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SAMER KAKISH
Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
100 HIGH ST, BUFFALO GENERAL HOSPITAL, DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS, BUFFALO, NY, 14203-1126
* Note: This physician had a New Mexico practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
SAMER KAKISH,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
28
payments
$3,018
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 |
|---|---|---|
Travel and Lodging |
7 | $1,902 |
Food and Beverage |
21 | $1,116 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
TAYLOR SPATIAL FRAME |
device |
$1,280 |
ACCOLADE |
device |
$1,018 |
MAKO |
device |
$277 |
TRIATHLON |
device |
$238 |
TRITANIUM |
device |
$193 |
NAV - ORTHOMAP VERSITILE HIP SOFTWARE ANDN INSTUMENTATION |
device |
$183 |
ANATO |
device |
$125 |
MOBILE BEARING HIP SYSTEM |
device |
$107 |
LIFENET VIVIGEN |
device |
$74 |
TRIGEN INTERTAN |
device |
$50 |
STRATAFIX |
device |
$30 |
ANCHORAGE |
device |
$19 |
SURGIFLO HEMOSTATIC MATRIX FAMILY OF PRODUCTS |
device |
$18 |
EVOS |
device |
$11 |
R3 |
device |
$7 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2018 | $487 | ACCOLADE | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jan 18, 2018 | $360 | TAYLOR SPATIAL FRAME | Travel and Lodging | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| Jan 20, 2018 | $251 | TAYLOR SPATIAL FRAME | Travel and Lodging | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| Jan 19, 2018 | $250 | TAYLOR SPATIAL FRAME | Travel and Lodging | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| May 3, 2018 | $243 | ACCOLADE | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jan 19, 2018 | $197 | TAYLOR SPATIAL FRAME | Travel and Lodging | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| Nov 13, 2018 | $125 | MAKO TRIATHLON ANATO TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Mar 27, 2018 | $115 | ACCOLADE | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jan 20, 2018 | $114 | TAYLOR SPATIAL FRAME | Food and Beverage | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| Jan 19, 2018 | $109 | TAYLOR SPATIAL FRAME | Food and Beverage | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| Nov 4, 2018 | $107 | MOBILE BEARING HIP SYSTEM MAKO | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Sep 4, 2018 | $100 | NAV - ORTHOMAP VERSITILE HIP SOFTWARE ANDN INSTUMENTATION | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Apr 3, 2018 | $83 | NAV - ORTHOMAP VERSITILE HIP SOFTWARE ANDN INSTUMENTATION | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 28, 2018 | $74 | LIFENET VIVIGEN | Food and Beverage | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | |
| Feb 2, 2018 | $52 | ACCOLADE | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Oct 18, 2018 | $50 | TRIGEN INTERTAN | Food and Beverage | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| Nov 15, 2018 | $45 | TRIATHLON MAKO | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 7, 2018 | $42 | TRITANIUM TRIATHLON | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 3, 2018 | $39 | ACCOLADE | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 3, 2018 | $30 | ACCOLADE | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 3, 2018 | $29 | ACCOLADE | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 14, 2018 | $26 | TRITANIUM TRIATHLON | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 3, 2018 | $23 | ACCOLADE | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jan 17, 2018 | $19 | ANCHORAGE | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Oct 17, 2018 | $18 | STRATAFIX SURGIFLO HEMOSTATIC MATRIX FAMILY OF PRODUCTS | Food and Beverage | ETHICON US, LLC | |
| Jun 26, 2018 | $12 | STRATAFIX | Food and Beverage | ETHICON US, LLC | |
| Mar 4, 2018 | $11 | EVOS | Food and Beverage | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| May 24, 2018 | $7 | R3 | Food and Beverage | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. |
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