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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.

ROBERT G WATKINS
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ROBERT G WATKINS

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
4640 ADMIRALTY WAY, SUITE 600, MARINA DEL REY, CA, 90292-6621
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DR. ROBERT WATKINS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

11

payments

$58,258

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
Royalty or License
 4 $56,233
Consulting
 1 $700
Travel and Lodging
 1 $700
Food and Beverage
 5 $625

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†
TRIMLINE

device

 $56,233
TETRAFUSE

device

 $1,020
MAP3 CELLULAR ALLOGENEIC BONE GRAFT

device

 $700
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $278
FLOSEAL

drug

 $27
† 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
May 14, 2018 $16,885 TRIMLINE Royalty or License MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $14,128 TRIMLINE Royalty or License MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 13, 2018 $12,823 TRIMLINE Royalty or License MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $12,397 TRIMLINE Royalty or License MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 8, 2018 $700 TETRAFUSE Travel and Lodging RTI SURGICAL, INC.
Jan 4, 2018 $700 MAP3 CELLULAR ALLOGENEIC BONE GRAFT Consulting RTI SURGICAL, INC.
Dec 8, 2018 $320 TETRAFUSE Food and Beverage RTI SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $123 No Listed Product Food and Beverage OSSEUS FUSION SYSTEMS, LLC
Jun 13, 2018 $118 No Listed Product Food and Beverage OSSEUS FUSION SYSTEMS, LLC
Aug 28, 2018 $38 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SPINEART USA INC
Mar 14, 2018 $27 FLOSEAL Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.