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This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.

DAVID P PAULSON
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DAVID P PAULSON

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
5 MANOR WAY, GALVESTON, TX, 77550-3218
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DR. DAVID PAULSON,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

35

payments

$5,806

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
Travel and Lodging
 11 $4,608
Food and Beverage
 24 $1,198

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†
PRODISC L

device

 $3,099
XLIF

device

 $1,805
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $390
CREO MCS

device

 $117
ALIF

device

 $100
CONTINENTAL

device

 $98
RELINE

device

 $65
TRINITY

drug

 $32
OSTEOAMP

device

 $25
INGREZZA

drug

 $23
ALTERA

device

 $21
TYMLOS

drug

 $16
SYNFIX

device

 $16
† 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
Apr 19, 2018 $1,448 PRODISC L Travel and Lodging CENTINEL SPINE, LLC
Apr 26, 2018 $1,330 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $901 PRODISC L Travel and Lodging CENTINEL SPINE, LLC
May 18, 2018 $427 PRODISC L Travel and Lodging CENTINEL SPINE, LLC
May 18, 2018 $214 PRODISC L Travel and Lodging CENTINEL SPINE, LLC
Apr 14, 2018 $136 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $117 CREO MCS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 14, 2018 $110 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 16, 2018 $109 PRODISC L Food and Beverage CENTINEL SPINE, LLC
Apr 13, 2018 $105 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 15, 2018 $104 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $100 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $72 CONTINENTAL Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $65 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 14, 2018 $64 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $61 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $52 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $34 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 14, 2018 $33 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 31, 2018 $32 TRINITY Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 14, 2018 $30 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $27 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $26 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 31, 2018 $25 CONTINENTAL Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $25 OSTEOAMP Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
Apr 13, 2018 $24 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 2, 2018 $24 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $24 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 21, 2018 $21 ALTERA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $16 TYMLOS Food and Beverage RADIUS HEALTH, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $16 SYNFIX Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $13 INGREZZA Food and Beverage NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
Dec 22, 2018 $11 INGREZZA Food and Beverage NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $10 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $1 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.