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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.
ANDREW C HECHT
Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
5 E 98TH ST, BOX 1188, NEW YORK, NY, 10029-6501
DR. ANDREW HECHT,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
12
payments
$4,157
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 |
2 | $2,877 |
Food and Beverage |
9 | $655 |
Promotional Speaking/Other |
1 | $625 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
VERTEX |
device |
$2,529 |
HIJAK |
device |
$1,000 |
SERRATO |
device |
$210 |
TRITANIUM |
device |
$210 |
IGA |
device |
$142 |
ES2 |
device |
$139 |
NAV - NAVSUITE INTEGRATED OR |
device |
$139 |
BENDINI |
device |
$89 |
NUVALINE/NUVAMAP O.R. |
device |
$89 |
NVM5 |
device |
$89 |
VUEPOINT |
device |
$89 |
LEVERAGE |
device |
$53 |
CENTERPIECE |
device |
$52 |
ALL SPINE STIMULATION |
drug |
$32 |
| † 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 | $1,877 | VERTEX | Consulting | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Sep 17, 2018 | $1,000 | HIJAK | Consulting | ATLAS SPINE, INC. | |
| Feb 13, 2018 | $625 | VERTEX | Promotional Speaking/Other | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| May 10, 2018 | $149 | TRITANIUM SERRATO | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Mar 7, 2018 | $139 | ES2 NAV - NAVSUITE INTEGRATED OR | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Dec 5, 2018 | $89 | NVM5 NUVALINE/NUVAMAP O.R. BENDINI VUEPOINT IGA | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| May 10, 2018 | $61 | TRITANIUM SERRATO | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jan 29, 2018 | $53 | LEVERAGE | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Sep 17, 2018 | $53 | IGA | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jul 22, 2018 | $52 | CENTERPIECE | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Feb 22, 2018 | $32 | ALL SPINE STIMULATION | Food and Beverage | ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Jul 22, 2018 | $27 | VERTEX | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, 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.