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ROBERT H CHO
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ROBERT H CHO

Listed Specialty: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
3160 GENEVA ST, SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90020-1117
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DR. ROBERT CHO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

75

payments

$115,639

payment total

7

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
 1 $75,000
Consulting
 6 $29,852
Nonaccredited Training
 1 $4,000
Food and Beverage
 51 $3,805
Travel and Lodging
 15 $2,839
Gift
 1 $143

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†
RELINE

device

 $80,952
EXPEDIUM

device

 $22,557
MAGEC

device

 $9,758
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,923
XLIF

device

 $891
MOUNTAINEER

device

 $121
VIPER

device

 $121
MAZORX - RENAISSANCE

device

 $85
BRAND SUPPORT

device

 $26
MESA SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $25
ACF

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 14, 2018 $75,000 RELINE Royalty or License NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $10,042 EXPEDIUM Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $9,266 EXPEDIUM Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $8,000 MAGEC Consulting NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $4,000 RELINE Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $1,030 EXPEDIUM Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $1,000 RELINE Consulting NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $863 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 16, 2018 $596 MAGEC XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $515 EXPEDIUM Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 31, 2018 $471 EXPEDIUM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $399 MAGEC Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $318 MAGEC Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $191 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $150 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PROSIDYAN, INC
Jun 5, 2018 $150 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $143 RELINE Gift NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $143 EXPEDIUM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 30, 2018 $122 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $121 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $121 VIPER MOUNTAINEER EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $120 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 31, 2018 $111 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $111 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $110 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $109 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 28, 2018 $104 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 31, 2018 $102 EXPEDIUM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 31, 2018 $100 EXPEDIUM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $93 RELINE Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $92 MAGEC Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 8, 2018 $90 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $86 MAGEC Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $86 MAGEC Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $86 MAGEC Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 9, 2018 $85 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $83 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $79 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $76 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $75 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $71 MAGEC Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $62 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $60 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $58 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $57 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $57 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $48 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $48 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $45 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $41 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $39 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $37 EXPEDIUM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $36 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $34 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 31, 2018 $33 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 31, 2018 $31 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $30 EXPEDIUM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jun 2, 2018 $30 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 30, 2018 $28 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $28 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $28 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $28 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $27 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $26 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 10, 2018 $26 BRAND SUPPORT Food and Beverage ORTHOPEDIATRICS CORP.
Sep 21, 2018 $25 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $25 MESA SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $24 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $24 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 11, 2018 $23 MAGEC Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $20 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $19 ACF Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
May 31, 2018 $13 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $12 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $8 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.