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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.

MICHAEL BLOCH
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MICHAEL BLOCH

Listed Specialty: Podiatrist
21250 HAWTHORNE BLVD, SUITE 160, TORRANCE, CA, 90503-5506
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MICHAEL BLOCH,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

50

payments

$1,533

payment total

17

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
 49 $1,148
Education
 1 $385

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

 $433
GRAFIX & STRAVIX

drug

 $212
BIOMET ORTHOPAK

device

 $150
EXOGEN

device

 $117
APLIGRAF

drug

 $96
DERMAGRAFT

device

 $96
PURAPLY/AFFINITY/NUTECH

device

 $96
CADENCE ANKLE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM

device

 $84
HALLU-LOCK

device

 $84
PANTA NAIL

device

 $84
SALTO TALARIS TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS

device

 $84
TOTAL FOOT SYSTEM

device

 $84
AMNIOEXCEL

device

 $64
IDRT

device

 $64
OMNIGRAFT

device

 $64
PRIMATRIX

device

 $64
TCC-EZ

device

 $64
ECOZA

drug

 $63
KERYDIN

drug

 $62
VIMOVO

drug

 $44
ELIDEL

drug

 $38
JUBLIA

drug

 $38
MEROGEL

device

 $38
PROMO

device

 $32
SPRIX

drug

 $27
AUGMENT

device

 $25
BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS

device

 $22
VIVIGEN

device

 $22
ORTHOLOC

device

 $21
SIVEXTRO

drug

 $16
DUEXIS

drug

 $13
NEOX

drug

 $10
CLARIX

drug

 $10
BIOMET SPINALPAK

device

 $4
† 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 12, 2018 $385 No Listed Product Education ARTHREX, INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $96 APLIGRAF DERMAGRAFT PURAPLY/AFFINITY/NUTECH Food and Beverage ORGANOGENESIS INC. L&M Healthcare Communications
Jun 23, 2018 $64 SALTO TALARIS TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS CADENCE ANKLE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM HALLU-LOCK PANTA NAIL TOTAL FOOT SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 23, 2018 $64 AMNIOEXCEL TCC-EZ PRIMATRIX IDRT OMNIGRAFT Food and Beverage DERMA SCIENCES, INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $64 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
May 12, 2018 $48 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Jun 11, 2018 $46 ECOZA Food and Beverage EXELTIS, USA INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $40 EXOGEN Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
Mar 9, 2018 $32 PROMO Food and Beverage PARAGON 28, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $31 BIOMET ORTHOPAK Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $30 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $28 EXOGEN Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
Feb 5, 2018 $27 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Jun 2, 2018 $25 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $25 AUGMENT Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Dec 3, 2018 $25 EXOGEN Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
May 3, 2018 $24 EXOGEN Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
Jun 28, 2018 $23 KERYDIN Food and Beverage SANDOZ INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $22 BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS VIVIGEN Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Feb 12, 2018 $21 ORTHOLOC Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Aug 19, 2018 $21 KERYDIN Food and Beverage SANDOZ INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $20 BIOMET ORTHOPAK Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jan 15, 2018 $20 BIOMET ORTHOPAK Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 25, 2018 $19 BIOMET ORTHOPAK Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $19 JUBLIA ELIDEL MEROGEL Food and Beverage ORTHO DERMATOLOGICS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Dec 5, 2018 $19 SALTO TALARIS TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS CADENCE ANKLE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM HALLU-LOCK PANTA NAIL TOTAL FOOT SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 26, 2018 $19 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Aug 6, 2018 $18 JUBLIA ELIDEL MEROGEL Food and Beverage ORTHO DERMATOLOGICS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jul 26, 2018 $18 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $18 KERYDIN Food and Beverage SANDOZ INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $17 ECOZA Food and Beverage EXELTIS, USA INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $17 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $16 VIMOVO Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Apr 18, 2018 $16 BIOMET ORTHOPAK Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $16 SPRIX Food and Beverage EGALET US INC
Jan 8, 2018 $16 SIVEXTRO Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
May 15, 2018 $14 VIMOVO Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Aug 21, 2018 $13 VIMOVO Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jul 27, 2018 $13 DUEXIS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Sep 11, 2018 $13 BIOMET ORTHOPAK Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $11 SPRIX Food and Beverage EGALET US INC
Aug 6, 2018 $10 BIOMET ORTHOPAK Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $10 NEOX CLARIX Food and Beverage AMNIOX MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $8 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $7 BIOMET ORTHOPAK Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $5 BIOMET ORTHOPAK Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 18, 2018 $5 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
May 22, 2018 $4 BIOMET SPINALPAK Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 2, 2018 $4 BIOMET ORTHOPAK Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $4 BIOMET ORTHOPAK 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.