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JOHN M RHEE
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JOHN M RHEE

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
59 EXECUTIVE PARK SOUTH NE, SUITE 3050, ATLANTA, GA, 30329-2208
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DR. JOHN RHEE,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

46

payments

$265,236

payment total

6

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
 6 $210K
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $40,500
Travel and Lodging
 18 $13,666
Food and Beverage
 20 $745

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†
TRITANIUM

device

 $200K
CENTERPIECE

device

 $52,537
GALLERY LAMINOPLASTY

device

 $11,555
MAZORX - RENAISSANCE

device

 $885
DIVERGENCE-L

device

 $238
MAKO

device

 $126
M6-C

drug

 $118
BENDINI

device

 $89
IGA

device

 $89
NUVALINE/NUVAMAP O.R.

device

 $89
NVM5

device

 $89
VUEPOINT

device

 $89
AQUAMANTYS

device

 $56
O-ARM-ST

device

 $35
FORMAGRAFT

device

 $17
VAC VERAFLO

device

 $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
Aug 30, 2018 $102,066 TRITANIUM Royalty or License STRYKER CORPORATION EMORY UNIVERSITY
Nov 29, 2018 $96,704 TRITANIUM Royalty or License STRYKER CORPORATION EMORY UNIVERSITY
Oct 1, 2018 $38,100 CENTERPIECE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 25, 2018 $10,191 CENTERPIECE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $3,790 GALLERY LAMINOPLASTY Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. Emory University Office
Aug 14, 2018 $3,144 GALLERY LAMINOPLASTY Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. Emory University Office
Feb 14, 2018 $2,878 GALLERY LAMINOPLASTY Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. Emory University Office
Oct 11, 2018 $2,400 CENTERPIECE Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 14, 2018 $1,743 GALLERY LAMINOPLASTY Royalty or License ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. Emory University Office
Apr 13, 2018 $798 TRITANIUM Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
May 17, 2018 $400 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 25, 2018 $394 CENTERPIECE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 18, 2018 $257 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 25, 2018 $206 CENTERPIECE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 18, 2018 $200 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 25, 2018 $192 CENTERPIECE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 25, 2018 $184 CENTERPIECE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 25, 2018 $159 CENTERPIECE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 22, 2018 $156 DIVERGENCE-L Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $118 M6-C Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 25, 2018 $118 CENTERPIECE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 25, 2018 $96 CENTERPIECE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 25, 2018 $93 CENTERPIECE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $89 NVM5 IGA NUVALINE/NUVAMAP O.R. VUEPOINT BENDINI Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 25, 2018 $82 CENTERPIECE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $69 MAKO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 25, 2018 $64 CENTERPIECE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $58 MAKO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 25, 2018 $57 CENTERPIECE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $56 AQUAMANTYS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 25, 2018 $52 CENTERPIECE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 25, 2018 $50 CENTERPIECE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 22, 2018 $40 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $35 O-ARM-ST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 22, 2018 $30 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 25, 2018 $28 CENTERPIECE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 25, 2018 $26 CENTERPIECE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 28, 2018 $17 FORMAGRAFT Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 18, 2018 $17 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 25, 2018 $15 CENTERPIECE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 25, 2018 $15 CENTERPIECE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 22, 2018 $12 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $12 VAC VERAFLO Food and Beverage KCI USA, INC
May 18, 2018 $12 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 25, 2018 $8 CENTERPIECE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 25, 2018 $6 CENTERPIECE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.