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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 RITTER
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CHRISTOPHER RITTER

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
462 GRIDER ST, BUFFALO, NY, 14215-3021
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CHRISTOPHER RITTER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

41

payments

$6,052

payment total

10

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $2,000
Food and Beverage
 36 $1,928
Consulting
 1 $1,185
Travel and Lodging
 2 $939

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†
CADENCE ANKLE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM

device

 $2,016
PANTA NAIL

device

 $2,016
SALTO TALARIS TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS

device

 $2,016
TAYLOR SPATIAL FRAME

device

 $1,457
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,348
TOTAL FOOT SYSTEM

device

 $1,016
EXTERNAL FIXATION SYSTEM

device

 $1,000
TRIGEN INTERTAN

device

 $260
TRABECULAR METAL (TM) ANKLE

device

 $145
BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS

device

 $132
EVOS

device

 $131
SURGICAL PRODUCT PORTFOLIO

device

 $125
ILIZAROV SYSTEM

device

 $114
NEXTREMITY NEXTRA HAMMERTOE

device

 $113
KNEE CREATIONS BRAND

device

 $75
ACTIS

device

 $59
ATTUNE

device

 $59
TFN ADVANCED

device

 $59
REGENETEN

device

 $58
TRIGEN SURESHOT

device

 $45
Q-FIX

device

 $38
JUGGERKNOT

device

 $29
AUGMENT

device

 $25
NEURAGEN

device

 $18
TENOGLIDE

device

 $18
SPRIX

drug

 $17
HALLU-LOCK

device

 $16
EXOGEN

device

 $12
ZNN

device

 $9
† 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
Sep 20, 2018 $1,185 No Listed Product Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $1,000 CADENCE ANKLE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM PANTA NAIL SALTO TALARIS TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS EXTERNAL FIXATION SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Sep 21, 2018 $1,000 SALTO TALARIS TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS PANTA NAIL TOTAL FOOT SYSTEM CADENCE ANKLE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 4, 2018 $633 TAYLOR SPATIAL FRAME Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $306 TAYLOR SPATIAL FRAME Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $136 TRIGEN INTERTAN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $131 EVOS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $125 SURGICAL PRODUCT PORTFOLIO Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $114 ILIZAROV SYSTEM TAYLOR SPATIAL FRAME Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 3, 2018 $99 TAYLOR SPATIAL FRAME Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 25, 2018 $97 TRABECULAR METAL (TM) ANKLE Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 3, 2018 $91 TAYLOR SPATIAL FRAME Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $87 TRIGEN INTERTAN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 3, 2018 $78 NEXTREMITY NEXTRA HAMMERTOE Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $77 TAYLOR SPATIAL FRAME Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $76 TAYLOR SPATIAL FRAME Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $75 KNEE CREATIONS BRAND Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $73 BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $72 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NEXTREMITY SOLUTIONS INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $59 ATTUNE TFN ADVANCED BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS ACTIS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $45 TRIGEN SURESHOT Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $43 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PRODIGY SURGICAL DISTRIBUTION, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $40 TRABECULAR METAL (TM) ANKLE Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $40 REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $38 Q-FIX Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $36 TRIGEN INTERTAN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $36 NEXTREMITY NEXTRA HAMMERTOE Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 3, 2018 $31 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NEXTREMITY SOLUTIONS INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $29 JUGGERKNOT Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 6, 2018 $25 AUGMENT Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $24 TAYLOR SPATIAL FRAME Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $23 TAYLOR SPATIAL FRAME Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $18 REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $18 NEURAGEN TENOGLIDE Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 3, 2018 $17 SPRIX Food and Beverage EGALET US INC
Apr 13, 2018 $16 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $16 SALTO TALARIS TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS CADENCE ANKLE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM HALLU-LOCK PANTA NAIL TOTAL FOOT SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 3, 2018 $14 TAYLOR SPATIAL FRAME Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $12 EXOGEN Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
Feb 14, 2018 $9 ZNN Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $7 TRABECULAR METAL (TM) ANKLE Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, 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.