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JOHN POLLINA
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JOHN POLLINA

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
180 PARK CLUB LN, STE 100, WILLIAMSVILLE, NY, 14221-5263
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JOHN POLLINA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

47

payments

$61,174

payment total

2

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
 11 $41,690
Consulting
 3 $13,650
Travel and Lodging
 15 $4,986
Food and Beverage
 18 $849

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†
MAZORX - RENAISSANCE

device

 $20,528
DIVERGENCE-L

device

 $10,448
CLYDESDALE

device

 $8,938
TRACER

device

 $8,024
PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $7,892
CD HORIZON

device

 $4,680
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $520
O-ARM-SPINE

device

 $85
VIPER

device

 $38
STEALTHSTATION

device

 $17
O-ARM-ST

device

 $5
† 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
Jun 13, 2018 $8,320 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Consulting MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $7,670 TRACER Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $6,500 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $5,720 DIVERGENCE-L Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $4,810 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Consulting MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $3,640 DIVERGENCE-L Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $3,640 CLYDESDALE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $2,500 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $2,500 CLYDESDALE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $2,500 CLYDESDALE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 17, 2018 $2,340 CD HORIZON Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 17, 2018 $2,340 CD HORIZON Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 17, 2018 $2,340 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $1,209 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 24, 2018 $906 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $520 No Listed Product Consulting MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 10, 2018 $373 DIVERGENCE-L Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $317 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 9, 2018 $293 DIVERGENCE-L Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $289 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $278 CLYDESDALE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 24, 2018 $243 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 10, 2018 $237 DIVERGENCE-L Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $229 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 24, 2018 $210 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $196 TRACER Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $157 TRACER Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $117 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $112 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $108 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $101 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $101 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 9, 2018 $85 O-ARM-SPINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $33 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 10, 2018 $30 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $30 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 10, 2018 $27 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $24 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $23 VIPER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 9, 2018 $20 CLYDESDALE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 25, 2018 $18 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 30, 2018 $17 STEALTHSTATION Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 25, 2018 $15 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $15 VIPER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $11 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $5 O-ARM-ST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 10, 2018 $5 DIVERGENCE-L 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.