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RONALD G CHRISTOPHER
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RONALD G CHRISTOPHER

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
2263 SANDSTONE DR, MORRISTOWN, TN, 37814
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DR. RONALD CHRISTOPHER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

38

payments

$4,703

payment total

20

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
 5 $1,916
Education
 1 $1,548
Food and Beverage
 32 $1,239

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

 $3,350
NONE

device

 $368
REUNION

device

 $357
BIODFACTOR

device

 $193
BIODOPTIX

device

 $193
BIODRESTORE

device

 $193
BIOFIX

device

 $193
MEDIHONEY

device

 $193
DYNASPLINT

device

 $146
TYMLOS

drug

 $58
ZILRETTA

drug

 $38
MOVANTIK

drug

 $23
COLUMBUS AS

device

 $22
AQUACEL AG

device

 $19
XARELTO

drug

 $17
PROLIA

drug

 $16
BIOMET SPINALPAK

device

 $15
SPRIX

drug

 $14
SYMPROIC

drug

 $14
FORTEO

drug

 $12
PICO

device

 $11
TRITANIUM

device

 $11
VIMOVO

drug

 $11
CALDOLOR

drug

 $11
† 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 6, 2018 $1,548 No Listed Product Education ARTHREX, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $1,031 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ALPHA ORTHOPEDIC SYSTEMS
Jun 14, 2018 $486 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $368 NONE Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 10, 2018 $196 REUNION Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 6, 2018 $172 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $146 DYNASPLINT Food and Beverage DYNASPLINT SYSTEMS INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $131 BIOFIX BIODRESTORE MEDIHONEY BIODOPTIX BIODFACTOR Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 6, 2018 $87 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $62 BIOFIX BIODRESTORE MEDIHONEY BIODOPTIX BIODFACTOR Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jul 10, 2018 $50 REUNION Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 10, 2018 $49 REUNION Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 10, 2018 $26 REUNION Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jan 29, 2018 $22 COLUMBUS AS Food and Beverage AESCULAP IMPLANT SYSTEMS, LLC MedX Surgical
Jun 28, 2018 $20 REUNION Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
May 10, 2018 $19 TYMLOS Food and Beverage RADIUS HEALTH, INC.
Dec 19, 2018 $19 AQUACEL AG Food and Beverage CONVATEC INC.
Sep 4, 2018 $17 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jun 24, 2018 $16 REUNION Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 1, 2018 $16 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $15 TYMLOS Food and Beverage RADIUS HEALTH, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $15 BIOMET SPINALPAK Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $14 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $14 SPRIX Food and Beverage EGALET US INC
Jan 24, 2018 $14 SYMPROIC Food and Beverage PURDUE PHARMA L.P.
Apr 25, 2018 $13 TYMLOS Food and Beverage RADIUS HEALTH, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $13 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $12 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MAZOR ROBOTICS INC.
May 22, 2018 $12 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Apr 3, 2018 $12 MOVANTIK Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
May 15, 2018 $11 MOVANTIK Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Dec 4, 2018 $11 PICO Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $11 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $11 TRITANIUM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
May 3, 2018 $11 VIMOVO Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
May 29, 2018 $11 TYMLOS Food and Beverage RADIUS HEALTH, INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $11 CALDOLOR Food and Beverage CUMBERLAND PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.