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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.

DON SANDERS
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DON SANDERS

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
12021 S. WILMINGTON AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90059
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DR. DON SANDERS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

24

payments

$18,305

payment total

4

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
Consulting
 2 $16,150
Food and Beverage
 18 $1,085
Travel and Lodging
 4 $1,070

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†
AMISTEM

device

 $17,831
GMK SPHERE

device

 $1,681
NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $253
MAKO

device

 $115
AQUAMANTYS

device

 $106
JOURNEY II XR

device

 $95
† 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 12, 2018 $8,350 AMISTEM Consulting MEDACTA USA, INC.
Jan 11, 2018 $7,800 AMISTEM Consulting MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $675 AMISTEM GMK SPHERE Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Nov 10, 2018 $213 AMISTEM GMK SPHERE Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $141 GMK SPHERE AMISTEM Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $136 GMK SPHERE AMISTEM Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $129 GMK SPHERE AMISTEM Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $106 AQUAMANTYS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $106 AMISTEM GMK SPHERE Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $95 NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM JOURNEY II XR Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $93 NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $66 NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $53 MAKO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 20, 2018 $48 AMISTEM GMK SPHERE Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $42 AMISTEM GMK SPHERE Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Mar 17, 2018 $39 GMK SPHERE AMISTEM Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $38 GMK SPHERE AMISTEM Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $36 GMK SPHERE AMISTEM Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $34 GMK SPHERE AMISTEM Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 28, 2018 $33 MAKO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 28, 2018 $29 MAKO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 20, 2018 $23 AMISTEM GMK SPHERE Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $12 AMISTEM GMK SPHERE Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $10 AMISTEM GMK SPHERE Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, 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.