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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.

KENNETH G BERLINER
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KENNETH G BERLINER

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
4710 KATY FWY, HOUSTON, TX, 77007-2204
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DR. KENNETH BERLINER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

11

payments

$236

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
Food and Beverage
 11 $236

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†
CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE

device

 $57
DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $57
ALLY BONE SCREW

device

 $57
BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE

device

 $57
VIMOVO

drug

 $46
MAKO

device

 $41
SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (REFURBISHED)

device

 $36
SPECTRA WAVEWRITER

device

 $35
SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM

device

 $22
† 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
Mar 16, 2018 $41 MAKO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 26, 2018 $36 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (REFURBISHED) Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 29, 2018 $28 CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM ALLY BONE SCREW BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE Food and Beverage PROVIDENCE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
May 23, 2018 $22 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Aug 2, 2018 $22 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 19, 2018 $18 CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM ALLY BONE SCREW BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE Food and Beverage PROVIDENCE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $16 VIMOVO Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Aug 14, 2018 $16 VIMOVO Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jul 17, 2018 $13 VIMOVO Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Oct 11, 2018 $13 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 29, 2018 $12 CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM ALLY BONE SCREW BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE Food and Beverage PROVIDENCE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, 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.