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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.

KEITH P MELANCON
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KEITH P MELANCON

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
3939 HOUMA BLVD, SUITE 21, METAIRIE, LA, 70006-2931
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DR. KEITH MELANCON,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

29

payments

$25,449

payment total

8

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
Consulting
2 $22,250
Travel and Lodging
11 $2,689
Food and Beverage
16 $510

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
EXTERNAL FIXATION

device

$25,240
TFN ADVANCED

device

$25,119
VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS

device

$25,119
LIGASURE ADVANCE

device

$58
LIGASURE

device

$46
ZILRETTA

drug

$36
PROLIA

drug

$16
IFUSE IMPLANT

device

$16
SPY TECHNOLOGY

device

$13
MORPHABOND ER

drug

$12
SYMPROIC

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 3, 2018 $11,570 TFN ADVANCED VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS EXTERNAL FIXATION Consulting SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC
Apr 13, 2018 $10,680 TFN ADVANCED VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS EXTERNAL FIXATION Consulting SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC
Sep 26, 2018 $464 TFN ADVANCED VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS EXTERNAL FIXATION Travel and Lodging SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC
Sep 24, 2018 $464 TFN ADVANCED VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS EXTERNAL FIXATION Travel and Lodging SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC
Apr 5, 2018 $407 TFN ADVANCED VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS EXTERNAL FIXATION Travel and Lodging SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC
Apr 3, 2018 $407 TFN ADVANCED VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS EXTERNAL FIXATION Travel and Lodging SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC
Sep 25, 2018 $152 TFN ADVANCED VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS EXTERNAL FIXATION Travel and Lodging SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC
Apr 3, 2018 $152 TFN ADVANCED VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS EXTERNAL FIXATION Travel and Lodging SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC
Sep 24, 2018 $152 TFN ADVANCED VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS EXTERNAL FIXATION Travel and Lodging SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC
Apr 4, 2018 $152 TFN ADVANCED VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS EXTERNAL FIXATION Travel and Lodging SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC
Apr 4, 2018 $121 EXTERNAL FIXATION Food and Beverage SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC
Sep 24, 2018 $117 TFN ADVANCED VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS EXTERNAL FIXATION Travel and Lodging SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC
Apr 5, 2018 $111 TFN ADVANCED VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS EXTERNAL FIXATION Travel and Lodging SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC
Sep 26, 2018 $111 TFN ADVANCED VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS EXTERNAL FIXATION Travel and Lodging SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC
Sep 25, 2018 $100 TFN ADVANCED EXTERNAL FIXATION VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS Food and Beverage SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC
May 28, 2018 $58 LIGASURE ADVANCE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jul 13, 2018 $46 LIGASURE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Sep 26, 2018 $23 TFN ADVANCED VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS EXTERNAL FIXATION Food and Beverage SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC
May 24, 2018 $20 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $17 TFN ADVANCED VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS EXTERNAL FIXATION Food and Beverage SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC
Sep 25, 2018 $17 TFN ADVANCED VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS EXTERNAL FIXATION Food and Beverage SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC
Apr 5, 2018 $16 TFN ADVANCED VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS EXTERNAL FIXATION Food and Beverage SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC
Aug 28, 2018 $16 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $16 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $16 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $13 SPY TECHNOLOGY Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 1, 2018 $12 MORPHABOND ER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $12 SYMPROIC Food and Beverage PURDUE PHARMA L.P.
Sep 25, 2018 $6 TFN ADVANCED EXTERNAL FIXATION VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS Food and Beverage SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS LLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.