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JOSHUA P ELLWITZ
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JOSHUA P ELLWITZ

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
601 JOHN ST, M206A, KALAMAZOO, MI, 49007-5341
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DR. JOSHUA ELLWITZ,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

42

payments

$20,618

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 4 $16,100
Travel and Lodging
 5 $2,656
Food and Beverage
 32 $1,512
Consulting
 1 $350

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†
ELSA

device

 $18,383
EXCELSIUS - GPS

device

 $638
NSE - SONOPET

device

 $350
MAZORX - RENAISSANCE

device

 $309
O-ARM-ST

device

 $244
BACS

device

 $157
CD HORIZON

device

 $105
PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS

device

 $100
ALTERA

device

 $90
MOBI-C

device

 $77
CLYDESDALE

device

 $65
PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $30
CREO MIS

device

 $18
MEGADYNE ACE BLADE 700

device

 $15
STRATAFIX

device

 $15
DIVERGENCE-L

device

 $14
INFUSE

device

 $13
SPINE

device

 $11
† 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
Jan 27, 2018 $4,200 ELSA Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $4,200 ELSA Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $3,850 ELSA Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $3,850 ELSA Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $1,131 ELSA Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $683 ELSA Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 25, 2018 $621 EXCELSIUS - GPS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $350 NSE - SONOPET Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 5, 2018 $185 O-ARM-ST Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $164 ELSA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $164 ELSA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $110 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $100 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 19, 2018 $85 BACS Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
May 10, 2018 $77 MOBI-C Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $72 ELSA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $69 ELSA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jan 20, 2018 $60 ALTERA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $55 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $46 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 23, 2018 $46 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $46 BACS Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $41 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $36 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $36 CLYDESDALE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $35 O-ARM-ST Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $30 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $30 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $30 ALTERA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $29 CLYDESDALE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 20, 2018 $26 BACS Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $23 O-ARM-ST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $22 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 9, 2018 $18 CREO MIS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 25, 2018 $17 EXCELSIUS - GPS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $15 MEGADYNE ACE BLADE 700 STRATAFIX Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Apr 5, 2018 $14 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 29, 2018 $13 INFUSE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $12 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $11 SPINE Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 8, 2018 $9 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $5 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.