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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.

CHARLES Y RO
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CHARLES Y RO

Listed Specialty: Surgery
2817 MCCLELLAND BLVD, STE 256, JOPLIN, MO, 64804-1629
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DR. CHARLES RO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

30

payments

$12,691

payment total

9

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
1 $8,288
Education
1 $3,000
Travel and Lodging
4 $869
Food and Beverage
24 $534

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
WALLFLEX

device

$8,609
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

$3,109
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

$700
AVYCAZ

drug

$55
GENERAL METAL STENTS GI

device

$53
STRATTICE

device

$31
GRAFIX & STRAVIX

drug

$26
SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS

device

$24
SANTYL

drug

$18
TEFLARO

drug

$15
ALLODERM

device

$14
OVITEX

device

$13
APLIGRAF

drug

$13
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$10
† 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
Dec 26, 2018 $8,288 WALLFLEX Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 29, 2018 $3,000 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Education INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $556 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 26, 2018 $152 WALLFLEX Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 26, 2018 $109 WALLFLEX Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 21, 2018 $92 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 26, 2018 $84 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Dec 26, 2018 $61 WALLFLEX Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 7, 2018 $53 GENERAL METAL STENTS GI Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 8, 2018 $52 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 2, 2018 $24 SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Dec 13, 2018 $20 AVYCAZ Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $19 STRATTICE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $18 SANTYL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $16 AVYCAZ Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $15 TEFLARO Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $14 ALLODERM Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $13 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $13 OVITEX Food and Beverage TELA BIO, INC.
Jan 4, 2018 $13 APLIGRAF Food and Beverage ORGANOGENESIS INC.
May 24, 2018 $13 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Mar 30, 2018 $12 AVYCAZ Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $10 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ACELL, INC.
Sep 4, 2018 $10 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jul 3, 2018 $10 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $7 STRATTICE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
May 1, 2018 $7 AVYCAZ Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $5 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $2 STRATTICE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $2 STRATTICE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.