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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.

KENT L WALKER
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KENT L WALKER

Listed Specialty: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
130 W RAVINE RD, KINGSPORT, TN, 37660-3837
* Note: This physician had a Kentucky practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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KENT WALKER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

29

payments

$2,773

payment total

8

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 $1,518
Food and Beverage
 23 $1,255

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†
EXPEDIUM

device

 $1,546
EVEREST

device

 $359
RESPONSE SPINE

device

 $294
MAGEC

device

 $210
O-ARM-SPINE

device

 $174
ORTHOPEDIATRICS IMPLANTS

device

 $91
PRECICE

device

 $84
PROD DEV: SPINE

device

 $61
FAST-FIX 360

device

 $27
ULTRABUTTON

device

 $27
DYSPORT

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 13, 2018 $618 EXPEDIUM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $359 EVEREST Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 13, 2018 $316 EXPEDIUM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $175 EXPEDIUM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $123 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Oct 29, 2018 $119 RESPONSE SPINE Food and Beverage ORTHOPEDIATRICS CORP.
May 15, 2018 $107 O-ARM-SPINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 11, 2018 $96 RESPONSE SPINE Food and Beverage ORTHOPEDIATRICS CORP.
Oct 19, 2018 $84 MAGEC PRECICE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 9, 2018 $79 RESPONSE SPINE Food and Beverage ORTHOPEDIATRICS CORP.
Jul 7, 2018 $76 MAGEC Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 13, 2018 $71 ORTHOPEDIATRICS IMPLANTS Food and Beverage ORTHOPEDIATRICS CORP.
Jul 18, 2018 $69 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Sep 15, 2018 $63 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Dec 19, 2018 $61 PROD DEV: SPINE Food and Beverage ORTHOPEDIATRICS CORP.
Aug 29, 2018 $47 O-ARM-SPINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 15, 2018 $46 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $35 MAGEC Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 15, 2018 $32 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 15, 2018 $32 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $32 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $27 FAST-FIX 360 ULTRABUTTON Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $27 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $20 ORTHOPEDIATRICS IMPLANTS Food and Beverage ORTHOPEDIATRICS CORP.
Feb 20, 2018 $15 MAGEC Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $13 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $11 O-ARM-SPINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $11 DYSPORT Food and Beverage IPSEN BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Aug 17, 2018 $10 O-ARM-SPINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC 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.