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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.

DAVID S HONG
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DAVID S HONG

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
725 WELCH RD, PALO ALTO, CA, 94304-1601
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DR. DAVID HONG,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

21

payments

$2,574

payment total

5

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
Travel and Lodging
11 $1,913
Food and Beverage
10 $660

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
MAGEC

device

$2,142
RELINE

device

$211
RAVINE

device

$117
ZERBAXA

drug

$60
BENDINI

device

$55
LESSRAY

device

$55
RAMPART DUO INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM

device

$34
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$9
† 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
Sep 13, 2018 $1,016 MAGEC Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $344 MAGEC Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $159 MAGEC Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $144 MAGEC Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $118 MAGEC Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $117 RAVINE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 21, 2018 $112 MAGEC Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $94 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $62 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $60 ZERBAXA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Sep 21, 2018 $55 RELINE BENDINI LESSRAY Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $49 MAGEC Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $48 MAGEC Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $35 MAGEC Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 19, 2018 $34 RAMPART DUO INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM Food and Beverage SPINEOLOGY INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $33 MAGEC Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $29 MAGEC Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $21 MAGEC Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $17 MAGEC Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $16 MAGEC Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $9 No Listed Product Food and Beverage KLS-MARTIN L.P.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.