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RICHARD G FESSLER
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RICHARD G FESSLER

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
1725 W. HARRISON AVE, SUITE 855, CHICAGO, IL, 60612
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DR. RICHARD FESSLER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

65

payments

$378,864

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
Royalty or License
1 $327K
Consulting
13 $41,752
Travel and Lodging
22 $7,008
Food and Beverage
28 $2,155
Accredited Training
1 $500

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
EXPEDIUM

device

$328K
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$28,665
KIVA VCF TREATMENT SYSTEM

device

$21,327
BLAZER VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION KIT

device

$21,327
VIPER

device

$373
CD HORIZON

device

$155
XIA

device

$150
MLX

device

$125
† 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
Mar 27, 2018 $327,449 EXPEDIUM Royalty or License DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC IN QUEUE INNOVATIONS LLC
Nov 29, 2018 $8,000 KIVA VCF TREATMENT SYSTEM BLAZER VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION KIT Consulting BENVENUE MEDICAL INC
May 22, 2018 $8,000 KIVA VCF TREATMENT SYSTEM BLAZER VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION KIT Consulting BENVENUE MEDICAL INC
Jul 25, 2018 $4,001 No Listed Product Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. IN QUEUE INNOVATIONS LLC
Jul 26, 2018 $4,000 No Listed Product Consulting DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC IN QUEUE INNOVATIONS LLC
Dec 12, 2018 $4,000 No Listed Product Consulting DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC IN QUEUE INNOVATIONS LLC
Jul 26, 2018 $4,000 No Listed Product Consulting DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC IN QUEUE INNOVATIONS LLC
Dec 27, 2018 $4,000 No Listed Product Consulting DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC IN QUEUE INNOVATIONS LLC
Jun 15, 2018 $1,500 No Listed Product Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. IN QUEUE INNOVATIONS LLC
Aug 15, 2018 $1,500 No Listed Product Consulting DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC IN QUEUE INNOVATIONS LLC
Jan 18, 2018 $1,000 KIVA VCF TREATMENT SYSTEM BLAZER VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION KIT Consulting BENVENUE MEDICAL INC
Jul 16, 2018 $801 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Apr 26, 2018 $772 KIVA VCF TREATMENT SYSTEM BLAZER VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION KIT Travel and Lodging BENVENUE MEDICAL INC
Jul 24, 2018 $753 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Jun 15, 2018 $750 No Listed Product Consulting DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC IN QUEUE INNOVATIONS LLC
Aug 23, 2018 $552 KIVA VCF TREATMENT SYSTEM BLAZER VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION KIT Travel and Lodging BENVENUE MEDICAL INC
Apr 27, 2018 $500 EXPEDIUM Consulting DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC IN QUEUE INNOVATIONS LLC
May 22, 2018 $500 KIVA VCF TREATMENT SYSTEM BLAZER VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION KIT Consulting BENVENUE MEDICAL INC
Jul 27, 2018 $500 No Listed Product Accredited Training SYNTHES GMBH
Oct 25, 2018 $454 KIVA VCF TREATMENT SYSTEM BLAZER VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION KIT Travel and Lodging BENVENUE MEDICAL INC
Jan 9, 2018 $431 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Jul 27, 2018 $420 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging SYNTHES GMBH
Jun 21, 2018 $409 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Nov 27, 2018 $375 KIVA VCF TREATMENT SYSTEM BLAZER VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION KIT Travel and Lodging BENVENUE MEDICAL INC
Jun 14, 2018 $256 KIVA VCF TREATMENT SYSTEM BLAZER VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION KIT Travel and Lodging BENVENUE MEDICAL INC
Oct 19, 2018 $250 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Nov 28, 2018 $238 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Sep 14, 2018 $236 KIVA VCF TREATMENT SYSTEM BLAZER VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION KIT Travel and Lodging BENVENUE MEDICAL INC
Jul 13, 2018 $200 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Jan 10, 2018 $198 KIVA VCF TREATMENT SYSTEM BLAZER VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION KIT Food and Beverage BENVENUE MEDICAL INC
Aug 16, 2018 $190 KIVA VCF TREATMENT SYSTEM BLAZER VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION KIT Food and Beverage BENVENUE MEDICAL INC
Mar 29, 2018 $180 KIVA VCF TREATMENT SYSTEM BLAZER VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION KIT Food and Beverage BENVENUE MEDICAL INC
Feb 8, 2018 $155 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $150 XIA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 25, 2018 $149 KIVA VCF TREATMENT SYSTEM BLAZER VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION KIT Food and Beverage BENVENUE MEDICAL INC
Dec 6, 2018 $148 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Jan 19, 2018 $131 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC IN QUEUE INNOVATIONS LLC
Feb 25, 2018 $125 MLX Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $125 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Nov 29, 2018 $125 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Jul 25, 2018 $124 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. IN QUEUE INNOVATIONS LLC
Jul 13, 2018 $120 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Jul 12, 2018 $119 VIPER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $95 KIVA VCF TREATMENT SYSTEM BLAZER VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION KIT Food and Beverage BENVENUE MEDICAL INC
Dec 27, 2018 $94 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC IN QUEUE INNOVATIONS LLC
Nov 8, 2018 $86 KIVA VCF TREATMENT SYSTEM BLAZER VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION KIT Food and Beverage BENVENUE MEDICAL INC
Nov 28, 2018 $74 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
May 22, 2018 $72 KIVA VCF TREATMENT SYSTEM BLAZER VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION KIT Travel and Lodging BENVENUE MEDICAL INC
Jul 14, 2018 $70 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Nov 29, 2018 $58 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Nov 21, 2018 $58 KIVA VCF TREATMENT SYSTEM BLAZER VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION KIT Food and Beverage BENVENUE MEDICAL INC
Apr 6, 2018 $41 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Jun 15, 2018 $41 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. IN QUEUE INNOVATIONS LLC
May 25, 2018 $40 KIVA VCF TREATMENT SYSTEM BLAZER VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION KIT Food and Beverage BENVENUE MEDICAL INC
Dec 21, 2018 $36 KIVA VCF TREATMENT SYSTEM BLAZER VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION KIT Food and Beverage BENVENUE MEDICAL INC
Jul 19, 2018 $34 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Jul 19, 2018 $31 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Mar 29, 2018 $28 KIVA VCF TREATMENT SYSTEM BLAZER VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION KIT Food and Beverage BENVENUE MEDICAL INC
Jun 15, 2018 $25 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. IN QUEUE INNOVATIONS LLC
Sep 27, 2018 $24 KIVA VCF TREATMENT SYSTEM BLAZER VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION KIT Food and Beverage BENVENUE MEDICAL INC
Mar 29, 2018 $24 KIVA VCF TREATMENT SYSTEM BLAZER VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION KIT Food and Beverage BENVENUE MEDICAL INC
Jul 16, 2018 $14 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Jul 16, 2018 $13 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Jul 16, 2018 $11 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Jul 19, 2018 $7 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.