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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.

BORIS A ZELLE
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BORIS A ZELLE

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Trauma
4502 MEDICAL DR, SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78229-4402
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DR. BORIS ZELLE,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

27

payments

$14,681

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
Accredited Training
2 $6,500
Travel and Lodging
9 $5,928
Food and Beverage
15 $1,352
Education
1 $901

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

$12,651
TRAUMA

device

$873
BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS

device

$249
PROXIMAL FEMORAL NAIL

device

$220
A3

device

$148
OFIRMEV

drug

$125
VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS

device

$125
IM NAILS

device

$124
TFN ADVANCED

device

$124
EVOS

device

$120
META TAN

device

$120
EX NAILS

device

$110
INSTRUMENTS

device

$110
LCP PLATES & SCREWS

device

$110
TRIGEN META-NAIL

device

$108
CONQUEST FN

device

$34
HOFFMANN

device

$25
SPINE

device

$15
TRIGEN INTERTAN

device

$3
† 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
Aug 16, 2018 $4,000 No Listed Product Accredited Training SYNTHES GMBH
Nov 1, 2018 $2,500 No Listed Product Accredited Training SYNTHES GMBH
Aug 16, 2018 $1,448 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging SYNTHES GMBH
Nov 1, 2018 $1,326 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging SYNTHES GMBH
Jan 13, 2018 $1,323 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging SYNTHES GMBH
Feb 5, 2018 $901 No Listed Product Education ARTHREX, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $873 TRAUMA Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $542 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDINC OF TEXAS
Sep 26, 2018 $202 PROXIMAL FEMORAL NAIL Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $174 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDINC OF TEXAS
Jan 13, 2018 $154 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SYNTHES GMBH
Feb 26, 2018 $148 A3 Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 26, 2018 $125 OFIRMEV Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Oct 18, 2018 $125 BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $124 TFN ADVANCED BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS IM NAILS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $120 EVOS META TAN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $118 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SYNTHES GMBH
Aug 16, 2018 $113 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SYNTHES GMBH
Aug 18, 2018 $110 EX NAILS INSTRUMENTS LCP PLATES & SCREWS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Apr 2, 2018 $108 TRIGEN META-NAIL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $34 CONQUEST FN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $28 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $26 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDINC OF TEXAS
Mar 21, 2018 $25 HOFFMANN Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 26, 2018 $18 PROXIMAL FEMORAL NAIL Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $15 SPINE Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $3 TRIGEN INTERTAN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, 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.