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JOSEPH A WASSELLE
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JOSEPH A WASSELLE

Listed Specialty: Surgery
2222 S HARBOR CITY BLVD, SUITE 450, MELBOURNE, FL, 32901-5594
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JOSEPH WASSELLE,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

81

payments

$113,884

payment total

3

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 38 $104K
Travel and Lodging
 13 $4,905
Consulting
 1 $3,600
Food and Beverage
 29 $1,351

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†
DIVERGENCE-L

device

 $58,754
CLYDESDALE

device

 $19,338
CAPSTONE

device

 $18,854
PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $8,334
SOVEREIGN

device

 $4,254
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $4,000
O-ARM-SPINE

device

 $184
CD HORIZON

device

 $144
PERCUTANEOUS SOLUTIONS: PERCUVANCE & MINILAP BRANDS

device

 $15
PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $8
† 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
Feb 2, 2018 $6,500 DIVERGENCE-L Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 2, 2018 $6,000 DIVERGENCE-L Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 31, 2018 $5,600 CLYDESDALE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $5,350 CLYDESDALE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $4,550 CLYDESDALE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 25, 2018 $4,000 DIVERGENCE-L Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $3,850 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $3,850 CAPSTONE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 14, 2018 $3,600 SOVEREIGN Consulting MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $3,588 CAPSTONE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $3,325 CAPSTONE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $3,240 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 11, 2018 $2,625 CAPSTONE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $2,500 DIVERGENCE-L Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $2,450 CAPSTONE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $2,100 DIVERGENCE-L Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $2,100 CAPSTONE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $2,000 DIVERGENCE-L Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $2,000 DIVERGENCE-L Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $2,000 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $2,000 DIVERGENCE-L Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $2,000 DIVERGENCE-L Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $2,000 DIVERGENCE-L Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 17, 2018 $2,000 DIVERGENCE-L Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $2,000 DIVERGENCE-L Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $2,000 DIVERGENCE-L Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 31, 2018 $2,000 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $2,000 DIVERGENCE-L Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $2,000 DIVERGENCE-L Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $2,000 DIVERGENCE-L Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 20, 2018 $2,000 DIVERGENCE-L Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 12, 2018 $2,000 DIVERGENCE-L Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $2,000 DIVERGENCE-L Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $2,000 DIVERGENCE-L Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $2,000 DIVERGENCE-L Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 4, 2018 $2,000 DIVERGENCE-L Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 9, 2018 $2,000 DIVERGENCE-L Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $1,649 CLYDESDALE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $1,500 DIVERGENCE-L Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $900 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $826 CLYDESDALE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $534 SOVEREIGN Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 14, 2018 $333 CAPSTONE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 20, 2018 $324 CLYDESDALE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 20, 2018 $285 CLYDESDALE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $200 CLYDESDALE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $184 O-ARM-SPINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 11, 2018 $162 CAPSTONE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 24, 2018 $153 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 9, 2018 $153 CAPSTONE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 9, 2018 $148 CLYDESDALE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $144 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 13, 2018 $126 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $125 CLYDESDALE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 13, 2018 $112 CAPSTONE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $92 SOVEREIGN Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $85 CLYDESDALE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $79 CLYDESDALE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $71 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $70 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 20, 2018 $39 CLYDESDALE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 20, 2018 $36 CLYDESDALE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 11, 2018 $35 CAPSTONE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 9, 2018 $30 CAPSTONE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $24 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 13, 2018 $23 CAPSTONE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $23 CLYDESDALE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 14, 2018 $22 CAPSTONE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 14, 2018 $22 CAPSTONE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $19 CLYDESDALE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 13, 2018 $17 CAPSTONE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $17 SOVEREIGN Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $15 PERCUTANEOUS SOLUTIONS: PERCUVANCE & MINILAP BRANDS Food and Beverage TELEFLEX MEDICAL INCORPORATED
Mar 24, 2018 $14 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $14 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 24, 2018 $13 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $11 SOVEREIGN Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $8 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Aug 11, 2018 $8 CAPSTONE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $7 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $7 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
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