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KALMAN D BLUMBERG
Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
6000 N FEDERAL HWY, FT LAUDERDALE, FL, 33308-2226
DR. KALMAN BLUMBERG,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
27
payments
$54,979
payment total
7
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 |
7 | $31,303 |
Consulting |
6 | $21,500 |
Travel and Lodging |
5 | $1,642 |
Food and Beverage |
9 | $533 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
FLAREHAWK |
device |
$48,241 |
ARMADA |
device |
$6,112 |
VAULT LP |
device |
$500 |
VAULT C |
device |
$55 |
PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS |
device |
$24 |
INTELLIS |
device |
$20 |
PROLIA |
drug |
$16 |
PROMETRA II |
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 5, 2018 | $10,935 | FLAREHAWK | Royalty or License | INTEGRITY IMPLANTS INC | |
| Aug 2, 2018 | $10,321 | FLAREHAWK | Royalty or License | INTEGRITY IMPLANTS INC | |
| Apr 4, 2018 | $8,500 | FLAREHAWK | Consulting | INTEGRITY IMPLANTS INC | |
| Jun 4, 2018 | $6,000 | FLAREHAWK | Consulting | INTEGRITY IMPLANTS INC | |
| Nov 15, 2018 | $4,500 | FLAREHAWK | Consulting | INTEGRITY IMPLANTS INC | |
| Jun 11, 2018 | $3,936 | FLAREHAWK | Royalty or License | INTEGRITY IMPLANTS INC | |
| Feb 13, 2018 | $2,103 | ARMADA | Royalty or License | NUVASIVE, INC. | Spine Case Reviews LLC |
| Aug 13, 2018 | $1,501 | ARMADA | Royalty or License | NUVASIVE, INC. | Spine Case Reviews LLC |
| Dec 4, 2018 | $1,500 | FLAREHAWK | Consulting | INTEGRITY IMPLANTS INC | |
| May 9, 2018 | $1,414 | ARMADA | Royalty or License | NUVASIVE, INC. | Spine Case Reviews LLC |
| Nov 13, 2018 | $1,094 | ARMADA | Royalty or License | NUVASIVE, INC. | Spine Case Reviews LLC |
| Aug 27, 2018 | $652 | FLAREHAWK | Travel and Lodging | INTEGRITY IMPLANTS INC | |
| Apr 26, 2018 | $502 | FLAREHAWK | Travel and Lodging | INTEGRITY IMPLANTS INC | |
| Jun 29, 2018 | $500 | FLAREHAWK | Consulting | INTEGRITY IMPLANTS INC | |
| Aug 16, 2018 | $500 | VAULT LP | Consulting | PRECISION SPINE, INC. | |
| Apr 26, 2018 | $337 | FLAREHAWK | Travel and Lodging | INTEGRITY IMPLANTS INC | |
| Aug 24, 2018 | $295 | FLAREHAWK | Food and Beverage | INTEGRITY IMPLANTS INC | |
| Aug 25, 2018 | $112 | FLAREHAWK | Travel and Lodging | INTEGRITY IMPLANTS INC | |
| Aug 25, 2018 | $60 | FLAREHAWK | Food and Beverage | INTEGRITY IMPLANTS INC | |
| May 1, 2018 | $55 | VAULT C | Food and Beverage | PRECISION SPINE, INC. | |
| Apr 26, 2018 | $40 | FLAREHAWK | Travel and Lodging | INTEGRITY IMPLANTS INC | |
| Aug 25, 2018 | $36 | FLAREHAWK | Food and Beverage | INTEGRITY IMPLANTS INC | |
| Sep 11, 2018 | $24 | PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Aug 28, 2018 | $20 | INTELLIS | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Apr 24, 2018 | $17 | FLAREHAWK | Food and Beverage | INTEGRITY IMPLANTS INC | |
| Jan 25, 2018 | $16 | PROLIA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Sep 25, 2018 | $11 | PROMETRA II | Food and Beverage | FLOWONIX MEDICAL INCORPORATED |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.