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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.

DAVID S LIPPIE
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DAVID S LIPPIE

Listed Specialty: Surgery
7910 W JEFFERSON BLVD STE 219, STE 219, FORT WAYNE, IN, 46804-4159
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DAVID LIPPIE,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

19

payments

$1,719

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
Travel and Lodging
 3 $945
Food and Beverage
 16 $774

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†
BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT

device

 $646
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $420
BIO-A HERNIA PLUG

device

 $389
SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL

device

 $185
THUNDERBEAT

device

 $24
ZERBAXA

drug

 $15
GRAFIX & STRAVIX

drug

 $15
STRATTICE

device

 $13
PARIETENE

device

 $13
† 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
Oct 15, 2018 $421 BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $293 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $231 BIO-A HERNIA PLUG Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $158 BIO-A HERNIA PLUG Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $97 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 15, 2018 $86 BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 15, 2018 $75 BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Nov 21, 2018 $74 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 15, 2018 $64 BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $54 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $37 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $24 THUNDERBEAT Food and Beverage OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $22 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $17 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
May 9, 2018 $15 ZERBAXA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jun 20, 2018 $15 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
May 16, 2018 $13 STRATTICE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $13 PARIETENE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jan 24, 2018 $12 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, 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.