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KENNETH I LIPOW
Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
267 GRANT ST, SCHINE 8, BRIDGEPORT, CT, 06610-2805
DR. KENNETH LIPOW,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
26
payments
$3,286
payment total
3
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 | $2,620 |
Food and Beverage |
15 | $666 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
PULSE |
device |
$2,742 |
XLIF |
device |
$2,408 |
VUEPOINT |
device |
$2,288 |
LESSRAY |
device |
$2,172 |
TLIF |
device |
$1,431 |
PLIF |
device |
$584 |
RELINE |
device |
$240 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$165 |
BENDINI |
device |
$121 |
COHERE |
device |
$121 |
OSTEOCEL |
device |
$82 |
MODULUS |
device |
$39 |
AQUAMANTYS |
device |
$32 |
TLX |
device |
$25 |
MLX |
device |
$16 |
VERTEX |
device |
$13 |
ARCHON |
device |
$10 |
HELIX |
device |
$10 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2018 | $856 | VUEPOINT PULSE LESSRAY XLIF | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Oct 3, 2018 | $347 | PULSE VUEPOINT TLIF LESSRAY XLIF | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Sep 24, 2018 | $332 | PULSE LESSRAY | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Oct 9, 2018 | $286 | VUEPOINT LESSRAY TLIF PULSE XLIF | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Sep 18, 2018 | $229 | TLIF PLIF PULSE XLIF VUEPOINT | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Sep 18, 2018 | $219 | PLIF VUEPOINT PULSE TLIF XLIF | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Oct 4, 2018 | $127 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Oct 4, 2018 | $121 | RELINE PULSE BENDINI COHERE | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Oct 5, 2018 | $120 | XLIF | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Oct 3, 2018 | $110 | XLIF VUEPOINT LESSRAY TLIF PULSE | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Oct 5, 2018 | $104 | PULSE VUEPOINT TLIF XLIF LESSRAY | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Sep 18, 2018 | $90 | PULSE TLIF XLIF PLIF VUEPOINT | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Apr 16, 2018 | $82 | LESSRAY RELINE OSTEOCEL | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Sep 18, 2018 | $35 | XLIF VUEPOINT PLIF PULSE TLIF | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Oct 4, 2018 | $29 | MODULUS | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Oct 3, 2018 | $27 | LESSRAY | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jun 21, 2018 | $27 | LESSRAY RELINE | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Oct 31, 2018 | $25 | TLX | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jun 7, 2018 | $22 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Apr 10, 2018 | $18 | AQUAMANTYS | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Oct 4, 2018 | $16 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Oct 10, 2018 | $16 | MLX | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jan 23, 2018 | $14 | AQUAMANTYS | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Sep 27, 2018 | $13 | VERTEX | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Sep 11, 2018 | $10 | MODULUS ARCHON HELIX RELINE | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Sep 21, 2018 | $10 | PULSE XLIF TLIF PLIF VUEPOINT | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.