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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.

KRISTOPHER L DOWNING
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KRISTOPHER L DOWNING

Listed Specialty: Hand Surgery
955 LANE AVE, SUITE 200, CHULA VISTA, CA, 91914-4525
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DR. KRISTOPHER DOWNING,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

19

payments

$4,032

payment total

11

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
Education
3 $2,974
Food and Beverage
13 $585
Travel and Lodging
3 $474

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
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$3,317
HIP ARTHROSCOPY ACCESS & INSTRUMENTATION SET

device

$306
SIDUS STEM-FREE SHOULDER

device

$123
INATE

device

$60
NEUROMATRIX

device

$50
NVM5

device

$30
AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR

device

$26
AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR

device

$26
ICONIX

device

$25
AQUAMANTYS

device

$19
HYDROSET

device

$19
DUROLANE

device

$17
BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM

device

$16
XIAFLEX

drug

$12
EXOGEN

device

$11
† 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
Jan 8, 2018 $1,927 No Listed Product Education ARTHREX, INC.
Sep 4, 2018 $1,035 No Listed Product Education SPORTSTEK MEDICAL, INC
Feb 15, 2018 $187 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Apr 23, 2018 $179 HIP ARTHROSCOPY ACCESS & INSTRUMENTATION SET Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 15, 2018 $167 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
May 1, 2018 $127 HIP ARTHROSCOPY ACCESS & INSTRUMENTATION SET Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 18, 2018 $123 SIDUS STEM-FREE SHOULDER Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 9, 2018 $60 INATE Food and Beverage EXSOMED HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Jan 21, 2018 $50 NEUROMATRIX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 14, 2018 $30 NVM5 Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 21, 2018 $25 ICONIX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 1, 2018 $19 AQUAMANTYS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 10, 2018 $19 HYDROSET Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 26, 2018 $17 DUROLANE Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
Jul 30, 2018 $16 BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $15 AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR Food and Beverage AXOGEN
Aug 3, 2018 $12 XIAFLEX Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $12 AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR Education AXOGEN
Sep 12, 2018 $11 EXOGEN Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.