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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.

PAUL J SAENGER
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PAUL J SAENGER

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
129 MCDOWELL ST, ASHEVILLE, NC, 28801-4434
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PAUL SAENGER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

14

payments

$30,766

payment total

5

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
 7 $30,607
Food and Beverage
 7 $159

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†
JOURNEY UNI

device

 $30,607
ZILRETTA

drug

 $82
SURGISEAL

device

 $32
HYMOVIS

device

 $27
GEL ONE

drug

 $17
GELFOAM

device

 $16
LIDOCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE

drug

 $16
PROPOFOL

drug

 $16
BUPIVACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE

drug

 $16
† 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 6, 2018 $5,413 JOURNEY UNI Royalty or License SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $4,668 JOURNEY UNI Royalty or License SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $4,408 JOURNEY UNI Royalty or License SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $4,351 JOURNEY UNI Royalty or License SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $4,147 JOURNEY UNI Royalty or License SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $4,082 JOURNEY UNI Royalty or License SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $3,537 JOURNEY UNI Royalty or License SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $29 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $28 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
May 8, 2018 $27 HYMOVIS Food and Beverage FIDIA PHARMA USA INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $26 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $17 GEL ONE Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $16 GELFOAM SURGISEAL Food and Beverage HOSPIRA, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $16 SURGISEAL LIDOCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE BUPIVACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE PROPOFOL Food and Beverage HOSPIRA, 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.