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BENJAMIN MUELLER
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BENJAMIN MUELLER

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
8290 UNIVERSITY AVE NE, SUITE 200, FRIDLEY, MN, 55432-1847
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DR. BENJAMIN MUELLER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

39

payments

$38,672

payment total

3

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 6 $23,838
Travel and Lodging
 10 $13,587
Food and Beverage
 23 $1,247

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†
ELSA

device

 $13,258
MARS 3VL

device

 $10,627
MARS 3VL RETRACTOR

device

 $10,159
PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $1,221
ELSA ATP

device

 $1,125
FIREBIRD DEFORMITY CORRECTION SYSTEM

device

 $1,000
FORZA PEEK SPACER SYSTEM

device

 $1,000
PILLAR AL PEEK SPACER SYSTEM

device

 $1,000
SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM (SFS)

device

 $1,000
TDX POSTERIOR DYNAMIC STABILIZATION

device

 $1,000
FIREBIRD

drug

 $393
SPINE

device

 $254
INFINITY OCT SYSTEM

device

 $154
ALL THOROCOLUMBAR PRODUCTS

drug

 $145
CREO MCS

device

 $135
FORTIFY

device

 $97
ALTERA

device

 $48
RISE

device

 $23
PRESTIGE

device

 $18
MAZORX - RENAISSANCE

device

 $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
May 4, 2018 $10,057 MARS 3VL RETRACTOR Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $6,300 ELSA Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 4, 2018 $5,963 MARS 3VL Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $4,950 ELSA Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 4, 2018 $4,500 MARS 3VL Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $1,698 ELSA Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $1,125 ELSA ATP Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $1,000 TDX POSTERIOR DYNAMIC STABILIZATION SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM (SFS) FIREBIRD DEFORMITY CORRECTION SYSTEM FORZA PEEK SPACER SYSTEM PILLAR AL PEEK SPACER SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $497 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 4, 2018 $393 FIREBIRD Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $272 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $238 SPINE Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $217 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $175 ELSA Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 2, 2018 $164 MARS 3VL Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $135 CREO MCS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 4, 2018 $102 MARS 3VL RETRACTOR Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $97 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $97 FORTIFY Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 23, 2018 $93 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $89 INFINITY OCT SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $84 ELSA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $75 ALL THOROCOLUMBAR PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $65 INFINITY OCT SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $38 ALL THOROCOLUMBAR PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $32 ALL THOROCOLUMBAR PRODUCTS Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
May 16, 2018 $28 ELSA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $25 ALTERA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $23 ALTERA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $23 RISE Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $23 ELSA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $21 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 24, 2018 $18 PRESTIGE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $17 SPINE Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $12 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $10 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $6 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $6 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $4 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.