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.
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MICHAEL D MASON
Listed Specialty: Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery
300 MOUNT AUBURN ST, SUITE 505, CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02138-5600
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DR. MICHAEL MASON,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
55
payments
$365,344
payment total
7
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 |
|---|---|---|
Consulting |
27 | $276K |
Royalty or License |
10 | $82,320 |
Travel and Lodging |
10 | $6,491 |
Food and Beverage |
8 | $534 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS |
device |
$219K |
DJO SURGICAL EMPOWR KNEE SYSTEM |
device |
$58,485 |
REUNION |
device |
$50,491 |
CERVICAL THORACOLUMBAR DEFORMITY MIS INTERBODY SI FIXATION |
device |
$16,479 |
MAKO |
device |
$11,277 |
ASPIDA PLALTES & SCREW |
device |
$7,356 |
ACCOLADE |
device |
$2,103 |
TRIDENT |
device |
$2,000 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$167 |
GAMMA |
device |
$103 |
TRIATHLON |
device |
$103 |
DJO SURGICAL EXPRT REVISION KNEE |
device |
$60 |
NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT |
device |
$29 |
LEGION |
device |
$20 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2018 | $32,750 | PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Sep 27, 2018 | $30,750 | PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jul 19, 2018 | $29,500 | PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Aug 9, 2018 | $28,000 | PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Sep 13, 2018 | $22,250 | PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jan 11, 2018 | $15,500 | PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jan 26, 2018 | $15,254 | DJO SURGICAL EMPOWR KNEE SYSTEM | Royalty or License | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | |
| Apr 26, 2018 | $14,929 | DJO SURGICAL EMPOWR KNEE SYSTEM | Royalty or License | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | |
| Dec 20, 2018 | $14,500 | PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Oct 19, 2018 | $14,224 | DJO SURGICAL EMPOWR KNEE SYSTEM | Royalty or License | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | |
| Jul 24, 2018 | $14,078 | DJO SURGICAL EMPOWR KNEE SYSTEM | Royalty or License | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | |
| Apr 26, 2018 | $12,750 | PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Apr 5, 2018 | $12,000 | PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | MICHAEL D MASON DO |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $11,750 | PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 15, 2018 | $11,250 | MAKO | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 1, 2018 | $10,000 | REUNION | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 11, 2018 | $8,778 | CERVICAL THORACOLUMBAR DEFORMITY MIS INTERBODY SI FIXATION | Royalty or License | ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Jan 25, 2018 | $8,500 | PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 13, 2018 | $7,701 | CERVICAL THORACOLUMBAR DEFORMITY MIS INTERBODY SI FIXATION | Royalty or License | ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC. | |
| Oct 25, 2018 | $7,500 | REUNION | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Sep 20, 2018 | $5,000 | REUNION | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $5,000 | REUNION | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $4,500 | REUNION | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 10, 2018 | $3,000 | REUNION | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 3, 2018 | $3,000 | REUNION | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 10, 2018 | $2,750 | REUNION | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 30, 2018 | $2,022 | ASPIDA PLALTES & SCREW | Royalty or License | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | MASON CONSULTING SERVICE CORP |
| Feb 27, 2018 | $2,011 | ASPIDA PLALTES & SCREW | Royalty or License | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | MASON CONSULTING SERVICE CORP |
| Aug 27, 2018 | $1,819 | ASPIDA PLALTES & SCREW | Royalty or License | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | MASON CONSULTING SERVICE CORP |
| Aug 30, 2018 | $1,750 | REUNION | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Nov 27, 2018 | $1,503 | ASPIDA PLALTES & SCREW | Royalty or License | ALPHATEC SPINE, INC | MASO CONSULTING SERVICE CORP |
| Aug 23, 2018 | $1,500 | TRIDENT ACCOLADE | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Oct 15, 2018 | $1,080 | REUNION | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jan 30, 2018 | $873 | REUNION | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Aug 24, 2018 | $852 | REUNION | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Oct 15, 2018 | $732 | REUNION | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Oct 15, 2018 | $709 | REUNION | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Aug 24, 2018 | $689 | REUNION | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Dec 4, 2018 | $615 | REUNION | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 3, 2018 | $500 | REUNION | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Nov 29, 2018 | $500 | TRIDENT ACCOLADE | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Dec 13, 2018 | $500 | REUNION | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $500 | PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Feb 22, 2018 | $500 | REUNION | Consulting | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 18, 2018 | $387 | REUNION | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| May 17, 2018 | $355 | REUNION | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Aug 23, 2018 | $199 | REUNION | Travel and Lodging | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jul 17, 2018 | $127 | PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Dec 21, 2018 | $103 | ACCOLADE GAMMA TRIATHLON | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Aug 22, 2018 | $96 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | DJO, LLC | |
| May 2, 2018 | $71 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GENENTECH USA, INC. | |
| Feb 22, 2018 | $60 | DJO SURGICAL EXPRT REVISION KNEE | Food and Beverage | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | |
| Mar 9, 2018 | $29 | NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Apr 27, 2018 | $27 | MAKO | Food and Beverage | STRYKER CORPORATION | |
| Jan 31, 2018 | $20 | LEGION | Food and Beverage | SMITH & NEPHEW, 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.