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KERN SINGH
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KERN SINGH

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
1611 W HARRISON ST, STE 400, CHICAGO, IL, 60612-3841
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DR. KERN SINGH,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

57

payments

$216,382

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
Royalty or License
 12 $167K
Consulting
 16 $35,050
Travel and Lodging
 11 $9,612
Honoraria
 2 $4,500
Food and Beverage
 16 $654

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†
VITALITY

device

 $162K
GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION

device

 $32,433
CASCADIA INTERBODY SYSTEM

device

 $7,784
ESCALATE

device

 $7,230
UNISON-C ANTERIOR CERVICAL FIXATION SYSTEM

device

 $3,414
MOJAVE PL 3D EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM

device

 $2,100
ADVANCED PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

device

 $600
CAYMAN PLATE SYSTEM

device

 $247
NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

device

 $102
SPINE PRODUCT PORTFOLIO

device

 $101
EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $95
O-ARM-SPINE

device

 $22
GELFOAM

device

 $15
THROMBIN

drug

 $15
† 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
Oct 3, 2018 $42,790 VITALITY Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 3, 2018 $40,458 VITALITY Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jan 3, 2018 $39,057 VITALITY Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $33,618 VITALITY Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $12,900 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION SRK Ventures, LLC
Oct 3, 2018 $7,784 CASCADIA INTERBODY SYSTEM Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Sep 4, 2018 $4,950 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Consulting K2M, INC. SRK Ventures LLC
Jun 19, 2018 $4,050 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Consulting K2M, INC. SRK Ventures LLC
Dec 20, 2018 $3,000 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION Rocky Mountain Medical
Nov 29, 2018 $2,967 ESCALATE Royalty or License STRYKER CORPORATION SRK VENTURES LLC
Dec 12, 2018 $2,750 VITALITY Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $2,400 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Honoraria K2M, INC. SRK Ventures LLC
May 30, 2018 $2,311 ESCALATE Royalty or License STRYKER CORPORATION SRK VENTURES LLC
Sep 25, 2018 $2,100 MOJAVE PL 3D EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM Honoraria K2M, INC. SRK Ventures, LLC
Aug 30, 2018 $1,952 ESCALATE Royalty or License STRYKER CORPORATION SRK VENTURES LLC
Jul 17, 2018 $1,200 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Consulting K2M, INC. SRK Ventures LLC
Dec 12, 2018 $1,000 VITALITY Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $1,000 VITALITY Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jan 16, 2018 $797 UNISON-C ANTERIOR CERVICAL FIXATION SYSTEM Royalty or License RTI SURGICAL, INC. SRK Ventures
Mar 1, 2018 $797 UNISON-C ANTERIOR CERVICAL FIXATION SYSTEM Royalty or License RTI SURGICAL, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $766 UNISON-C ANTERIOR CERVICAL FIXATION SYSTEM Royalty or License RTI SURGICAL, INC. SRK Ventures
Nov 29, 2018 $750 VITALITY Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $642 UNISON-C ANTERIOR CERVICAL FIXATION SYSTEM Royalty or License RTI SURGICAL, INC. SRK Ventures
Jul 3, 2018 $600 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Consulting K2M, INC. SRK Ventures LLC
Dec 4, 2018 $600 ADVANCED PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION SRK Ventures, LLC
Oct 9, 2018 $600 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Consulting K2M, INC. SRK Ventures, LLC
Oct 9, 2018 $600 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Consulting K2M, INC. SRK Ventures, LLC
Apr 12, 2018 $500 VITALITY Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 15, 2018 $411 UNISON-C ANTERIOR CERVICAL FIXATION SYSTEM Royalty or License RTI SURGICAL, INC. SRK Ventures
Jan 23, 2018 $362 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $300 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Consulting K2M, INC. SRK Ventures LLC
Jun 25, 2018 $299 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $250 VITALITY Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $219 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $190 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $180 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION Rocky Mountain Medical
Dec 20, 2018 $180 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION Rocky Mountain Medical
Sep 4, 2018 $180 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging K2M, INC. SRK Ventures LLC
Jul 23, 2018 $142 CAYMAN PLATE SYSTEM Travel and Lodging K2M, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $106 CAYMAN PLATE SYSTEM Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $101 SPINE PRODUCT PORTFOLIO Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $95 EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $64 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 19, 2018 $51 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging K2M, INC. SRK Ventures LLC
Mar 30, 2018 $45 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Food and Beverage K2M, INC. Rocky Mountain Medical
Oct 2, 2018 $38 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 2, 2018 $34 VITALITY Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $30 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Food and Beverage K2M, INC. SRK Ventures LLC
Nov 2, 2018 $26 VITALITY Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 4, 2018 $25 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Travel and Lodging K2M, INC. SRK Ventures LLC
Mar 30, 2018 $23 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Food and Beverage K2M, INC. Rocky Mountain Medical
Dec 11, 2018 $22 O-ARM-SPINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $21 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $15 THROMBIN GELFOAM Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $14 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Food and Beverage K2M, INC. SRK Ventures LLC
Mar 30, 2018 $13 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Food and Beverage K2M, INC. Rocky Mountain Medical
Jun 14, 2018 $8 VITALITY Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
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