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WILLIAM D HUNTER
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WILLIAM D HUNTER

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
2555 COURT DR, SUITE 400, GASTONIA, NC, 28054-2134
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WILLIAM HUNTER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2017 Payments At a Glance

57

payments

$48,487

payment total

21

companies paid this doctor

Payment Calendar in 2017

This doctor received a payment on days in 2017.

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.

2017

Types of Payments in 2017

Category Payments Payment Value
Royalty or License
 2 $29,493
Consulting
 3 $13,000
Travel and Lodging
 15 $4,658
Food and Beverage
 37 $1,336

Drugs & Devices in 2017

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†
TLX

device

 $29,551
XLIF

device

 $11,629
LATERAL PLATE

device

 $5,000
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,149
SPINE

device

 $295
ALIF

device

 $265
PRECISION MRI SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR SYSTEM

device

 $123
MOVANTIK

drug

 $97
EXCELSIUS - GPS

device

 $52
LORZONE

drug

 $47
IFUSE IMPLANT

device

 $45
NAV - CRANIALMAP NUERO SOFTWARE AND INSTRUMENTATION

device

 $45
GLIADEL

drug

 $39
BIOMET SPINALPAK

device

 $28
PALISADE PEDICLE SCREW SYSTEM

device

 $25
HYSINGLA ER

drug

 $24
OXYCONTIN

drug

 $24
SCS IPGS

device

 $22
SPINAL IMPLANTS

device

 $22
KCENTRA

drug

 $21
EXPAREL

drug

 $19
GELFOAM

device

 $16
THROMBIN

drug

 $16
COFLEX

device

 $15
CONZIP

drug

 $15
TYMLOS

drug

 $15
ELSA

device

 $14
KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY

device

 $14
BUTRANS

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 2017

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Nov 10, 2017 $17,367 TLX Royalty or License NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 15, 2017 $12,125 TLX Royalty or License NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 3, 2017 $5,000 LATERAL PLATE Consulting PRECISION SPINE, INC.
Feb 7, 2017 $4,000 XLIF Consulting NUVASIVE, INC.
May 25, 2017 $4,000 XLIF Consulting NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 3, 2017 $1,861 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 29, 2017 $1,032 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 19, 2017 $517 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 18, 2017 $302 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 28, 2017 $295 SPINE Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jan 21, 2017 $216 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 20, 2017 $199 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 18, 2017 $173 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 21, 2017 $127 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 17, 2017 $123 PRECISION MRI SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR SYSTEM Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 21, 2017 $92 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 18, 2017 $92 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 22, 2017 $86 ALIF XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 21, 2017 $86 ALIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 18, 2017 $59 TLX Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 17, 2017 $52 EXCELSIUS - GPS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jul 11, 2017 $45 NAV - CRANIALMAP NUERO SOFTWARE AND INSTRUMENTATION Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 29, 2017 $35 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 26, 2017 $31 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Apr 19, 2017 $30 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 28, 2017 $25 PALISADE PEDICLE SCREW SYSTEM Food and Beverage SPINEOLOGY INC.
Dec 28, 2017 $25 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 27, 2017 $25 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 3, 2017 $25 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 7, 2017 $22 SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 4, 2017 $22 SPINAL IMPLANTS Food and Beverage SPINE WAVE, INC.
May 30, 2017 $21 KCENTRA Food and Beverage CSL BEHRING
Aug 15, 2017 $20 GLIADEL Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Mar 29, 2017 $19 EXPAREL Food and Beverage PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Jan 31, 2017 $19 GLIADEL Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jan 3, 2017 $19 MOVANTIK Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Jul 12, 2017 $18 LORZONE Food and Beverage VERTICAL PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Apr 18, 2017 $17 MOVANTIK Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Sep 26, 2017 $17 MOVANTIK Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Jun 6, 2017 $16 BIOMET SPINALPAK Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 1, 2017 $16 THROMBIN GELFOAM Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Oct 10, 2017 $16 MOVANTIK Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Aug 29, 2017 $16 MOVANTIK Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
May 10, 2017 $15 LORZONE Food and Beverage VERTICAL PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Nov 9, 2017 $15 COFLEX Food and Beverage PARADIGM SPINE, LLC
Mar 1, 2017 $15 LORZONE CONZIP Food and Beverage VERTICAL PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Nov 29, 2017 $15 TYMLOS Food and Beverage RADIUS HEALTH, INC.
Apr 28, 2017 $14 ELSA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 26, 2017 $14 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Dec 5, 2017 $14 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 1, 2017 $14 MOVANTIK Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Jul 19, 2017 $13 OXYCONTIN HYSINGLA ER Food and Beverage PURDUE PHARMA L.P.
Oct 25, 2017 $12 BIOMET SPINALPAK Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 12, 2017 $11 HYSINGLA ER OXYCONTIN BUTRANS Food and Beverage PURDUE PHARMA L.P.
Jan 22, 2017 $11 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 16, 2017 $11 No Listed Product Food and Beverage KCI USA, INC
Dec 28, 2017 $10 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.