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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.

VISHAL C PATEL
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VISHAL C PATEL

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
3535 W 13 MILE RD, STE 744, ROYAL OAK, MI, 48073-6770
* Note: This physician had a Texas practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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DR. VISHAL PATEL,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

16

payments

$583

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
Food and Beverage
 15 $433
Education
 1 $150

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $150
XLIF

device

 $142
OSTEOCEL

device

 $129
LESSRAY

device

 $40
MODULUS

device

 $31
PLIF

device

 $22
RAMPART DUO INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM

device

 $19
PEEK CORPECTOMY

device

 $17
MAXCESS-C

device

 $17
MONOLITH

device

 $16
† 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
Jun 23, 2018 $150 No Listed Product Education MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $85 OSTEOCEL Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $40 LESSRAY Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $37 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $32 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $31 MODULUS Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $31 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $29 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $27 OSTEOCEL Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $22 PLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $19 RAMPART DUO INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM Food and Beverage SPINEOLOGY INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $17 PEEK CORPECTOMY Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $17 OSTEOCEL Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $17 MAXCESS-C Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $16 MONOLITH Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $14 XLIF 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.