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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.

BENJAMIN E BLUTH
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BENJAMIN E BLUTH

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
10833 LE CONTE AVE, 72-235 CHS, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90095-3075
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BENJAMIN BLUTH,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

13

payments

$2,871

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
Travel and Lodging
3 $1,109
Education
1 $885
Food and Beverage
9 $877

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
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$981
ELBOW PLATING SYSTEM

device

$791
HAND FRACTURE SYSTEM

device

$791
ACU-LOC WRIST PLATING SYSTEM

device

$779
OSTEOTOMY SYSTEM

device

$779
TOTAL WRIST FUSION PLATING SYSTEM

device

$779
ANATOMIC RADIAL HEAD

device

$550
ACU-LOC/ACU-LOC 2 WRIST PLATING SYSTEM

device

$424
VARIAX

device

$142
ACUTWIST SCREWS

device

$138
NEURAGEN

device

$134
TENOGLIDE

device

$134
ACUTRAK/ACUTRAK 2 SCREWS - MICRO, MINI, STD, FUSION

device

$127
CLAVICLE PLATES

device

$127
AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR

device

$121
AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR

device

$121
ANATOMIC RADIAL HEAD SYSTEM

device

$26
† 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
Aug 18, 2018 $885 No Listed Product Education ARTHREX, INC.
May 15, 2018 $779 ACU-LOC WRIST PLATING SYSTEM HAND FRACTURE SYSTEM TOTAL WRIST FUSION PLATING SYSTEM OSTEOTOMY SYSTEM ELBOW PLATING SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ACUMED LLC
Jul 21, 2018 $315 ACU-LOC/ACU-LOC 2 WRIST PLATING SYSTEM ANATOMIC RADIAL HEAD Travel and Lodging ACUMED LLC
May 8, 2018 $142 VARIAX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 20, 2018 $138 ACUTWIST SCREWS Food and Beverage ACUMED LLC
Jan 30, 2018 $134 NEURAGEN TENOGLIDE Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 18, 2018 $127 CLAVICLE PLATES ANATOMIC RADIAL HEAD ACUTRAK/ACUTRAK 2 SCREWS - MICRO, MINI, STD, FUSION Food and Beverage ACUMED LLC
Sep 24, 2018 $121 AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR Food and Beverage AXOGEN
Jul 19, 2018 $109 ACU-LOC/ACU-LOC 2 WRIST PLATING SYSTEM ANATOMIC RADIAL HEAD Food and Beverage ACUMED LLC
Aug 20, 2018 $83 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $15 ANATOMIC RADIAL HEAD SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ACUMED LLC
Aug 23, 2018 $12 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $12 ANATOMIC RADIAL HEAD SYSTEM ELBOW PLATING SYSTEM HAND FRACTURE SYSTEM Food and Beverage ACUMED LLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.