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CHRISTOPHER KESTNER
Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
9100 MEDCOM ST, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC, 29406-9167
DR. CHRISTOPHER KESTNER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
32
payments
$2,238
payment total
16
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 |
31 | $1,917 |
Travel and Lodging |
1 | $320 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
TRIPLANAR FIXATION SYSTEM |
device |
$601 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$257 |
AUGMENT |
device |
$253 |
GRAVITY |
device |
$218 |
MICA |
device |
$187 |
EX NAILS |
device |
$117 |
MULTILOC HUMERAL NAIL |
device |
$117 |
TFN ADVANCED |
device |
$117 |
VERSAWRAP TENDON PROTECTOR |
device |
$100 |
BIOVANCE |
drug |
$89 |
ORTHOLOC |
device |
$89 |
FOOTPRINT ULTRA PK. SL, 4.5 AND 5.5MM KNOTLESS ANCHOR |
device |
$87 |
QUANTUM TOTAL ANKLE |
device |
$54 |
AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR |
device |
$40 |
AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR |
device |
$40 |
STRENSIQ |
drug |
$34 |
COOLIEF COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY |
device |
$32 |
CROSSCHECK |
device |
$21 |
PROMO |
device |
$18 |
GRAFIX & STRAVIX |
drug |
$17 |
XIAFLEX |
drug |
$11 |
EUFLEXXA |
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 26, 2018 | $320 | TRIPLANAR FIXATION SYSTEM | Travel and Lodging | TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS, INC. | |
| Jul 23, 2018 | $218 | GRAVITY | Food and Beverage | WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. | |
| Jan 26, 2018 | $179 | TRIPLANAR FIXATION SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS, INC. | |
| Feb 15, 2018 | $136 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | PARAGON 28, INC. | |
| Aug 14, 2018 | $130 | MICA | Food and Beverage | WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. | |
| Jul 19, 2018 | $117 | EX NAILS MULTILOC HUMERAL NAIL TFN ADVANCED | Food and Beverage | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | |
| Jan 29, 2018 | $102 | TRIPLANAR FIXATION SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS, INC. | |
| Oct 23, 2018 | $100 | VERSAWRAP TENDON PROTECTOR | Food and Beverage | ALAFAIR BIOSCIENCES,INC. | |
| Jul 13, 2018 | $89 | ORTHOLOC | Food and Beverage | WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. | |
| Aug 9, 2018 | $88 | AUGMENT | Food and Beverage | WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. | |
| Aug 14, 2018 | $88 | AUGMENT | Food and Beverage | WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. | |
| Oct 26, 2018 | $87 | FOOTPRINT ULTRA PK. SL, 4.5 AND 5.5MM KNOTLESS ANCHOR | Food and Beverage | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| Mar 9, 2018 | $81 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | CROSSROADS EXTREMITY SYSTEMS, LLC | |
| Oct 16, 2018 | $54 | QUANTUM TOTAL ANKLE | Food and Beverage | IN2BONES USA, LLC | |
| Mar 24, 2018 | $45 | BIOVANCE | Food and Beverage | ALLIQUA BIOMEDICAL, INC. | |
| Mar 24, 2018 | $45 | BIOVANCE | Food and Beverage | ALLIQUA BIOMEDICAL, INC. | |
| Aug 7, 2018 | $40 | AUGMENT | Food and Beverage | WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. | |
| Aug 7, 2018 | $36 | AUGMENT | Food and Beverage | WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. | |
| Aug 7, 2018 | $32 | COOLIEF COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY | Food and Beverage | AVANOS MEDICAL | |
| Aug 14, 2018 | $30 | MICA | Food and Beverage | WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. | |
| Aug 14, 2018 | $27 | MICA | Food and Beverage | WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. | |
| May 11, 2018 | $21 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | X-SPINE SYSTEMS, INC. | |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $21 | CROSSCHECK | Food and Beverage | WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. | |
| Sep 20, 2018 | $21 | AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR | Food and Beverage | AXOGEN | |
| Jan 7, 2018 | $20 | AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR | Food and Beverage | AXOGEN | |
| Apr 13, 2018 | $19 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | X-SPINE SYSTEMS, INC. | |
| Jun 19, 2018 | $18 | PROMO | Food and Beverage | PARAGON 28, INC. | |
| Jan 16, 2018 | $17 | GRAFIX & STRAVIX | Food and Beverage | OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC. | |
| Sep 25, 2018 | $17 | STRENSIQ | Food and Beverage | ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Jul 24, 2018 | $17 | STRENSIQ | Food and Beverage | ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Aug 21, 2018 | $11 | XIAFLEX | Food and Beverage | ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| Dec 3, 2018 | $11 | EUFLEXXA | Food and Beverage | FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC. |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.