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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.

CARLOS L ROMERO
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CARLOS L ROMERO

Listed Specialty: Podiatrist
3816 S 1ST ST, AUSTIN, TX, 78704-7048
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CARLOS ROMERO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

40

payments

$937

payment total

6

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
40 $937

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
GRAFIX & STRAVIX

drug

$227
EXOGEN

device

$110
VARIAX

device

$107
SONICANCHOR

device

$98
VIMOVO

drug

$97
VLP MINI-MOD

device

$72
NO PRODUCT

drug

$45
TOPAZ

device

$45
NONE

device

$42
REGRANEX

drug

$41
SANTYL

drug

$41
PRO-DENSE

device

$30
VLP-FOOT

device

$27
HAT-TRICK

device

$24
CANNULATED SCREW

device

$21
ALLOGRAFT BIO-IMPLANTS

device

$18
FIXOS

device

$17
EASY CLIP

device

$10
PROLAYER

device

$9
MINIRAIL

device

$9
SUPARTZ

device

$5
† 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
Jul 23, 2018 $98 SONICANCHOR Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 7, 2018 $84 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $71 VARIAX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jan 25, 2018 $63 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $46 EXOGEN Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
May 15, 2018 $45 NO PRODUCT Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Feb 6, 2018 $43 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Oct 29, 2018 $42 NONE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 27, 2018 $37 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $34 EXOGEN Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
May 2, 2018 $30 PRO-DENSE Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $27 VLP MINI-MOD VLP-FOOT Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $26 EXOGEN Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
May 24, 2018 $26 VARIAX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 20, 2018 $24 HAT-TRICK VLP MINI-MOD TOPAZ Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 22, 2018 $21 VLP MINI-MOD TOPAZ CANNULATED SCREW Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $18 SANTYL REGRANEX Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $18 ALLOGRAFT BIO-IMPLANTS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 3, 2018 $17 VIMOVO Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
May 18, 2018 $13 VIMOVO Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jan 30, 2018 $13 SANTYL REGRANEX Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $12 VIMOVO Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Dec 4, 2018 $11 VIMOVO Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Sep 13, 2018 $10 VIMOVO Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jan 18, 2018 $10 VARIAX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 26, 2018 $10 SANTYL REGRANEX Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $10 EASY CLIP Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 23, 2018 $9 PROLAYER Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jan 5, 2018 $9 MINIRAIL Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 24, 2018 $9 VIMOVO Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Feb 14, 2018 $9 FIXOS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 26, 2018 $9 FIXOS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jan 25, 2018 $7 VIMOVO Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Mar 8, 2018 $7 VIMOVO Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Aug 24, 2018 $5 VIMOVO Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jul 24, 2018 $5 SUPARTZ Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
Jun 29, 2018 $4 EXOGEN Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
Aug 30, 2018 $3 VIMOVO Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Mar 8, 2018 $1 VIMOVO Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Dec 4, 2018 $1 VIMOVO Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.