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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.

ELLEN AIR
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ELLEN AIR

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
2799 W GRAND BLVD, DETROIT, MI, 48202-2608
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DR. ELLEN AIR,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

25

payments

$2,465

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
Food and Beverage
 19 $1,254
Consulting
 2 $926
Travel and Lodging
 4 $285

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

 $977
NONE

device

 $355
ACTIVA

device

 $289
GENERAL DBS

device

 $235
PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS

device

 $222
SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM

device

 $104
SYNCHROMED

device

 $103
VISUALASE

device

 $76
VNS THERAPY

device

 $47
DRG LEADS

device

 $45
SCS IPGS

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
Nov 30, 2018 $475 No Listed Product Consulting STIMWAVE TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
Nov 17, 2018 $451 No Listed Product Consulting STIMWAVE TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
Jul 13, 2018 $227 NONE Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 8, 2018 $175 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 10, 2018 $173 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 16, 2018 $131 GENERAL DBS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 13, 2018 $128 NONE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 10, 2018 $104 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jun 4, 2018 $104 GENERAL DBS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 2, 2018 $98 SYNCHROMED Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $68 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 29, 2018 $64 VISUALASE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 8, 2018 $46 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 8, 2018 $37 DRG LEADS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 26, 2018 $32 VNS THERAPY Food and Beverage LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $27 No Listed Product Food and Beverage STIMWAVE TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
Nov 17, 2018 $25 No Listed Product Food and Beverage STIMWAVE TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
Oct 30, 2018 $19 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 21, 2018 $16 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $15 VNS THERAPY Food and Beverage LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Nov 10, 2018 $13 ACTIVA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 29, 2018 $12 VISUALASE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $11 SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 8, 2018 $8 DRG LEADS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 11, 2018 $6 SYNCHROMED 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.