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RONAK J DESAI
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RONAK J DESAI

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
11100 EUCLID AVE, CLEVELAND, OH, 44106-1716
* Note: This physician had a North Carolina practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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RONAK DESAI,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

52

payments

$8,520

payment total

9

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
 19 $3,935
Consulting
 1 $2,680
Food and Beverage
 32 $1,904

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†
EXPEDIUM

device

 $3,468
XLIF

device

 $1,937
SYNAPSE

device

 $1,530
VIPER

device

 $1,517
IFUSE IMPLANT

device

 $1,069
PLIF

device

 $834
TLIF

device

 $834
MATRIX

device

 $368
COUGAR

device

 $226
TPAL

device

 $132
LESSRAY

device

 $130
O-ARM-ST

device

 $111
OSTEOAMP

device

 $102
GAMMA

device

 $102
MALIBU

device

 $71
SHORELINE

device

 $71
ALIF

device

 $39
ACCOLADE

device

 $32
KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY

device

 $32
FORTEO

drug

 $21
NAVIGATION

device

 $15
AQUAMANTYS

device

 $15
† 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
Apr 30, 2018 $2,680 EXPEDIUM Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $673 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $646 IFUSE IMPLANT Travel and Lodging SI-BONE, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $541 SYNAPSE VIPER Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $428 SYNAPSE VIPER Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $309 SYNAPSE VIPER Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 1, 2018 $275 TLIF XLIF PLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 1, 2018 $260 TLIF XLIF PLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 17, 2018 $249 IFUSE IMPLANT Travel and Lodging SI-BONE, INC.
May 12, 2018 $162 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $138 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $130 LESSRAY Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 16, 2018 $125 EXPEDIUM MATRIX TPAL Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $125 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $120 EXPEDIUM VIPER MATRIX Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $120 EXPEDIUM COUGAR Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $116 EXPEDIUM SYNAPSE MATRIX Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $111 O-ARM-ST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $106 EXPEDIUM SYNAPSE COUGAR Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Nov 19, 2018 $102 OSTEOAMP Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
Sep 24, 2018 $102 GAMMA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
May 12, 2018 $92 XLIF TLIF PLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 3, 2018 $87 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 13, 2018 $86 XLIF TLIF PLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $83 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 12, 2018 $83 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 19, 2018 $71 SHORELINE MALIBU Food and Beverage SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION
Aug 16, 2018 $70 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
May 11, 2018 $39 XLIF ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 1, 2018 $35 XLIF PLIF TLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 12, 2018 $35 TLIF PLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 12, 2018 $35 PLIF XLIF TLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $32 ACCOLADE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 17, 2018 $26 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
May 18, 2018 $21 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Aug 16, 2018 $21 SYNAPSE VIPER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 14, 2018 $18 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 14, 2018 $18 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 14, 2018 $18 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $17 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $15 NAVIGATION EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $15 AQUAMANTYS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $14 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $12 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $10 SYNAPSE VIPER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 8, 2018 $10 PLIF XLIF TLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 17, 2018 $10 IFUSE IMPLANT Travel and Lodging SI-BONE, INC.
May 11, 2018 $10 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $7 EXPEDIUM MATRIX TPAL Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $5 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 8, 2018 $3 TLIF XLIF PLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 8, 2018 $3 PLIF TLIF XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.