Dollars for Docs

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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.

THOMAS NIENKE
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THOMAS NIENKE

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
1923 N WEBB RD, WICHITA, KS, 67206-3405
* Note: This physician had a Florida practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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DR. THOMAS NIENKE,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

14

payments

$820

payment total

9

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
14 $820

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
PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS

device

$274
PRODISC C

device

$209
SIJOIN/VERTELOC/CERLOC/VERTELP

device

$78
BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS

device

$77
PRODIGY FAMILY OF SCS IPGS

device

$57
SIJOIN/VERTELOC/VERTELP/CERLOC

device

$36
XIAFLEX

drug

$22
PRO-DENSE

device

$22
APTIOM

drug

$15
ELEVATE

device

$12
PENTA SCS LEADS

device

$12
COFLEX

device

$6
† 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
May 17, 2018 $162 PRODISC C Food and Beverage CENTINEL SPINE, LLC
Oct 4, 2018 $138 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 6, 2018 $136 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 22, 2018 $78 SIJOIN/VERTELOC/CERLOC/VERTELP Food and Beverage VGI MEDICAL, LLC
May 3, 2018 $77 BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $57 PRODIGY FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 8, 2018 $47 PRODISC C Food and Beverage CENTINEL SPINE, LLC
Sep 11, 2018 $36 SIJOIN/VERTELOC/VERTELP/CERLOC Food and Beverage VGI MEDICAL, LLC
May 24, 2018 $22 XIAFLEX Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Nov 19, 2018 $22 PRO-DENSE Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $15 APTIOM Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $12 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $12 PENTA SCS LEADS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 31, 2018 $6 COFLEX Food and Beverage PARADIGM SPINE, LLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.