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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.

JAMES H NELSON
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JAMES H NELSON

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
WILLIAM BEAUMONT ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, 5005 N PIEDRAS STREET, ATTN: CREDENTIALS, EL PASO, TX, 79920-5001
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JAMES NELSON,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

11

payments

$1,994

payment total

5

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
 1 $1,145
Food and Beverage
 9 $444
Travel and Lodging
 1 $406

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

 $1,145
MAKO

device

 $648
NONE

device

 $140
T2

device

 $118
TRITANIUM

device

 $118
ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES

device

 $25
MONOVISC

device

 $24
ZILRETTA

drug

 $12
† 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
Oct 6, 2018 $1,145 No Listed Product Education RATTAN AND ASSOCIATES
May 14, 2018 $406 MAKO Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 17, 2018 $140 NONE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 1, 2018 $118 MAKO TRITANIUM T2 Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 16, 2018 $33 MAKO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 15, 2018 $32 MAKO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 16, 2018 $31 MAKO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 15, 2018 $29 MAKO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 30, 2018 $25 ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES Food and Beverage AVANOS MEDICAL
Aug 9, 2018 $24 MONOVISC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $12 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.