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MICHAEL S BLOCK
Listed Specialty: Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
110 VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD, STE 112, METAIRIE, LA, 70005
MICHAEL BLOCK,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
32
payments
$87,242
payment total
9
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 |
|---|---|---|
Education |
1 | $35,000 |
Travel and Lodging |
10 | $31,502 |
Honoraria |
3 | $11,500 |
Accredited Training |
1 | $7,500 |
Food and Beverage |
15 | $1,640 |
Entertainment |
1 | $61 |
Gift |
1 | $39 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$53,462 |
IMPLANT DENTISTRY |
device |
$33,623 |
ANKYLOS |
device |
$57 |
BIOHORIZONS DENTAL IMPLANTS |
device |
$56 |
BIO MATERIALS |
device |
$30 |
NOBELACTIVE |
device |
$15 |
NOBELPARALLEL |
device |
$15 |
NOBELREPLACE |
device |
$15 |
BRANEMARK |
device |
$15 |
NOBELSPEEDY |
device |
$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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2018 | $35,000 | No Listed Product | Education | CARESTREAM DENTAL, LLC | |
| Nov 22, 2018 | $12,727 | IMPLANT DENTISTRY | Travel and Lodging | DENTSPLY IH INC. | |
| Jul 17, 2018 | $10,924 | IMPLANT DENTISTRY | Travel and Lodging | DENTSPLY IH INC. | |
| Apr 10, 2018 | $7,500 | IMPLANT DENTISTRY | Accredited Training | DENTSPLY IH INC. | |
| Mar 15, 2018 | $5,000 | No Listed Product | Honoraria | SOUTHERN IMPLANTS NORTH AMERICA INC | |
| May 22, 2018 | $5,000 | No Listed Product | Honoraria | SOUTHERN IMPLANTS NORTH AMERICA INC | |
| Jun 15, 2018 | $3,114 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | MEISINGER USA, LLC | |
| Mar 21, 2018 | $1,896 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | MEISINGER USA, LLC | |
| Feb 13, 2018 | $1,500 | No Listed Product | Honoraria | MEISINGER USA, LLC | |
| Jul 13, 2018 | $1,019 | IMPLANT DENTISTRY | Travel and Lodging | DENTSPLY IH INC. | |
| Feb 13, 2018 | $800 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | MEISINGER USA, LLC | |
| Jul 13, 2018 | $639 | IMPLANT DENTISTRY | Food and Beverage | DENTSPLY IH INC. | |
| Sep 5, 2018 | $537 | IMPLANT DENTISTRY | Travel and Lodging | DENTSPLY IH INC. | |
| May 21, 2018 | $278 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | MEISINGER USA, LLC | |
| Dec 4, 2018 | $203 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | DENTSPLY IH INC. | |
| Oct 11, 2018 | $202 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | CARESTREAM DENTAL, LLC | |
| Feb 5, 2018 | $168 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | MEISINGER USA, LLC | |
| Feb 28, 2018 | $141 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | SOUTHERN IMPLANTS NORTH AMERICA INC | |
| Nov 30, 2018 | $80 | IMPLANT DENTISTRY | Food and Beverage | DENTSPLY IH INC. | |
| Jul 13, 2018 | $61 | IMPLANT DENTISTRY | Entertainment | DENTSPLY IH INC. | |
| Nov 22, 2018 | $57 | IMPLANT DENTISTRY | Food and Beverage | DENTSPLY IH INC. | |
| Nov 22, 2018 | $57 | ANKYLOS | Food and Beverage | DENTSPLY IH SWEDEN | |
| Dec 13, 2018 | $56 | BIOHORIZONS DENTAL IMPLANTS | Food and Beverage | BIOHORIZONS IMPLANT SYSTEMS INC. | |
| Sep 11, 2018 | $47 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | SOUTHERN IMPLANTS NORTH AMERICA INC | |
| Mar 1, 2018 | $45 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | SOUTHERN IMPLANTS NORTH AMERICA INC | |
| Apr 10, 2018 | $40 | IMPLANT DENTISTRY | Travel and Lodging | DENTSPLY IH INC. | |
| Jul 13, 2018 | $39 | IMPLANT DENTISTRY | Gift | DENTSPLY IH INC. | |
| Sep 12, 2018 | $30 | BIO MATERIALS | Food and Beverage | GEISTLICH PHARMA, NORTH AMERICA, INC. | |
| Jan 16, 2018 | $25 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | SOUTHERN IMPLANTS NORTH AMERICA INC | |
| May 11, 2018 | $25 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | SOUTHERN IMPLANTS NORTH AMERICA INC | |
| Jul 12, 2018 | $17 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | SALVIN DENTAL SPECIALTIES, INC. | |
| Aug 13, 2018 | $15 | NOBELACTIVE NOBELPARALLEL BRANEMARK NOBELSPEEDY NOBELREPLACE | Food and Beverage | NOBEL BIOCARE USA |
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