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STUART H HERSHMAN
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STUART H HERSHMAN

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
6000 N FEDERAL HWY, FT LAUDERDALE, FL, 33308-2226
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DR. STUART HERSHMAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

48

payments

$28,238

payment total

8

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
Consulting
 8 $19,299
Nonaccredited Training
 1 $4,800
Travel and Lodging
 15 $2,018
Food and Beverage
 23 $1,715
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $407

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†
EXPEDIUM

device

 $15,569
XLIF

device

 $6,644
VIPER

device

 $3,865
TLIF

device

 $1,811
HTX-011

drug

 $500
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $474
EXPAREL

drug

 $407
TITAN ENDOSKELETON

device

 $250
TITAN NANOLOCK

device

 $250
EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $192
SYNAPSE

device

 $125
RELINE

device

 $102
ARCHON

device

 $63
X-CORE

device

 $33
BRAINLAB

device

 $29
OSTEOCEL

device

 $18
† 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 $4,800 XLIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $4,635 EXPEDIUM Consulting DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Feb 21, 2018 $3,605 VIPER Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 7, 2018 $3,090 EXPEDIUM Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $3,090 EXPEDIUM Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Nov 21, 2018 $2,834 EXPEDIUM Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 31, 2018 $1,030 EXPEDIUM Consulting DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Jun 26, 2018 $767 XLIF TLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $515 EXPEDIUM Consulting DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Aug 2, 2018 $500 HTX-011 Consulting HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Feb 19, 2018 $407 EXPAREL Promotional Speaking/Other PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Jul 14, 2018 $254 XLIF TLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $192 EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $181 TITAN ENDOSKELETON TITAN NANOLOCK Food and Beverage TITAN SPINE, LLC
Jan 3, 2018 $152 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Nov 17, 2018 $150 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Nov 15, 2018 $140 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Nov 14, 2018 $137 VIPER Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $125 SYNAPSE Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $125 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $110 TLIF XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $107 VIPER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jul 15, 2018 $104 XLIF TLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $104 TLIF XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $102 TLIF XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 14, 2018 $102 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $98 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
May 2, 2018 $96 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $85 TLIF XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $70 TITAN ENDOSKELETON TITAN NANOLOCK Food and Beverage TITAN SPINE, LLC
Jul 14, 2018 $63 ARCHON Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $57 XLIF TLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $54 TLIF XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $46 TLIF XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $35 TLIF XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 3, 2018 $33 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jul 14, 2018 $33 XLIF X-CORE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $29 BRAINLAB Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jul 14, 2018 $26 TLIF XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 21, 2018 $23 EXPEDIUM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jul 14, 2018 $22 TLIF XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 15, 2018 $22 XLIF TLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 15, 2018 $21 XLIF TLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $20 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Jul 13, 2018 $18 OSTEOCEL Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 10, 2018 $16 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $11 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Jul 16, 2018 $1 XLIF TLIF 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.