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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.

JOSHUA D PLETKA
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JOSHUA D PLETKA

Listed Specialty: Hand Surgery
6620 FLY RD, SUITE 200, EAST SYRACUSE, NY, 13057-9717
* Note: This physician had a Massachusetts practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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JOSHUA PLETKA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

13

payments

$12,401

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
Consulting
 4 $11,000
Travel and Lodging
 3 $1,044
Food and Beverage
 6 $357

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†
SMR

device

 $12,171
MICROFIX

device

 $110
ALL SPINE STIMULATION

drug

 $48
ORTHOCORD

device

 $41
XIAFLEX

drug

 $19
BIOWICK

device

 $12
† 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
Dec 19, 2018 $4,000 SMR Consulting LIMA USA, INC.
May 10, 2018 $3,900 SMR Consulting LIMA USA, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $1,600 SMR Consulting LIMA USA, INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $1,500 SMR Consulting LIMA USA, INC.
May 9, 2018 $540 SMR Travel and Lodging LIMA USA, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $392 SMR Travel and Lodging LIMA USA, INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $127 SMR Food and Beverage LIMA USA, INC.
May 10, 2018 $112 SMR Travel and Lodging LIMA USA, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $110 MICROFIX Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $48 ALL SPINE STIMULATION Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $41 ORTHOCORD Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $19 XIAFLEX Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $12 BIOWICK Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
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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.