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Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
1 W SUPERIOR ST, APT 1217, CHICAGO, IL, 60654-8803
* Note: This physician had a North Carolina practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

72

payments

$22,213

payment total

5

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
Consulting
 8 $11,200
Travel and Lodging
 17 $4,416
Nonaccredited Training
 1 $4,000
Food and Beverage
 46 $2,597

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†
CREO PREFERRED ANGLE

device

 $5,800
XLIF

device

 $5,662
CREO

device

 $5,302
EXCELSIUS - GPS

device

 $1,051
CREO MIS

device

 $860
SPECTRA WAVEWRITER

device

 $758
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $687
CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE

device

 $639
DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $639
ALLY BONE SCREW

device

 $639
BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE

device

 $639
SPINE

device

 $604
ADJUSTABLE LORDOSIS EXPND ALIF

device

 $400
PULSE

device

 $120
GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT

device

 $98
MAGNIFY

device

 $97
ELSA

device

 $92
MONUMENT

device

 $18
ATTRAX

device

 $13
ALIF

device

 $13
† 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
May 8, 2018 $4,000 XLIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 15, 2018 $3,200 CREO Consulting GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $3,200 CREO PREFERRED ANGLE Consulting GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $1,600 CREO PREFERRED ANGLE Consulting GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 15, 2018 $1,600 CREO Consulting GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $945 EXCELSIUS - GPS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 15, 2018 $860 CREO MIS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $800 CREO PREFERRED ANGLE Consulting GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $623 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $604 SPINE Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $426 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 6, 2018 $400 ADJUSTABLE LORDOSIS EXPND ALIF Consulting GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $275 CREO Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $218 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 14, 2018 $200 CREO PREFERRED ANGLE Consulting GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 21, 2018 $200 CREO Consulting GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 7, 2018 $159 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 13, 2018 $159 CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM ALLY BONE SCREW BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE Food and Beverage PROVIDENCE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Apr 7, 2018 $134 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $124 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 16, 2018 $122 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 7, 2018 $120 PULSE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $120 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 8, 2018 $104 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $101 No Listed Product Food and Beverage TRACKX TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Apr 18, 2018 $98 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $98 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $98 GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 3, 2018 $97 MAGNIFY Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $93 EXCELSIUS - GPS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jan 8, 2018 $92 ELSA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $92 CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM ALLY BONE SCREW BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE Food and Beverage PROVIDENCE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $91 CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM ALLY BONE SCREW BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE Food and Beverage PROVIDENCE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Feb 18, 2018 $87 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $76 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 4, 2018 $75 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 2, 2018 $71 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 13, 2018 $70 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 30, 2018 $67 CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM ALLY BONE SCREW BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE Food and Beverage PROVIDENCE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $66 CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM ALLY BONE SCREW BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE Food and Beverage PROVIDENCE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $49 CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM ALLY BONE SCREW BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE Food and Beverage PROVIDENCE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $42 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 7, 2018 $37 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $35 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 7, 2018 $33 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 9, 2018 $30 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $30 CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM ALLY BONE SCREW BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE Food and Beverage PROVIDENCE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Apr 8, 2018 $28 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $25 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 8, 2018 $25 CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM ALLY BONE SCREW BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE Food and Beverage PROVIDENCE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Apr 8, 2018 $24 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $23 CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM ALLY BONE SCREW BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE Food and Beverage PROVIDENCE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Apr 9, 2018 $23 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $20 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 9, 2018 $20 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $18 CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM ALLY BONE SCREW BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE Food and Beverage PROVIDENCE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
May 31, 2018 $18 MONUMENT Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $16 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 14, 2018 $15 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $15 CREO Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $14 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 24, 2018 $13 EXCELSIUS - GPS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 10, 2018 $13 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 20, 2018 $13 ATTRAX Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $13 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 15, 2018 $12 CREO Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $11 CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM ALLY BONE SCREW BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE Food and Beverage PROVIDENCE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $9 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $8 CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM ALLY BONE SCREW BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE Food and Beverage PROVIDENCE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $7 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 6, 2018 $5 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $3 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
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