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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.

MICHAEL A TWITCHELL
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MICHAEL A TWITCHELL

Listed Specialty: Dentist, General Practice
1405 BRUSHY CREEK RD, TAYLORS, SC, 29687-4008
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DR. MICHAEL TWITCHELL,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

11

payments

$267

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
Food and Beverage
 11 $267

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†
KAVO MASTERTORQUE

device

 $132
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $45
MI PASTE PLUS

device

 $41
MI VARNISH

device

 $41
SUREFIL SDR FLOW

device

 $26
TPH SPECTRA

device

 $26
G-AENIAL SCULPT

device

 $25
TF ADAPTIVE

device

 $23
MI PASTE ONE

drug

 $16
PALODENT PLUS

device

 $15
CALIBRA

device

 $11
INTEGRITY

device

 $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
Apr 16, 2018 $45 No Listed Product Food and Beverage KETTENBACH LP
Aug 22, 2018 $43 KAVO MASTERTORQUE Food and Beverage KERR CORPORATION
May 19, 2018 $30 KAVO MASTERTORQUE Food and Beverage KERR CORPORATION
Jan 30, 2018 $25 MI PASTE PLUS MI VARNISH G-AENIAL SCULPT Food and Beverage GC AMERICA INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $23 TF ADAPTIVE Food and Beverage KERR CORPORATION
Feb 7, 2018 $23 KAVO MASTERTORQUE Food and Beverage KERR CORPORATION
Nov 9, 2018 $22 KAVO MASTERTORQUE Food and Beverage KERR CORPORATION
Apr 25, 2018 $16 MI PASTE ONE MI PASTE PLUS MI VARNISH Food and Beverage GC AMERICA INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $15 KAVO MASTERTORQUE Food and Beverage KERR CORPORATION
Feb 19, 2018 $15 PALODENT PLUS TPH SPECTRA SUREFIL SDR FLOW Food and Beverage DENTSPLY SIRONA INC
Aug 14, 2018 $11 INTEGRITY CALIBRA TPH SPECTRA SUREFIL SDR FLOW Food and Beverage DENTSPLY SIRONA 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.