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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.

MATTHEW A TAO
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MATTHEW A TAO

Listed Specialty: Sports Medicine
535 E 70TH ST, NEW YORK, NY, 10021-4823
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MATTHEW TAO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

10

payments

$3,540

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
Education
 3 $2,832
Travel and Lodging
 2 $445
Food and Beverage
 5 $263

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $3,517
TFN ADVANCED

device

 $23
TOMOFIX

device

 $23
† 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
Aug 24, 2018 $1,086 No Listed Product Education ARTHREX, INC.
Jan 4, 2018 $1,086 No Listed Product Education RSW MEDICAL COMPANY, INC.
May 1, 2018 $660 No Listed Product Education RSW MEDICAL COMPANY, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $341 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging RSW MEDICAL COMPANY, INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $111 No Listed Product Food and Beverage RSW MEDICAL COMPANY, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $104 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging RSW MEDICAL COMPANY, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $76 No Listed Product Food and Beverage RSW MEDICAL COMPANY, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $28 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $24 No Listed Product Food and Beverage RSW MEDICAL COMPANY, INC.
Feb 12, 2018 $23 TOMOFIX TFN ADVANCED Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.