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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 L KRAMER
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DAVID L KRAMER

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
39 HOSPITAL AVE, DANBURY, CT, 06810-6027
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DAVID KRAMER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

21

payments

$3,814

payment total

5

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
 8 $2,890
Consulting
 1 $500
Food and Beverage
 12 $424

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†
XLIF

device

 $2,890
SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM

device

 $500
LESSRAY

device

 $135
COALESCE

device

 $121
RELINE

device

 $121
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $34
VECTRA

device

 $31
INFINITY OCT SYSTEM

device

 $25
VIVIGEN

device

 $25
VIPER

device

 $23
KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY

device

 $16
PRESTIGE

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
Mar 14, 2018 $1,255 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $848 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 15, 2018 $500 SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM Consulting 4WEB, INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $338 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $254 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $121 COALESCE RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $105 LESSRAY Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 24, 2018 $57 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 24, 2018 $57 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $46 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $35 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $31 VECTRA Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $31 LESSRAY Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $25 INFINITY OCT SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $25 VIVIGEN Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $23 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $16 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $14 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $13 PRESTIGE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $12 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $8 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, 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.