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THOMAS E MELIN
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THOMAS E MELIN

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
2800 ASHTON DR, WILMINGTON, NC, 28412-2575
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THOMAS MELIN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

60

payments

$1,803

payment total

6

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
 57 $1,269
Travel and Lodging
 3 $534

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†
DIVERGENCE-L

device

 $765
MAZORX - RENAISSANCE

device

 $483
STEALTHSTATION

device

 $138
PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $117
VERTEX

device

 $45
ZEVO

device

 $43
O-ARM-SPINE

device

 $39
STALIF C

device

 $28
CRESCENT

device

 $27
SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM

device

 $21
O-ARM-ST

device

 $19
MIDAS REX

device

 $17
CAMBIA

drug

 $16
GRALISE

drug

 $16
ZIPSOR

drug

 $16
RIALTO

device

 $13
PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS

device

 $13
CURVE

device

 $11
T2 ALTITUDE

device

 $6
† 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
Sep 21, 2018 $364 DIVERGENCE-L Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 22, 2018 $156 DIVERGENCE-L Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $138 STEALTHSTATION Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $104 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $86 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 22, 2018 $41 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $40 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 22, 2018 $40 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 22, 2018 $38 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 22, 2018 $30 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $29 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $29 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $28 STALIF C Food and Beverage CENTINEL SPINE, LLC
Jan 25, 2018 $27 CRESCENT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $27 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $27 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $25 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $24 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 16, 2018 $23 ZEVO Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 5, 2018 $22 VERTEX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 12, 2018 $21 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Dec 5, 2018 $20 O-ARM-SPINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $20 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $20 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $20 O-ARM-SPINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $19 O-ARM-ST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $18 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 30, 2018 $17 MIDAS REX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $16 GRALISE ZIPSOR CAMBIA Food and Beverage DEPOMED, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $15 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $15 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $14 DIVERGENCE-L Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $13 RIALTO Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $13 ZEVO Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $13 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 8, 2018 $13 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $13 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $12 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 22, 2018 $12 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 17, 2018 $12 VERTEX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $12 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $11 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $11 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $11 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 8, 2018 $11 CURVE Food and Beverage BRAINLAB, INC.
May 22, 2018 $11 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 9, 2018 $11 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $11 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $11 VERTEX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $10 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $10 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $10 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $9 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $8 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $8 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $8 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $8 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $6 ZEVO Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $6 T2 ALTITUDE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $6 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
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