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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.

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CHRIS S KARAS
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CHRIS S KARAS

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
285 E STATE ST, SUITE 430, COLUMBUS, OH, 43215-4354
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CHRIS KARAS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

18

payments

$25,058

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
Royalty or License
 4 $19,909
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $4,651
Food and Beverage
 12 $498

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†
SHORELINE

device

 $19,909
ADAPTIVESTIM

device

 $2,500
INTELLIS

device

 $2,151
RESTORE

device

 $256
SPINAL STIM

drug

 $120
VIPER

device

 $76
TARGETSTIM

device

 $33
MAZORX - RENAISSANCE

device

 $13
† 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
Oct 29, 2018 $6,692 SHORELINE Royalty or License SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION LEE KARAS CONSULTING LLC
Oct 3, 2018 $4,986 SHORELINE Royalty or License SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION LEE KARAS CONSULTING LLC
Oct 3, 2018 $4,769 SHORELINE Royalty or License SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION LEE KARAS CONSULTING LLC
Oct 3, 2018 $3,461 SHORELINE Royalty or License SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION LEE KARAS CONSULTING LLC
Mar 21, 2018 $2,500 ADAPTIVESTIM Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC. Lee Karas Consulting Llc
Nov 27, 2018 $2,151 INTELLIS Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC. Lee Karas Consulting Llc
Aug 15, 2018 $133 RESTORE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $120 SPINAL STIM Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $76 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $32 RESTORE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $26 RESTORE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $25 RESTORE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $19 TARGETSTIM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $16 RESTORE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 11, 2018 $15 RESTORE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $13 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $13 TARGETSTIM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $11 RESTORE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.