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Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
915 GESSNER RD., STE 150, HOUSTON, TX, 77024-2652
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Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

96

payments

$152,612

payment total

14

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 $137K
Consulting
 1 $7,500
Food and Beverage
 84 $4,885
Travel and Lodging
 7 $2,798

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†
MATRIX

device

 $139K
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $7,732
SYNAPSE

device

 $2,185
EXPEDIUM

device

 $1,937
VIPER

device

 $1,126
LIFENET VIVIGEN

device

 $1,000
CALIBER

device

 $983
ACF

device

 $840
COHERE

device

 $700
COUGAR

device

 $452
LESSRAY

device

 $435
IGA

device

 $410
VIVIGEN

device

 $347
OSTEOCEL

device

 $303
TPAL

device

 $297
COALITION

device

 $278
ACIS

device

 $260
KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY

device

 $250
FORTEO

drug

 $239
MODULUS

device

 $162
BENDINI

device

 $142
MAXCESS-C

device

 $141
CALIBER-L

device

 $137
BASE

device

 $130
POWER

device

 $130
MOUNTAINEER

device

 $119
EXPAREL

drug

 $113
AUTOFILL

device

 $105
RELINE

device

 $102
PROLIA

drug

 $98
XLIF

device

 $87
ALL SPINE STIMULATION

drug

 $37
BONESCALPEL

device

 $31
SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM

device

 $28
SYNVISC-ONE

device

 $18
RAYOS

drug

 $17
NAVIGATION

device

 $15
REPATHA

drug

 $15
NO PRODUCT

drug

 $13
TYMLOS

drug

 $12
† 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
Mar 30, 2018 $35,814 MATRIX Royalty or License DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Jul 2, 2018 $35,732 MATRIX Royalty or License DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Oct 2, 2018 $33,936 MATRIX Royalty or License DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Dec 19, 2018 $31,948 MATRIX Royalty or License DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Oct 18, 2018 $7,500 No Listed Product Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $629 ACF EXPEDIUM VIPER SYNAPSE Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $587 CALIBER Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 21, 2018 $498 LIFENET VIVIGEN SYNAPSE Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 18, 2018 $372 CALIBER Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 21, 2018 $315 LIFENET VIVIGEN SYNAPSE Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $211 ACF SYNAPSE VIPER EXPEDIUM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 21, 2018 $186 LIFENET VIVIGEN SYNAPSE Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $162 COHERE LESSRAY OSTEOCEL MODULUS Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $144 COHERE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $144 IGA Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $142 IGA LESSRAY BENDINI Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 2, 2018 $141 OSTEOCEL MAXCESS-C COHERE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $139 COALITION Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $139 COALITION Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $137 CALIBER-L Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $134 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $130 LESSRAY Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $130 POWER BASE COHERE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 16, 2018 $125 EXPEDIUM MATRIX TPAL Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $125 IGA Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $124 COHERE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 19, 2018 $123 EXPEDIUM MATRIX COUGAR Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $120 EXPEDIUM VIVIGEN ACIS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
May 1, 2018 $120 MATRIX Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $120 EXPEDIUM VIPER MATRIX Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $119 EXPEDIUM MOUNTAINEER COUGAR MATRIX Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $116 EXPEDIUM SYNAPSE MATRIX Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $115 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $114 VIVIGEN MATRIX Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $113 EXPEDIUM VIVIGEN EXPAREL Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $106 No Listed Product Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $106 EXPEDIUM SYNAPSE COUGAR Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $105 AUTOFILL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $104 TPAL MATRIX COUGAR Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $102 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 21, 2018 $97 MATRIX Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $92 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $89 MATRIX Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jan 3, 2018 $87 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $73 SYNAPSE VIPER ACIS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $73 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $60 TPAL Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $50 SYNAPSE VIPER ACIS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Apr 28, 2018 $48 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $37 ALL SPINE STIMULATION Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 6, 2018 $37 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $28 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Apr 4, 2018 $25 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Aug 18, 2018 $24 CALIBER Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 21, 2018 $22 MATRIX Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 18, 2018 $21 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Mar 28, 2018 $20 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Dec 10, 2018 $19 MATRIX Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Apr 16, 2018 $18 SYNVISC-ONE Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Jun 29, 2018 $18 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Mar 2, 2018 $18 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Jul 18, 2018 $17 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
May 7, 2018 $17 RAYOS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jun 1, 2018 $17 BONESCALPEL Food and Beverage MISONIX INC
May 11, 2018 $16 ACIS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $16 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Jun 15, 2018 $16 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Jul 13, 2018 $15 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Mar 21, 2018 $15 NAVIGATION EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $15 PROLIA REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $15 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $15 MATRIX Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $15 MATRIX Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $15 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $14 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Aug 25, 2018 $14 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Aug 7, 2018 $14 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $14 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Jun 12, 2018 $14 BONESCALPEL Food and Beverage MISONIX INC
Mar 13, 2018 $14 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Jun 5, 2018 $13 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $13 NO PRODUCT Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jul 3, 2018 $12 TYMLOS Food and Beverage RADIUS HEALTH, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $12 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
May 1, 2018 $11 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Nov 6, 2018 $11 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $11 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Jul 26, 2018 $11 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $10 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Apr 3, 2018 $9 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Mar 7, 2018 $7 EXPEDIUM MATRIX TPAL Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $7 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Jan 23, 2018 $6 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Jan 26, 2018 $3 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Aug 25, 2018 $2 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Jul 24, 2018 $1 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.