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RAFAEL J SIERRA
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RAFAEL J SIERRA

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
200 1ST ST SW, ROCHESTER, MN, 55905-0001
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RAFAEL SIERRA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

42

payments

$282,030

payment total

3

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
 18 $274K
Consulting
 14 $6,725
Travel and Lodging
 5 $770
Food and Beverage
 5 $202

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†
G7

device

 $262K
PERFUSE INSTRUMENTATION AND KITS

device

 $7,650
OXFORD

device

 $6,245
ORTHALIGN PLUS SYSTEM

device

 $3,600
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $2,007
DUAL MOBILITY LINER REMOVAL TOOL DEVELOPMENT LAB, CHICAGO, 7 SEP 2018

device

 $400
TMARS EVOLUTION

device

 $340
† 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 15, 2018 $45,968 G7 Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. Mayo Clinic
Nov 14, 2018 $44,738 G7 Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. Mayo Clinic
Feb 20, 2018 $43,547 G7 Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. Mayo Clinic
May 15, 2018 $43,285 G7 Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. Mayo Clinic
Feb 20, 2018 $27,395 G7 Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. Mayo Clinic
Nov 14, 2018 $18,790 G7 Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. Mayo Clinic
Aug 15, 2018 $18,693 G7 Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. Mayo Clinic
May 15, 2018 $16,616 G7 Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. Mayo Clinic
Aug 15, 2018 $5,252 OXFORD Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. Mayo Clinic
May 15, 2018 $2,666 PERFUSE INSTRUMENTATION AND KITS Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. Mayo Clinic
Aug 15, 2018 $1,805 PERFUSE INSTRUMENTATION AND KITS Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. Mayo Clinic
Nov 14, 2018 $1,627 PERFUSE INSTRUMENTATION AND KITS Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. Mayo Clinic
Feb 20, 2018 $1,553 PERFUSE INSTRUMENTATION AND KITS Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. Mayo Clinic
Nov 14, 2018 $992 OXFORD Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. Mayo Clinic
Aug 30, 2018 $840 ORTHALIGN PLUS SYSTEM Consulting ORTHALIGN INC
Nov 26, 2018 $840 ORTHALIGN PLUS SYSTEM Consulting ORTHALIGN INC
Oct 29, 2018 $735 ORTHALIGN PLUS SYSTEM Consulting ORTHALIGN INC
Oct 9, 2018 $700 G7 Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. MAYO FOUND FOR MED ED & RESEARCH
Oct 9, 2018 $700 No Listed Product Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. MAYO FOUND FOR MED ED & RESEARCH
Dec 17, 2018 $560 ORTHALIGN PLUS SYSTEM Consulting ORTHALIGN INC
Jun 30, 2018 $455 ORTHALIGN PLUS SYSTEM Consulting ORTHALIGN INC
Oct 9, 2018 $450 G7 Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. MAYO FOUND FOR MED ED & RESEARCH
Jul 11, 2018 $436 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $400 No Listed Product Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. MAYO FOUND FOR MED ED & RESEARCH
Nov 14, 2018 $397 G7 Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. Mayo Clinic
Aug 15, 2018 $352 G7 Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. Mayo Clinic
Nov 13, 2018 $340 TMARS EVOLUTION Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. MAYO FOUND FOR MED ED & RESEARCH
May 15, 2018 $336 G7 Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. Mayo Clinic
Feb 20, 2018 $320 G7 Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. Mayo Clinic
Sep 7, 2018 $203 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $200 G7 Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. MAYO FOUND FOR MED ED & RESEARCH
Oct 5, 2018 $200 DUAL MOBILITY LINER REMOVAL TOOL DEVELOPMENT LAB, CHICAGO, 7 SEP 2018 Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. MAYO FOUND FOR MED ED & RESEARCH
Oct 5, 2018 $200 DUAL MOBILITY LINER REMOVAL TOOL DEVELOPMENT LAB, CHICAGO, 7 SEP 2018 Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. MAYO FOUND FOR MED ED & RESEARCH
May 8, 2018 $105 ORTHALIGN PLUS SYSTEM Consulting ORTHALIGN INC
Apr 12, 2018 $84 No Listed Product Food and Beverage TOTAL JOINT ORTHOPEDICS, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $75 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $65 ORTHALIGN PLUS SYSTEM Food and Beverage ORTHALIGN INC
Jul 11, 2018 $34 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $33 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $22 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $19 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $2 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.