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MARK A ELKUS
Listed Specialty: Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery
1400 SOUTH 19TH STREET, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35213
DR. MARK ELKUS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
21
payments
$993
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 |
1 | $600 |
Food and Beverage |
20 | $393 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
BAIR HUGGER BLANKETS |
device |
$600 |
BAIR HUGGER GOWNS |
device |
$600 |
BAIR HUGGER TEMPERATURE MONITORING SYSTEM (SPOTON) |
device |
$600 |
BAIR HUGGER WARMING UNITS |
device |
$600 |
METHA SHORT HIP STEM |
device |
$113 |
EUFLEXXA |
device |
$79 |
SPRIX |
drug |
$54 |
SYNVISC-ONE |
device |
$40 |
ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES |
device |
$26 |
CONTINUOUS PASSIVE MOTION DEVICE |
device |
$26 |
MAKO |
device |
$24 |
ELIQUIS |
drug |
$18 |
PHYSIO-STIM |
drug |
$14 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2018 | $600 | BAIR HUGGER BLANKETS BAIR HUGGER GOWNS BAIR HUGGER TEMPERATURE MONITORING SYSTEM (SPOTON) BAIR HUGGER WARMING UNITS | Consulting | 3M COMPANY | |
| Mar 8, 2018 | $113 | METHA SHORT HIP STEM | Food and Beverage | AESCULAP IMPLANT SYSTEMS, LLC | |
| Jun 26, 2018 | $26 | ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES | Food and Beverage | AVANOS MEDICAL | |
| Sep 7, 2018 | $20 | EUFLEXXA | Food and Beverage | FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| Apr 27, 2018 | $19 | EUFLEXXA | Food and Beverage | FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| Feb 2, 2018 | $18 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Apr 24, 2018 | $16 | SPRIX | Food and Beverage | EGALET US INC | |
| Sep 18, 2018 | $15 | CONTINUOUS PASSIVE MOTION DEVICE | Food and Beverage | KINEX MEDICAL COMPANY LLC | |
| Feb 20, 2018 | $15 | SYNVISC-ONE | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Mar 5, 2018 | $15 | EUFLEXXA | Food and Beverage | FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| Mar 2, 2018 | $14 | PHYSIO-STIM | Food and Beverage | ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Oct 5, 2018 | $13 | SYNVISC-ONE | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Jul 27, 2018 | $13 | EUFLEXXA | Food and Beverage | FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| Aug 22, 2018 | $13 | SPRIX | Food and Beverage | EGALET US INC | |
| Jan 5, 2018 | $12 | SPRIX | Food and Beverage | EGALET US INC | |
| Oct 31, 2018 | $12 | EUFLEXXA | Food and Beverage | FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| Nov 9, 2018 | $12 | SYNVISC-ONE | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Feb 9, 2018 | $12 | SPRIX | Food and Beverage | EGALET US INC | |
| Jun 28, 2018 | $12 | MAKO | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 24, 2018 | $12 | MAKO | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Aug 28, 2018 | $10 | CONTINUOUS PASSIVE MOTION DEVICE | Food and Beverage | KINEX MEDICAL COMPANY LLC |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.