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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.
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SAMUEL A JOSEPH
Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
1800 MEASE DR, SAFETY HARBOR, FL, 34695-4659
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DR. SAMUEL JOSEPH,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
69
payments
$24,325
payment total
10
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 |
|---|---|---|
Consulting |
4 | $9,300 |
Royalty or License |
1 | $8,847 |
Travel and Lodging |
16 | $3,760 |
Food and Beverage |
48 | $2,419 |
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 |
$9,105 |
TLIF |
device |
$5,678 |
MUST |
device |
$3,424 |
MULTIPLE PRODUCTS |
device |
$3,009 |
POROUS TI |
device |
$1,500 |
OTHER - MIS |
device |
$483 |
TRITANIUM |
device |
$454 |
GENERAL CLARIANCE PRODUCT DISCUSSION |
device |
$146 |
PASS-LP |
device |
$128 |
UNID |
device |
$128 |
SPECTRA WAVEWRITER |
device |
$124 |
NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT |
device |
$90 |
BIO4 |
device |
$77 |
STALIF C-TI |
device |
$46 |
ARIA |
device |
$43 |
INFINION |
device |
$22 |
SAFEOP |
device |
$18 |
MIDLINE II-TI |
device |
$17 |
ES2 |
device |
$13 |
PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS |
device |
$13 |
NEUROMODULATION DSPSBLS AND ACCS |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2018 | $8,847 | No Listed Product | Royalty or License | OSSEUS FUSION SYSTEMS, LLC | |
| Nov 29, 2018 | $5,000 | TLIF | Consulting | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Jun 18, 2018 | $2,100 | MUST | Consulting | MEDACTA USA, INC. | |
| Nov 29, 2018 | $1,500 | POROUS TI | Consulting | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Aug 5, 2018 | $710 | MULTIPLE PRODUCTS | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Jan 18, 2018 | $700 | MUST | Consulting | MEDACTA USA, INC. | |
| Jul 24, 2018 | $549 | MULTIPLE PRODUCTS | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Jul 24, 2018 | $502 | MULTIPLE PRODUCTS | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Dec 31, 2018 | $481 | MUST | Travel and Lodging | MEDACTA USA, INC. | |
| Sep 21, 2018 | $378 | TLIF | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Aug 31, 2018 | $352 | MULTIPLE PRODUCTS | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Sep 4, 2018 | $321 | OTHER - MIS | Food and Beverage | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Aug 31, 2018 | $172 | MULTIPLE PRODUCTS | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Sep 25, 2018 | $168 | TLIF | Food and Beverage | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Jul 23, 2018 | $146 | GENERAL CLARIANCE PRODUCT DISCUSSION | Food and Beverage | CLARIANCE, INC. | |
| Jan 9, 2018 | $146 | TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Aug 3, 2018 | $144 | MULTIPLE PRODUCTS | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Jan 22, 2018 | $141 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | OSSEUS FUSION SYSTEMS, LLC | |
| Sep 20, 2018 | $132 | TLIF | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Aug 3, 2018 | $116 | MULTIPLE PRODUCTS | Food and Beverage | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Aug 4, 2018 | $104 | MULTIPLE PRODUCTS | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Aug 3, 2018 | $100 | OTHER - MIS | Food and Beverage | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Mar 14, 2018 | $90 | NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Aug 3, 2018 | $81 | MULTIPLE PRODUCTS | Food and Beverage | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Jan 3, 2018 | $77 | TRITANIUM BIO4 | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jun 20, 2018 | $74 | TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jan 20, 2018 | $73 | TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Aug 3, 2018 | $73 | MULTIPLE PRODUCTS | Food and Beverage | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Dec 5, 2018 | $67 | PASS-LP UNID | Food and Beverage | MEDICREA USA, CORP. | |
| Aug 12, 2018 | $63 | OTHER - MIS | Food and Beverage | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Dec 5, 2018 | $62 | PASS-LP UNID | Food and Beverage | MEDICREA USA, CORP. | |
| Jun 27, 2018 | $60 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | OSSEUS FUSION SYSTEMS, LLC | |
| Sep 19, 2018 | $59 | MULTIPLE PRODUCTS | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Jun 20, 2018 | $58 | TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Dec 31, 2018 | $48 | MUST | Travel and Lodging | MEDACTA USA, INC. | |
| Apr 17, 2018 | $46 | STALIF C-TI | Food and Beverage | CENTINEL SPINE, LLC | |
| May 17, 2018 | $38 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | OSSEUS FUSION SYSTEMS, LLC | |
| Aug 31, 2018 | $32 | MULTIPLE PRODUCTS | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Jul 24, 2018 | $32 | MULTIPLE PRODUCTS | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Jul 24, 2018 | $32 | MULTIPLE PRODUCTS | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Aug 31, 2018 | $32 | MULTIPLE PRODUCTS | Travel and Lodging | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Oct 3, 2018 | $30 | SPECTRA WAVEWRITER | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Jan 31, 2018 | $29 | MUST | Food and Beverage | MEDACTA USA, INC. | |
| Apr 13, 2018 | $29 | MUST | Food and Beverage | MEDACTA USA, INC. | |
| Feb 6, 2018 | $24 | MUST | Food and Beverage | MEDACTA USA, INC. | |
| Oct 24, 2018 | $24 | SPECTRA WAVEWRITER | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Mar 30, 2018 | $22 | INFINION | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Aug 31, 2018 | $20 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | STIMWAVE TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED | |
| Jul 23, 2018 | $18 | ARIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Sep 20, 2018 | $18 | MULTIPLE PRODUCTS | Food and Beverage | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Aug 29, 2018 | $18 | SAFEOP | Food and Beverage | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Jun 4, 2018 | $17 | MIDLINE II-TI | Food and Beverage | CENTINEL SPINE, LLC | |
| Jun 19, 2018 | $17 | ARIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Apr 6, 2018 | $17 | SPECTRA WAVEWRITER | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Aug 16, 2018 | $14 | TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Aug 24, 2018 | $13 | PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Aug 10, 2018 | $13 | SPECTRA WAVEWRITER | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Oct 30, 2018 | $13 | SPECTRA WAVEWRITER | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Oct 15, 2018 | $13 | SPECTRA WAVEWRITER | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Jul 13, 2018 | $12 | ES2 | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jul 18, 2018 | $12 | MUST | Food and Beverage | MEDACTA USA, INC. | |
| Oct 2, 2018 | $11 | SPECTRA WAVEWRITER | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Aug 24, 2018 | $11 | NEUROMODULATION DSPSBLS AND ACCS | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Jun 12, 2018 | $10 | TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jan 3, 2018 | $4 | ARIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Sep 7, 2018 | $4 | SPECTRA WAVEWRITER | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Mar 15, 2018 | $3 | ARIA | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jan 16, 2018 | $2 | ES2 | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Mar 9, 2018 | $1 | TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION |
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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.