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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.

KAMAL THAPAR
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KAMAL THAPAR

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
1200 OAKLEAF WAY, SUITE A, ALTOONA, WI, 54720-2245
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KAMAL THAPAR,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

13

payments

$2,212

payment total

4

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
 4 $1,656
Food and Beverage
 9 $556

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†
VIPER

device

 $1,495
ELSA ATP

device

 $474
EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $120
COUGAR

device

 $97
VIVIGEN

device

 $97
EXPAREL

drug

 $53
ACIS

device

 $36
EXPEDIUM

device

 $36
ELSA

device

 $34
† 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
Aug 10, 2018 $581 VIPER Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $562 VIPER Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jul 14, 2018 $474 ELSA ATP Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $123 VIPER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $120 EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $97 VIPER COUGAR VIVIGEN Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Aug 11, 2018 $53 EXPAREL Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $39 VIPER Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 11, 2018 $36 EXPEDIUM ACIS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $34 VIPER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $34 ELSA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 11, 2018 $33 VIPER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 11, 2018 $26 VIPER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.