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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.

SARBPAUL S BHALLA
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SARBPAUL S BHALLA

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Trauma
3610 LONG BEACH BLVD, SUITE 202, LONG BEACH, CA, 90807-4012
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DR. SARBPAUL BHALLA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

49

payments

$5,922

payment total

16

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
Food and Beverage
 46 $4,081
Honoraria
 1 $1,500
Travel and Lodging
 2 $341

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†
I-FACTOR PUTTY

device

 $1,887
VIPER

device

 $1,051
XLIF

device

 $775
CONCORDE

device

 $271
EXPEDIUM

device

 $265
VIVIGEN

device

 $246
EXCELSIUS - GPS

device

 $237
KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY

device

 $168
MARS 3V LATERAL RETRACTOR

device

 $157
RESTORE

device

 $148
NAVIGATION

device

 $142
ORACLE SPACER

device

 $142
SYNAPSE

device

 $142
FORTIFY

device

 $135
FIBERGRAFT

device

 $124
CREO DEFORMITY

device

 $112
LIFENET OPTIUM

device

 $106
FORZA

drug

 $101
O-ARM-ST

device

 $79
MODULUS

device

 $77
TLX

device

 $74
SYNFIX

device

 $74
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $55
SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM

device

 $36
REUNION

device

 $30
POSTERIOR FUSION

device

 $28
BIOMET SPINALPAK

device

 $20
FORTEO

drug

 $20
HYALGAN

device

 $12
HYMOVIS

device

 $12
GELSYN 3

device

 $12
FORTRESS PEDICLE SCREW SYSTEM

device

 $11
† 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 27, 2018 $1,500 I-FACTOR PUTTY Honoraria CERAPEDICS, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $704 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $281 VIPER Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $192 I-FACTOR PUTTY Food and Beverage CERAPEDICS, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $148 RESTORE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $143 MARS 3V LATERAL RETRACTOR Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $135 FORTIFY Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 28, 2018 $135 I-FACTOR PUTTY Food and Beverage CERAPEDICS, INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $124 VIVIGEN FIBERGRAFT Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $123 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $123 VIPER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 11, 2018 $122 VIPER VIVIGEN Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $122 CONCORDE Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $122 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $121 EXCELSIUS - GPS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $117 CONCORDE Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $117 NAVIGATION EXPEDIUM VIPER SYNAPSE ORACLE SPACER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jan 21, 2018 $116 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 3, 2018 $116 EXCELSIUS - GPS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $112 CREO DEFORMITY Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $108 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
May 8, 2018 $106 LIFENET OPTIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $93 FORZA Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $79 O-ARM-ST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $77 MODULUS Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $74 TLX Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 23, 2018 $74 SYNFIX Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $60 I-FACTOR PUTTY Travel and Lodging CERAPEDICS, INC.
Apr 16, 2018 $60 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $52 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $44 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $36 SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM Food and Beverage 4WEB, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $34 VIPER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 11, 2018 $33 VIPER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 11, 2018 $32 CONCORDE Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Sep 8, 2018 $32 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 12, 2018 $30 REUNION Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jan 17, 2018 $28 POSTERIOR FUSION Food and Beverage SPINE WAVE, INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $27 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 11, 2018 $26 VIPER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $25 EXPEDIUM NAVIGATION SYNAPSE ORACLE SPACER VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jul 20, 2018 $23 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NEXXT SPINE LLC
Mar 28, 2018 $20 BIOMET SPINALPAK Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 19, 2018 $20 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Jun 1, 2018 $14 MARS 3V LATERAL RETRACTOR Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $12 HYALGAN HYMOVIS Food and Beverage FIDIA PHARMA USA INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $12 GELSYN 3 Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
Jun 1, 2018 $11 FORTRESS PEDICLE SCREW SYSTEM Food and Beverage SPINEOLOGY INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $9 FORZA Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, 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.