Dollars for Docs

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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.

CHRISTOPHER Y BLACKMAN
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CHRISTOPHER Y BLACKMAN

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
300 W NORTHWOOD ST, GREENSBORO, NC, 27401-6111
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CHRISTOPHER BLACKMAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

21

payments

$341

payment total

7

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
21 $341

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
MONOVISC

device

$110
PERSONA

device

$104
ATTUNE

device

$51
LINVATEC ARTHROSCOPY

device

$16
NO PRODUCT

drug

$15
DUEXIS

drug

$14
SYNVISC-ONE

device

$14
DUROLANE

device

$13
MOBICATH

device

$4
† 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
Nov 7, 2018 $104 PERSONA Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $51 ATTUNE Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jan 10, 2018 $18 MONOVISC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
May 1, 2018 $17 MONOVISC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $16 LINVATEC ARTHROSCOPY Food and Beverage LINVATEC CORPORATION
Jul 25, 2018 $15 NO PRODUCT Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Mar 28, 2018 $14 DUEXIS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Mar 14, 2018 $14 SYNVISC-ONE Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Dec 19, 2018 $13 DUROLANE Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
Aug 31, 2018 $11 MONOVISC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $10 MONOVISC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $8 MONOVISC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $7 MONOVISC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $7 MONOVISC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $7 MONOVISC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
May 15, 2018 $6 MONOVISC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $6 MONOVISC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Feb 9, 2018 $6 MONOVISC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $4 MONOVISC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $4 MOBICATH Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $3 MONOVISC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES 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.