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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.

CASSANDRA A RICKETTS
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CASSANDRA A RICKETTS

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
GEISINGER MEDICAL CTR, DANVILLE, PA, 17822-0001
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CASSANDRA RICKETTS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

9

payments

$591

payment total

5

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
Food and Beverage
 7 $373
Travel and Lodging
 2 $218

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†
BENGAL

device

 $265
SYNAPSE

device

 $265
LCP PLATES & SCREWS

device

 $131
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $98
VAC VERAFLO

device

 $66
AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR

device

 $32
AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR

device

 $32
† 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 $208 SYNAPSE BENGAL Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $131 LCP PLATES & SCREWS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
May 10, 2018 $98 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ACELL, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $66 VAC VERAFLO Food and Beverage KCI USA, INC
Jun 28, 2018 $32 AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR Food and Beverage AXOGEN
Jan 27, 2018 $17 SYNAPSE BENGAL Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $16 SYNAPSE BENGAL Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $15 SYNAPSE BENGAL Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $10 SYNAPSE BENGAL Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, 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.