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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.
WALTER S CHOATE
Listed Specialty: Sports Medicine
7219 N LITCHFIELD ROAD, LUKE AFB, AZ, 85309-1525
* Note: This physician had a Louisiana practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
DR. WALTER CHOATE,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
17
payments
$2,956
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 |
|---|---|---|
Grant |
1 | $1,250 |
Food and Beverage |
14 | $1,032 |
Education |
1 | $505 |
Travel and Lodging |
1 | $169 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$2,049 |
MPO HIP SYSTEM |
device |
$146 |
OFIRMEV |
drug |
$125 |
ZILRETTA |
drug |
$122 |
MACI _ PEAK STUDY |
drug |
$114 |
REUNION |
device |
$101 |
EUFLEXXA |
device |
$100 |
SONICANCHOR |
device |
$88 |
OSTEOARTHRITIS - DISEASE |
drug |
$82 |
DISTAL HUMERUS LOCKING PLATE |
device |
$71 |
OLECRENON LOCKING PLATE |
device |
$71 |
PROXIMAL HUMERUS LOCKING PLATE |
device |
$71 |
TRIATHLON |
device |
$41 |
VARIAX |
device |
$4 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2018 | $1,250 | No Listed Product | Grant | DJO, LLC | |
| Nov 5, 2018 | $505 | No Listed Product | Education | ALON MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY | |
| Dec 12, 2018 | $169 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | ALON MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY | |
| Dec 11, 2018 | $125 | MPO HIP SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC | |
| Oct 23, 2018 | $125 | OFIRMEV | Food and Beverage | MALLINCKRODT LLC | |
| Nov 13, 2018 | $125 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ALON MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY | |
| Sep 18, 2018 | $122 | ZILRETTA | Food and Beverage | FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |
| Apr 24, 2018 | $114 | MACI _ PEAK STUDY | Food and Beverage | VERICEL CORPORATION | |
| Feb 6, 2018 | $100 | EUFLEXXA | Food and Beverage | FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| Mar 27, 2018 | $88 | SONICANCHOR REUNION | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 22, 2018 | $82 | OSTEOARTHRITIS - DISEASE | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Aug 15, 2018 | $71 | OLECRENON LOCKING PLATE PROXIMAL HUMERUS LOCKING PLATE DISTAL HUMERUS LOCKING PLATE | Food and Beverage | BIEDERMANN MOTECH, INC. | Louis Houff |
| Jan 2, 2018 | $24 | TRIATHLON | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Dec 11, 2018 | $21 | MPO HIP SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC | |
| Apr 6, 2018 | $17 | TRIATHLON | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jan 8, 2018 | $13 | REUNION | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 17, 2018 | $4 | VARIAX | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.