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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.

CHRISTOPHER PANKIW
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CHRISTOPHER PANKIW

Listed Specialty: Hand Surgery
1550 COLLEGE ST, MACON, GA, 31207-1500
* Note: This physician had a Tennessee practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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CHRISTOPHER PANKIW,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

19

payments

$7,010

payment total

7

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
 6 $3,708
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $1,500
Food and Beverage
 11 $1,303
Consulting
 1 $500

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

 $5,399
EXCELSIUS - GPS

device

 $1,184
PROX HUM

device

 $350
SPINE

device

 $20
PROXIMAL FEMORAL NAIL

device

 $18
XIAFLEX

drug

 $15
EXOGEN

device

 $13
DUEXIS

drug

 $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
Sep 7, 2018 $1,500 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other ARTHREX, INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $1,184 EXCELSIUS - GPS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 13, 2018 $785 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging TRIMED, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $785 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging TRIMED, INC.
Oct 13, 2018 $661 No Listed Product Food and Beverage TRIMED, INC.
Oct 13, 2018 $584 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging TRIMED, INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $500 No Listed Product Consulting TRIMED, INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $350 PROX HUM Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $136 No Listed Product Food and Beverage TRIMED, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $117 No Listed Product Food and Beverage TRIMED, INC.
Aug 25, 2018 $117 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ALPHA ORTHOPEDIC SYSTEMS
Feb 12, 2018 $106 No Listed Product Food and Beverage TRIMED, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $99 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ALPHA ORTHOPEDIC SYSTEMS
Mar 29, 2018 $20 SPINE Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $18 PROXIMAL FEMORAL NAIL Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jul 2, 2018 $15 XIAFLEX Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jun 25, 2018 $13 EXOGEN Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
Jun 18, 2018 $11 DUEXIS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jun 13, 2018 $10 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ALPHA ORTHOPEDIC SYSTEMS
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.