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RICHARD M WUPPERMAN
Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
6818 AUSTIN CENTER BLVD, SUITE 200, AUSTIN, TX, 78731-3158
RICHARD WUPPERMAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
40
payments
$14,193
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 |
|---|---|---|
Consulting |
3 | $11,375 |
Travel and Lodging |
12 | $1,459 |
Food and Beverage |
24 | $1,351 |
Education |
1 | $8 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
KODIAK |
device |
$10,913 |
KODIAK MIS |
device |
$925 |
MULTIPLE PRODUCTS |
device |
$825 |
NEXGEN |
device |
$625 |
SAFEOP |
device |
$275 |
MAZORX - RENAISSANCE |
device |
$180 |
O-ARM-SPINE |
device |
$130 |
ARSENAL |
device |
$76 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$69 |
ANCHOR C |
device |
$44 |
CD HORIZON |
device |
$32 |
IFUSE IMPLANT |
device |
$31 |
PROLIFT |
device |
$28 |
WALTER |
device |
$17 |
SPINAL PAK 2 |
device |
$14 |
BIOMET SPINALPAK |
device |
$8 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2018 | $6,000 | KODIAK | Consulting | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Oct 4, 2018 | $4,750 | KODIAK | Consulting | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Apr 5, 2018 | $625 | NEXGEN | Consulting | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Mar 12, 2018 | $411 | MULTIPLE PRODUCTS | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Jun 21, 2018 | $290 | MULTIPLE PRODUCTS | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Sep 27, 2018 | $275 | SAFEOP | Food and Beverage | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Jul 22, 2018 | $230 | KODIAK MIS | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Sep 26, 2018 | $169 | MAZORX - RENAISSANCE | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Mar 24, 2018 | $167 | KODIAK MIS | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Mar 22, 2018 | $162 | KODIAK MIS | Food and Beverage | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Mar 23, 2018 | $132 | KODIAK MIS | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $130 | O-ARM-SPINE | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Jul 19, 2018 | $109 | KODIAK MIS | Food and Beverage | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Jul 21, 2018 | $104 | KODIAK MIS | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Jul 23, 2018 | $95 | KODIAK | Food and Beverage | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Jan 29, 2018 | $76 | ARSENAL | Food and Beverage | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Sep 27, 2018 | $68 | KODIAK | Food and Beverage | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Dec 10, 2018 | $44 | ANCHOR C | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jun 21, 2018 | $32 | MULTIPLE PRODUCTS | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Mar 12, 2018 | $32 | MULTIPLE PRODUCTS | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Apr 26, 2018 | $28 | PROLIFT | Food and Beverage | LIFE SPINE, INC. | |
| Sep 27, 2018 | $27 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Aug 31, 2018 | $22 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Aug 31, 2018 | $21 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jun 8, 2018 | $19 | CD HORIZON | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Dec 4, 2018 | $17 | WALTER | Food and Beverage | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Dec 20, 2018 | $16 | IFUSE IMPLANT | Food and Beverage | SI-BONE, INC. | |
| Jun 21, 2018 | $15 | MULTIPLE PRODUCTS | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Mar 12, 2018 | $15 | MULTIPLE PRODUCTS | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Mar 12, 2018 | $15 | MULTIPLE PRODUCTS | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Jun 21, 2018 | $15 | MULTIPLE PRODUCTS | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Sep 14, 2018 | $15 | IFUSE IMPLANT | Food and Beverage | SI-BONE, INC. | |
| Nov 9, 2018 | $14 | SPINAL PAK 2 | Food and Beverage | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Nov 13, 2018 | $13 | CD HORIZON | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| May 26, 2018 | $12 | MAZORX - RENAISSANCE | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Mar 22, 2018 | $9 | KODIAK MIS | Food and Beverage | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Jan 16, 2018 | $8 | BIOMET SPINALPAK | Education | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Jul 21, 2018 | $6 | KODIAK MIS | Food and Beverage | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Jul 21, 2018 | $4 | KODIAK MIS | Food and Beverage | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Jul 27, 2018 | $1 | KODIAK MIS | Food and Beverage | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.