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JOHN G ATWATER
Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
1155 35TH LN, SUITE 100, VERO BEACH, FL, 32960-6521
DR. JOHN ATWATER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
32
payments
$134,506
payment total
9
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 |
4 | $127K |
Travel and Lodging |
12 | $3,517 |
Consulting |
1 | $3,000 |
Food and Beverage |
15 | $874 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
NVM5 |
device |
$127K |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$3,996 |
MULTIPLE PRODUCTS |
device |
$1,192 |
OTHER - MISCELLANEOUS |
device |
$850 |
XLIF |
device |
$842 |
ACIFT SOLOFUSE |
device |
$209 |
PEDFUSE REMIND |
device |
$209 |
SLIFT |
device |
$209 |
OTHER - MIS |
device |
$129 |
MD MAX SCREWS |
device |
$84 |
COFLEX |
device |
$31 |
OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION |
device |
$18 |
CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE |
device |
$14 |
DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM |
device |
$14 |
ALLY BONE SCREW |
device |
$14 |
BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE |
device |
$14 |
GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT |
device |
$13 |
BIOMET SPINALPAK |
device |
$13 |
| † 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 13, 2018 | $34,552 | NVM5 | Royalty or License | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Aug 13, 2018 | $32,707 | NVM5 | Royalty or License | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| May 9, 2018 | $29,998 | NVM5 | Royalty or License | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Nov 13, 2018 | $29,859 | NVM5 | Royalty or License | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Feb 13, 2018 | $3,000 | No Listed Product | Consulting | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Dec 5, 2018 | $1,125 | MULTIPLE PRODUCTS | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Dec 8, 2018 | $664 | OTHER - MISCELLANEOUS | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Jan 27, 2018 | $575 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jan 25, 2018 | $399 | XLIF | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jan 25, 2018 | $193 | XLIF | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Dec 9, 2018 | $150 | OTHER - MISCELLANEOUS | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Sep 26, 2018 | $129 | OTHER - MIS | Food and Beverage | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Jan 27, 2018 | $120 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Apr 18, 2018 | $115 | ACIFT SOLOFUSE PEDFUSE REMIND SLIFT | Food and Beverage | SPINEFRONTIER, INC. | |
| Jan 27, 2018 | $110 | XLIF | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jan 28, 2018 | $104 | XLIF | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jun 8, 2018 | $94 | ACIFT SOLOFUSE PEDFUSE REMIND SLIFT | Travel and Lodging | SPINEFRONTIER, INC. | |
| Jan 26, 2018 | $92 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| May 8, 2018 | $84 | MD MAX SCREWS | Food and Beverage | PRECISION SPINE, INC. | |
| Jan 27, 2018 | $76 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jan 27, 2018 | $57 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jan 27, 2018 | $48 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Dec 8, 2018 | $36 | OTHER - MISCELLANEOUS | Food and Beverage | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Jan 25, 2018 | $35 | XLIF | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Dec 5, 2018 | $35 | MULTIPLE PRODUCTS | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Dec 5, 2018 | $32 | MULTIPLE PRODUCTS | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Jul 11, 2018 | $31 | COFLEX | Food and Beverage | PARADIGM SPINE, LLC | |
| Jan 27, 2018 | $27 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Apr 19, 2018 | $18 | OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Jun 13, 2018 | $14 | CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM ALLY BONE SCREW BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE | Food and Beverage | PROVIDENCE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. | |
| May 29, 2018 | $13 | GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Sep 26, 2018 | $13 | BIOMET SPINALPAK | Food and Beverage | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.