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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.

CHRISTOPHER A SARKISS
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CHRISTOPHER A SARKISS

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
1 GUSTAVE L LEVY PL, NEW YORK, NY, 10029-6574
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DR. CHRISTOPHER SARKISS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

14

payments

$1,961

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
Travel and Lodging
 4 $1,162
Food and Beverage
 10 $799

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†
BRIGHTMATTER GUIDE/MODUS V

device

 $1,470
STEALTHSTATION

device

 $185
NEUROBLATE

device

 $136
EXPEDIUM

device

 $110
VIPER

device

 $110
ZERO-P

device

 $110
OASYS

device

 $60
† 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
Jul 25, 2018 $763 BRIGHTMATTER GUIDE/MODUS V Travel and Lodging SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $251 BRIGHTMATTER GUIDE/MODUS V Travel and Lodging SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $146 BRIGHTMATTER GUIDE/MODUS V Food and Beverage SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $118 NEUROBLATE Food and Beverage MONTERIS MEDICAL CORPORATION
Mar 14, 2018 $110 EXPEDIUM ZERO-P VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $106 BRIGHTMATTER GUIDE/MODUS V Food and Beverage SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC.
Aug 30, 2018 $94 STEALTHSTATION Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $92 BRIGHTMATTER GUIDE/MODUS V Travel and Lodging SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $91 STEALTHSTATION Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 15, 2018 $60 OASYS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 25, 2018 $56 BRIGHTMATTER GUIDE/MODUS V Travel and Lodging SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $35 BRIGHTMATTER GUIDE/MODUS V Food and Beverage SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $22 BRIGHTMATTER GUIDE/MODUS V Food and Beverage SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $19 NEUROBLATE Food and Beverage MONTERIS MEDICAL CORPORATION
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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.