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.

SAM SAFAVI-ABBASI
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SAM SAFAVI-ABBASI

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
800 PRUDENTIAL DR, TOWER B 11TH FLOOR, JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32207-8202
* Note: This physician had a Arizona practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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SAM SAFAVI-ABBASI,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

20

payments

$843

payment total

4

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
20 $843

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
XLIF

device

$287
ALIF

device

$193
SYNFIX

device

$91
ZEVO

device

$70
NVM5

device

$60
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$59
MAXAN CERVICAL SYSTEM

device

$35
RELINE

device

$30
OSTEOCEL

device

$18
MAXCESS-C

device

$8
† 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 28, 2018 $103 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $102 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $91 SYNFIX Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $82 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $70 ZEVO Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 21, 2018 $55 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $48 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $38 NVM5 Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $37 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $37 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $35 MAXAN CERVICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 4, 2018 $33 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $30 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $23 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $23 NVM5 Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $14 OSTEOCEL Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $8 ALIF MAXCESS-C Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 4, 2018 $6 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $4 OSTEOCEL Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $3 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.