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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.

STEVEN S LEE
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STEVEN S LEE

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
2405 SHADELANDS DR, WALNUT CREEK, CA, 94598-2444
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STEVEN LEE,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

9

payments

$20,375

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
Royalty or License
 7 $20,310
Food and Beverage
 2 $66

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†
MECTALIF

device

 $14,860
COMPLETE CERVICAL

device

 $5,449
EXPAREL

drug

 $51
LO LOESTRIN FE

drug

 $15
† 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 13, 2018 $4,609 MECTALIF Royalty or License MEDACTA USA, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $3,661 MECTALIF Royalty or License MEDACTA USA, INC.
May 9, 2018 $3,585 MECTALIF Royalty or License MEDACTA USA, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $3,005 MECTALIF Royalty or License MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $2,529 COMPLETE CERVICAL Royalty or License SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION
Jan 23, 2018 $2,199 COMPLETE CERVICAL Royalty or License SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION
Jul 18, 2018 $722 COMPLETE CERVICAL Royalty or License SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION
May 3, 2018 $51 EXPAREL Food and Beverage PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Jan 31, 2018 $15 LO LOESTRIN FE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN 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.