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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 DEMERS
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CHRISTOPHER DEMERS

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
5590 KIETZKE LN, RENO, NV, 89511-3019
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CHRISTOPHER DEMERS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

13

payments

$1,218

payment total

4

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
 10 $693
Travel and Lodging
 3 $525

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†
DIVERGENCE-L

device

 $661
ICON

device

 $176
PERFECTION

device

 $176
O-ARM-SPINE

device

 $153
MAZORX - RENAISSANCE

device

 $94
ARTIC-L

device

 $48
STALIF C-TI

device

 $33
GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT

device

 $26
ELEVATE

device

 $14
O-ARM-ST

device

 $14
† 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
Jul 21, 2018 $240 DIVERGENCE-L Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 20, 2018 $231 DIVERGENCE-L Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 17, 2018 $176 ICON PERFECTION Food and Beverage ELEKTA, INC.
Apr 28, 2018 $136 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 20, 2018 $121 O-ARM-SPINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $94 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 21, 2018 $55 DIVERGENCE-L Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $48 ARTIC-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $33 STALIF C-TI Food and Beverage CENTINEL SPINE, LLC
Jul 20, 2018 $32 O-ARM-SPINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $26 GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 24, 2018 $14 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 10, 2018 $14 O-ARM-ST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, 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.