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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.

LAWRENCE BERSON
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LAWRENCE BERSON

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
410 SAYBROOK RD, SUITE 100, MIDDLETOWN, CT, 06457-4777
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LAWRENCE BERSON,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

9

payments

$1,347

payment total

7

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
 1 $700
Education
 1 $351
Food and Beverage
 7 $297

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

 $759
INFINITY

device

 $485
PREFLEX MCP

device

 $39
APTUS

device

 $22
EXPAREL

drug

 $16
GELFOAM

device

 $14
PROPOFOL

drug

 $14
THROMBIN

drug

 $14
MONOVISC

device

 $12
† 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 2, 2018 $700 No Listed Product Consulting AVITUS ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $351 INFINITY Education WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $134 INFINITY Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $59 No Listed Product Food and Beverage AVITUS ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. Restaurant
May 2, 2018 $39 PREFLEX MCP Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 7, 2018 $22 APTUS Food and Beverage MEDARTIS INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $16 EXPAREL Food and Beverage PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Apr 24, 2018 $14 THROMBIN GELFOAM PROPOFOL Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $12 MONOVISC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.