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SAMUEL K CHO
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SAMUEL K CHO

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
622 W 168TH ST, PH-11, NEW YORK, NY, 10032-3720
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DR. SAMUEL CHO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

40

payments

$41,726

payment total

8

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
 9 $23,725
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $12,350
Travel and Lodging
 5 $3,533
Food and Beverage
 24 $2,118

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†
MAXAN CERVICAL SYSTEM

device

 $17,100
QUARTEX

device

 $12,477
MOBI-C

device

 $10,041
POLARIS POSTERIOR SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $9,900
TIMBERLINE

device

 $9,900
VIRAGE

device

 $9,900
EXTREME ANGLE CERVICAL PLATE

device

 $5,517
LOSPA IS SYSTEM

device

 $1,875
ELSA

device

 $1,338
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,166
ALTERA

device

 $683
RELINE

device

 $554
SERRATO

device

 $210
TRITANIUM

device

 $210
IGA

device

 $166
XLIF

device

 $155
TLX

device

 $149
CREO MIS

device

 $130
ZILRETTA

drug

 $125
VITALITY

device

 $111
SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM

device

 $103
CREO DEFORMITY

device

 $19
CREO

device

 $15
† 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
Feb 24, 2018 $7,600 QUARTEX Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $6,600 TIMBERLINE MOBI-C VIRAGE MAXAN CERVICAL SYSTEM POLARIS POSTERIOR SPINAL SYSTEM Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. Chospine
Feb 24, 2018 $4,750 QUARTEX Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $4,200 MAXAN CERVICAL SYSTEM Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. Chospine
May 31, 2018 $2,850 EXTREME ANGLE CERVICAL PLATE Consulting GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $2,100 VIRAGE TIMBERLINE MAXAN CERVICAL SYSTEM POLARIS POSTERIOR SPINAL SYSTEM MOBI-C Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. Chospine
May 31, 2018 $1,900 EXTREME ANGLE CERVICAL PLATE Consulting GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $1,875 LOSPA IS SYSTEM Consulting CORENTEC AMERICA,INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $1,800 MAXAN CERVICAL SYSTEM Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. Chospine
Jan 27, 2018 $1,338 ELSA Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $1,200 POLARIS POSTERIOR SPINAL SYSTEM MOBI-C MAXAN CERVICAL SYSTEM TIMBERLINE VIRAGE Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. Chospine
Jul 6, 2018 $1,200 MAXAN CERVICAL SYSTEM Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. Chospine
Dec 21, 2018 $1,160 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging CTL MEDICAL CORPORATION
May 31, 2018 $767 EXTREME ANGLE CERVICAL PLATE Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $155 IGA RELINE XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $150 ALTERA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 10, 2018 $149 TRITANIUM SERRATO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 14, 2018 $149 TLX Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $141 MOBI-C Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $141 ALTERA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 17, 2018 $137 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $133 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $130 CREO MIS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $130 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $127 QUARTEX Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $125 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $115 ALTERA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $111 VITALITY Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $103 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Mar 16, 2018 $94 ALTERA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $67 ALTERA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 10, 2018 $61 TRITANIUM SERRATO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 19, 2018 $36 ALTERA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $35 ALTERA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $23 ALTERA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $22 ALTERA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $19 CREO DEFORMITY Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $15 CREO Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $12 IGA Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $6 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.