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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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NICHOLAS M WETJEN
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NICHOLAS M WETJEN

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
200 1ST ST SW, ROCHESTER, MN, 55905-0001
* Note: This physician had a Iowa practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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NICHOLAS WETJEN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

24

payments

$2,298

payment total

5

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
 9 $1,555
Food and Beverage
 14 $728
Entertainment
 1 $15

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†
XLIF

device

 $1,670
HELIX

device

 $254
RELINE

device

 $152
EXPEDIUM

device

 $144
BENDINI

device

 $142
COHERE

device

 $139
MAXCESS-C

device

 $125
OSTEOCEL

device

 $125
TLIF

device

 $119
MAZORX - RENAISSANCE

device

 $77
VENTRICULOSCOPE LOTTA

device

 $64
PLIF

device

 $42
TLX

device

 $22
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $15
GRAFT DELIVERY SYSTEM

device

 $14
† 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
Nov 6, 2018 $557 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $191 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $182 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $148 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $128 BENDINI RELINE HELIX Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 11, 2018 $125 OSTEOCEL HELIX MAXCESS-C COHERE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 4, 2018 $120 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $114 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $104 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $104 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $79 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $78 TLIF XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 3, 2018 $77 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $66 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Aug 6, 2018 $42 PLIF TLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $35 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $35 VENTRICULOSCOPE LOTTA Food and Beverage KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Aug 15, 2018 $29 VENTRICULOSCOPE LOTTA Food and Beverage KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Nov 6, 2018 $20 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $17 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Entertainment HITACHI HEALTHCARE AMERICAS CORP. Meat U Anywhere
May 23, 2018 $14 RELINE GRAFT DELIVERY SYSTEM BENDINI COHERE TLX Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $10 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $9 TLX 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.