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CHRISTOPHER R BROWN
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CHRISTOPHER R BROWN

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
40 DUKE MEDICINE CIR, DURHAM, NC, 27710-4000
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CHRISTOPHER BROWN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

71

payments

$538,684

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
Royalty or License
 4 $322K
Consulting
 5 $200K
Nonaccredited Training
 2 $6,800
Travel and Lodging
 35 $6,041
Food and Beverage
 25 $3,584

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†
MODULUS

device

 $322K
PRECEPT

device

 $322K
VUEPOINT

device

 $322K
XLIF

device

 $211K
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $4,222
PULSE

device

 $479
ALIF

device

 $393
RISE-L

device

 $243
TLIF

device

 $109
LESSRAY

device

 $86
OTHER - MIS

device

 $62
CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE

device

 $50
DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $50
ALLY BONE SCREW

device

 $50
BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE

device

 $50
MAXCESS-C

device

 $43
MULTIPLE PRODUCTS

device

 $19
† 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 13, 2018 $88,116 MODULUS VUEPOINT PRECEPT Royalty or License NUVASIVE, INC. Ten Point Consulting, LLC
Nov 13, 2018 $83,349 MODULUS VUEPOINT PRECEPT Royalty or License NUVASIVE, INC. Ten Point Consulting, LLC
May 9, 2018 $80,508 VUEPOINT PRECEPT MODULUS Royalty or License NUVASIVE, INC. Ten Point Consulting, LLC
Feb 13, 2018 $70,453 VUEPOINT PRECEPT MODULUS Royalty or License NUVASIVE, INC. Ten Point Consulting, LLC
Apr 17, 2018 $62,500 XLIF Consulting NUVASIVE, INC. Ten Point Consulting, LLC
Jul 31, 2018 $62,500 XLIF Consulting NUVASIVE, INC. Ten Point Consulting, LLC
Oct 23, 2018 $62,500 XLIF Consulting NUVASIVE, INC. Ten Point Consulting, LLC
Jan 11, 2018 $8,333 XLIF Consulting NUVASIVE, INC. Ten Point Consulting, LLC
Feb 13, 2018 $4,000 No Listed Product Consulting NUVASIVE, INC. Ten Point Consulting, LLC
Jun 14, 2018 $4,000 XLIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC. Ten Point Consulting, LLC
May 22, 2018 $2,800 XLIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC. Ten Point Consulting, LLC
Mar 16, 2018 $1,583 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $1,305 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $742 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $603 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $359 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $345 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $289 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $222 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 9, 2018 $200 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 17, 2018 $197 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $191 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $188 PULSE XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $181 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $144 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $139 PULSE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $138 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 4, 2018 $136 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $131 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $126 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $123 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $123 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $122 RISE-L Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $120 RISE-L Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $117 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $114 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $110 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $110 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $109 TLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $104 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $104 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $104 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 18, 2018 $104 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 17, 2018 $86 XLIF LESSRAY Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $80 PULSE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $80 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 17, 2018 $75 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $62 OTHER - MIS Food and Beverage ALPHATEC SPINE, INC
Sep 27, 2018 $60 PULSE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $43 MAXCESS-C Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 16, 2018 $40 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 6, 2018 $38 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $36 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $36 CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM ALLY BONE SCREW BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE Food and Beverage PROVIDENCE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $35 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $34 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $34 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $30 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 4, 2018 $29 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $25 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $25 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $25 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $19 MULTIPLE PRODUCTS Food and Beverage ALPHATEC SPINE, INC
Nov 13, 2018 $14 CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM ALLY BONE SCREW BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE Food and Beverage PROVIDENCE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $8 PULSE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $7 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 6, 2018 $7 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $6 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $4 PULSE Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $1 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $1 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.