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BEHROOZ A AKBARNIA
Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
4130 LA JOLLA VILLAGE DR, SUITE 300, LA JOLLA, CA, 92037-9121
DR. BEHROOZ AKBARNIA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
55
payments
$328,419
payment total
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
Royalty or License |
9 | $273K |
Consulting |
11 | $52,000 |
Food and Beverage |
29 | $2,196 |
Travel and Lodging |
5 | $1,510 |
Gift |
1 | $143 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
MAGEC |
device |
$240K |
COROENT |
device |
$195K |
NILE SPINAL SYSTEM |
device |
$64,871 |
MESA SPINAL SYSTEM |
device |
$64,621 |
EXPEDIUM |
device |
$13,122 |
RELINE |
device |
$7,827 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$1,906 |
XLIF |
device |
$435 |
NANOMETALENE TECHNOLOGY |
device |
$148 |
MAXCESS |
device |
$148 |
MODULUS |
device |
$148 |
IFUSE IMPLANT |
device |
$139 |
BENDINI |
device |
$94 |
ARSENAL, LLIF |
device |
$64 |
OTHER - MIS |
device |
$54 |
MULTIPLE PRODUCTS |
device |
$27 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2018 | $70,149 | COROENT MAGEC | Royalty or License | NUVASIVE, INC. | Akbarnia Consulting Inc |
| Feb 16, 2018 | $64,621 | NILE SPINAL SYSTEM MESA SPINAL SYSTEM | Royalty or License | K2M, INC. | Akbarnia Consulting Inc. |
| Aug 13, 2018 | $46,003 | COROENT MAGEC | Royalty or License | NUVASIVE, INC. | Akbarnia Consulting Inc |
| May 9, 2018 | $41,947 | COROENT MAGEC | Royalty or License | NUVASIVE, INC. | Akbarnia Consulting Inc |
| Nov 13, 2018 | $36,727 | MAGEC COROENT | Royalty or License | NUVASIVE, INC. | Akbarnia Consulting Inc |
| Mar 22, 2018 | $11,750 | MAGEC | Consulting | NUVASIVE, INC. | Akbarnia Consulting Inc |
| Dec 20, 2018 | $8,000 | MAGEC | Consulting | NUVASIVE, INC. | Akbarnia Consulting Inc |
| Feb 13, 2018 | $8,000 | MAGEC | Consulting | NUVASIVE, INC. | Akbarnia Consulting Inc |
| Jul 12, 2018 | $7,500 | MAGEC | Consulting | NUVASIVE, INC. | Akbarnia Consulting Inc |
| Sep 27, 2018 | $4,500 | MAGEC | Consulting | NUVASIVE, INC. | Akbarnia Consulting Inc |
| Feb 27, 2018 | $4,263 | EXPEDIUM | Royalty or License | DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC | AKBARNIA CONSULTING INC |
| May 22, 2018 | $3,786 | EXPEDIUM | Royalty or License | DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC | AKBARNIA CONSULTING INC |
| May 10, 2018 | $3,125 | MAGEC | Consulting | NUVASIVE, INC. | Akbarnia Consulting Inc |
| Aug 21, 2018 | $3,125 | RELINE | Consulting | NUVASIVE, INC. | Akbarnia Consulting Inc |
| Jul 19, 2018 | $3,000 | RELINE | Consulting | NUVASIVE, INC. | Akbarnia Consulting Inc |
| Sep 13, 2018 | $2,627 | EXPEDIUM | Royalty or License | DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC | AKBARNIA CONSULTING INC |
| Dec 7, 2018 | $2,446 | EXPEDIUM | Royalty or License | DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC | AKBARNIA CONSULTING INC |
| Jan 30, 2018 | $1,500 | RELINE | Consulting | NUVASIVE, INC. | Akbarnia Consulting Inc |
| Apr 26, 2018 | $1,250 | MAGEC | Consulting | NUVASIVE, INC. | Akbarnia Consulting Inc |
| Jan 27, 2018 | $863 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Sep 13, 2018 | $300 | MAGEC | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Sep 13, 2018 | $300 | MAGEC | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jan 30, 2018 | $250 | NILE SPINAL SYSTEM | Consulting | K2M, INC. | Akbarnia Consulting, Inc. |
| Aug 17, 2018 | $165 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Apr 19, 2018 | $148 | NANOMETALENE TECHNOLOGY | Food and Beverage | SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION | |
| Jul 12, 2018 | $148 | XLIF MODULUS MAXCESS | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jul 6, 2018 | $143 | RELINE | Gift | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jul 5, 2018 | $139 | IFUSE IMPLANT | Food and Beverage | SI-BONE, INC. | |
| May 18, 2018 | $128 | XLIF | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jan 27, 2018 | $120 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jan 26, 2018 | $111 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Feb 15, 2018 | $103 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jul 8, 2018 | $98 | XLIF | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| May 18, 2018 | $92 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jan 26, 2018 | $88 | MAGEC | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jan 27, 2018 | $76 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jan 26, 2018 | $75 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| May 10, 2018 | $65 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Apr 26, 2018 | $64 | ARSENAL, LLIF | Food and Beverage | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| May 16, 2018 | $61 | XLIF | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jan 25, 2018 | $59 | RELINE | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jan 27, 2018 | $57 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jan 26, 2018 | $57 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jul 5, 2018 | $54 | OTHER - MIS | Food and Beverage | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Jun 24, 2018 | $49 | BENDINI MAGEC | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jan 27, 2018 | $48 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jul 6, 2018 | $45 | BENDINI MAGEC | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Apr 17, 2018 | $31 | MAGEC | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Sep 13, 2018 | $31 | MAGEC | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| May 30, 2018 | $27 | MULTIPLE PRODUCTS | Food and Beverage | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | |
| Jan 27, 2018 | $27 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| May 20, 2018 | $24 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| May 20, 2018 | $24 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jan 26, 2018 | $19 | MAGEC | Food and Beverage | NUVASIVE, INC. | |
| Jul 2, 2018 | $13 | MAGEC | 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.