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DAVID L LIN
Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
5420 WEST LOOP S, SUITE 2300, BELLAIRE, TX, 77401-2107
DR. DAVID LIN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
34
payments
$695
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 |
|---|---|---|
Food and Beverage |
32 | $676 |
Travel and Lodging |
2 | $20 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
PERSONA |
device |
$107 |
PENNSAID |
drug |
$98 |
MAKO |
device |
$94 |
COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY STEM |
device |
$94 |
EBI BONE HEALING SYSTEM |
device |
$64 |
TYMLOS |
drug |
$63 |
REGENETEN |
device |
$42 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$27 |
PLASMABLADE |
device |
$26 |
NO PRODUCT |
drug |
$21 |
ADVISOR CATHETER |
device |
$17 |
AQUAMANTYS |
device |
$16 |
ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES |
device |
$15 |
MONOVISC |
device |
$12 |
ORTHOVISC |
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 24, 2018 | $107 | PERSONA | Food and Beverage | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Sep 21, 2018 | $74 | COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY STEM | Food and Beverage | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Mar 2, 2018 | $50 | MAKO | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Apr 4, 2018 | $44 | MAKO | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 31, 2018 | $42 | REGENETEN | Food and Beverage | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| Feb 15, 2018 | $27 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ERMI INC. | |
| Apr 18, 2018 | $26 | PLASMABLADE | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Jul 11, 2018 | $23 | TYMLOS | Food and Beverage | RADIUS HEALTH, INC. | |
| Jun 20, 2018 | $22 | TYMLOS | Food and Beverage | RADIUS HEALTH, INC. | |
| Nov 16, 2018 | $18 | EBI BONE HEALING SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Sep 12, 2018 | $17 | TYMLOS | Food and Beverage | RADIUS HEALTH, INC. | |
| Jun 12, 2018 | $17 | ADVISOR CATHETER | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Jun 7, 2018 | $16 | AQUAMANTYS | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC USA, INC. | |
| Feb 8, 2018 | $16 | PENNSAID | Food and Beverage | HORIZON PHARMA PLC | |
| Aug 16, 2018 | $15 | PENNSAID | Food and Beverage | HORIZON PHARMA PLC | |
| Mar 23, 2018 | $15 | EBI BONE HEALING SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Apr 24, 2018 | $15 | ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES | Food and Beverage | AVANOS MEDICAL | |
| Jul 12, 2018 | $15 | PENNSAID | Food and Beverage | HORIZON PHARMA PLC | |
| Mar 28, 2018 | $15 | EBI BONE HEALING SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Mar 8, 2018 | $14 | PENNSAID | Food and Beverage | HORIZON PHARMA PLC | |
| Sep 13, 2018 | $14 | PENNSAID | Food and Beverage | HORIZON PHARMA PLC | |
| Sep 14, 2018 | $13 | COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY STEM | Travel and Lodging | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Apr 5, 2018 | $12 | NO PRODUCT | Food and Beverage | HORIZON PHARMA PLC | |
| Jan 31, 2018 | $12 | MONOVISC ORTHOVISC | Food and Beverage | DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC. | |
| Apr 13, 2018 | $10 | EBI BONE HEALING SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Aug 3, 2018 | $9 | NO PRODUCT | Food and Beverage | HORIZON PHARMA PLC | |
| Sep 14, 2018 | $7 | COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY STEM | Travel and Lodging | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| Jan 25, 2018 | $6 | PENNSAID | Food and Beverage | HORIZON PHARMA PLC | |
| Aug 24, 2018 | $6 | PENNSAID | Food and Beverage | HORIZON PHARMA PLC | |
| Aug 16, 2018 | $5 | EBI BONE HEALING SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. | |
| May 3, 2018 | $5 | PENNSAID | Food and Beverage | HORIZON PHARMA PLC | |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $5 | PENNSAID | Food and Beverage | HORIZON PHARMA PLC | |
| Mar 8, 2018 | $2 | PENNSAID | Food and Beverage | HORIZON PHARMA PLC | |
| Jul 12, 2018 | $1 | PENNSAID | Food and Beverage | HORIZON PHARMA PLC |
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