AND INSTRUMENTS Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 15, 2018 $13,167 ALPS PLATES AND INSTRUMENTS Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $12,768 ALPS PLATES AND INSTRUMENTS Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $10,603 ALPS PLATES AND INSTRUMENTS Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $4,250 ALPS CLAVICLE Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $3,250 No Listed Product Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $2,000 ALPS CLAVICLE Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $504 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 15, 2018 $210 EXPLOR Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $200 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $191 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $140 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $123 EXPLOR Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 13, 2018 $112 EXPLOR Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $110 EXPLOR Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $70 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 25, 2018 $49 TYMLOS Education RADIUS HEALTH, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $34 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $34 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 25, 2018 $19 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $12 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 25, 2018 $10 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
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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.