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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.

WILLIAM F HESS
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WILLIAM F HESS

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
100 N ACADEMY AVE, DANVILLE, PA, 17822-2130
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DR. WILLIAM HESS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

18

payments

$2,976

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
Travel and Lodging
 3 $1,685
Food and Beverage
 14 $1,041
Consulting
 1 $250

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

 $2,117
NILE SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $250
GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION

device

 $186
NIOX VERO DEVICE

device

 $125
TRUMENBA

drug

 $122
RELINE

device

 $81
ACCOLADE

device

 $77
TRIATHLON

device

 $77
MESA SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $17
† 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
Nov 9, 2018 $769 EXPEDIUM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $626 EXPEDIUM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $290 EXPEDIUM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $250 NILE SPINAL SYSTEM Consulting K2M, INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $186 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
May 16, 2018 $125 NIOX VERO DEVICE Food and Beverage CIRCASSIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Jun 6, 2018 $122 TRUMENBA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $121 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jun 25, 2018 $81 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 21, 2018 $77 ACCOLADE TRIATHLON Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 8, 2018 $57 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $56 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $50 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Nov 10, 2018 $50 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Nov 10, 2018 $35 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Nov 10, 2018 $32 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $31 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $17 MESA SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.