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J MICHAEL WIATER
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J MICHAEL WIATER

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
17877 W 14 MILE RD, BEVERLY HILLS, MI, 48025-3127
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DR. J MICHAEL WIATER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

45

payments

$64,578

payment total

7

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 $31,574
Consulting
 6 $23,988
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $3,000
Education
 2 $2,802
Travel and Lodging
 9 $1,624
Food and Beverage
 23 $1,590

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†
Q-FIX

device

 $31,574
COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE

device

 $16,083
COMPREHENSIVE ANATOMIC

device

 $11,283
SIDUS STEM-FREE SHOULDER

device

 $8,218
COMPREHENSIVE SHOULDER

device

 $8,100
TRABECULAR METAL (TM) REVERSE

device

 $8,000
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $7,259
COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY STEM

device

 $674
HEALICOIL

device

 $175
ACCUPASS DIRECT CRESCENT XL

device

 $169
ANATO

device

 $130
SPORTS MEDICINE PRODUCT PORTFOLIO

device

 $115
MULTIFIX S

device

 $91
ATTUNE

device

 $90
† 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 18, 2018 $8,084 Q-FIX Royalty or License SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. WIATER MEDICAL, PC
Aug 27, 2018 $8,084 Q-FIX Royalty or License SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. WIATER MEDICAL, PC
Jul 19, 2018 $8,000 SIDUS STEM-FREE SHOULDER COMPREHENSIVE SHOULDER TRABECULAR METAL (TM) REVERSE Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $7,714 Q-FIX Royalty or License SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. WIATER MEDICAL, PC
Feb 13, 2018 $7,691 Q-FIX Royalty or License SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. WIATER MEDICAL, PC
Jul 19, 2018 $6,625 COMPREHENSIVE ANATOMIC COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $3,000 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other ARTHREX, INC. WIATER MEDICAL, PC
Jul 19, 2018 $2,563 COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE COMPREHENSIVE ANATOMIC Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $2,400 COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $2,400 COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $2,000 COMPREHENSIVE ANATOMIC COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 17, 2018 $1,942 No Listed Product Education PINNACLE, INC
Oct 24, 2018 $860 No Listed Product Education PINNACLE, INC
May 6, 2018 $469 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging IGNITE ORTHOPEDICS, LLC
Apr 30, 2018 $270 COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY STEM Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 15, 2018 $267 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging IGNITE ORTHOPEDICS, LLC
Apr 29, 2018 $259 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging IGNITE ORTHOPEDICS, LLC
May 18, 2018 $176 COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY STEM Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $140 HEALICOIL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $132 ACCUPASS DIRECT CRESCENT XL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $130 ANATO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 13, 2018 $129 No Listed Product Food and Beverage IGNITE ORTHOPEDICS, LLC
May 18, 2018 $125 COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY STEM Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jan 16, 2018 $118 SIDUS STEM-FREE SHOULDER Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $115 SPORTS MEDICINE PRODUCT PORTFOLIO Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 28, 2018 $106 No Listed Product Food and Beverage IGNITE ORTHOPEDICS, LLC
May 30, 2018 $100 COMPREHENSIVE SHOULDER SIDUS STEM-FREE SHOULDER Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $91 MULTIFIX S Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $90 ATTUNE Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $89 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PINNACLE, INC
Sep 14, 2018 $58 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging IGNITE ORTHOPEDICS, LLC
Jul 19, 2018 $46 COMPREHENSIVE ANATOMIC COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $45 COMPREHENSIVE ANATOMIC COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 14, 2018 $42 COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY STEM Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $37 ACCUPASS DIRECT CRESCENT XL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $35 HEALICOIL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $34 COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY STEM Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 22, 2018 $26 COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY STEM Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 17, 2018 $24 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PINNACLE, INC
Apr 29, 2018 $19 No Listed Product Food and Beverage IGNITE ORTHOPEDICS, LLC
May 6, 2018 $16 No Listed Product Food and Beverage IGNITE ORTHOPEDICS, LLC
Sep 15, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Food and Beverage IGNITE ORTHOPEDICS, LLC
Oct 24, 2018 $7 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PINNACLE, INC
Jul 19, 2018 $2 COMPREHENSIVE ANATOMIC COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $2 COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE COMPREHENSIVE ANATOMIC Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.