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RICHARD M WESTMARK
Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
18333 EGRET BAY BLVD, SUITE 200, HOUSTON, TX, 77058-3860
RICHARD WESTMARK,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
33
payments
$11,024
payment total
8
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 | $8,626 |
Food and Beverage |
29 | $2,398 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
CREO MCS |
device |
$8,626 |
COHERE |
device |
$720 |
EXPEDIUM |
device |
$617 |
LESSRAY |
device |
$503 |
IGA |
device |
$410 |
COUGAR |
device |
$348 |
OSTEOCEL |
device |
$322 |
ACIS |
device |
$244 |
MATRIX |
device |
$242 |
SYNAPSE |
device |
$230 |
PLIF |
device |
$200 |
RELINE |
device |
$184 |
MODULUS |
device |
$162 |
BENDINI |
device |
$142 |
MAXCESS-C |
device |
$141 |
BASE |
device |
$130 |
POWER |
device |
$130 |
VIPER |
device |
$124 |
VIVIGEN |
device |
$120 |
MOUNTAINEER |
device |
$119 |
ALIF |
device |
$68 |
COFLEX |
device |
$48 |
CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE |
device |
$44 |
DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM |
device |
$44 |
ALLY BONE SCREW |
device |
$44 |
BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE |
device |
$44 |
TRITANIUM |
device |
$38 |
ALGOVITA |
device |
$19 |
NAVIGATION |
device |
$15 |
MAZORX - RENAISSANCE |
device |
$14 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2018 | $2,606 | CREO MCS | Royalty or License | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Jun 30, 2018 | $2,045 | CREO MCS | Royalty or License | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Mar 31, 2018 | $2,018 | CREO MCS | Royalty or License | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Sep 30, 2018 | $1,957 | CREO MCS | Royalty or License | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Oct 17, 2018 | $162 | COHERE OSTEOCEL LESSRAY MODULUS | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jun 6, 2018 | $144 | COHERE | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Dec 5, 2018 | $144 | IGA | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Apr 25, 2018 | $142 | LESSRAY IGA BENDINI | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| May 2, 2018 | $141 | OSTEOCEL MAXCESS-C COHERE | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Aug 23, 2018 | $134 | EXPEDIUM | Food and Beverage | DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC. | |
| Jan 5, 2018 | $132 | PLIF RELINE | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Aug 1, 2018 | $130 | LESSRAY | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Sep 19, 2018 | $130 | POWER COHERE BASE | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Mar 21, 2018 | $125 | IGA | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Nov 14, 2018 | $124 | COHERE | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Dec 19, 2018 | $123 | EXPEDIUM MATRIX COUGAR | Food and Beverage | DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC. | |
| Feb 21, 2018 | $120 | EXPEDIUM VIVIGEN ACIS | Food and Beverage | DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC. | |
| Nov 28, 2018 | $119 | EXPEDIUM MOUNTAINEER COUGAR MATRIX | Food and Beverage | DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC. | |
| Apr 4, 2018 | $106 | EXPEDIUM SYNAPSE COUGAR | Food and Beverage | DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC. | |
| Sep 19, 2018 | $73 | SYNAPSE VIPER ACIS | Food and Beverage | DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC. | |
| Jan 5, 2018 | $68 | LESSRAY ALIF PLIF | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Oct 4, 2018 | $50 | SYNAPSE VIPER ACIS | Food and Beverage | DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC. | |
| Feb 9, 2018 | $38 | TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Apr 9, 2018 | $26 | CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM ALLY BONE SCREW BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE | Food and Beverage | PROVIDENCE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. | |
| Mar 6, 2018 | $24 | COFLEX | Food and Beverage | PARADIGM SPINE, LLC | |
| Aug 14, 2018 | $24 | COFLEX | Food and Beverage | PARADIGM SPINE, LLC | |
| Apr 20, 2018 | $20 | RELINE | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jun 12, 2018 | $20 | RELINE OSTEOCEL COHERE | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Mar 22, 2018 | $19 | ALGOVITA | Food and Beverage | NUVECTRA CORPORATION | |
| Oct 23, 2018 | $18 | CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM ALLY BONE SCREW BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE | Food and Beverage | PROVIDENCE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. | |
| Mar 21, 2018 | $15 | NAVIGATION EXPEDIUM | Food and Beverage | DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC. | |
| Sep 11, 2018 | $14 | MAZORX - RENAISSANCE | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| May 3, 2018 | $13 | RELINE | 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.