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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.

ANDREW Y YEW
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ANDREW Y YEW

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
17-384 SEMEL, 10833 LECONTE AVE., LOS ANGELES, CA, 90095-7039
* Note: This physician had a Massachusetts practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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DR. ANDREW YEW,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

20

payments

$26,728

payment total

4

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
Grant
 1 $25,000
Food and Beverage
 18 $1,217
Travel and Lodging
 1 $510

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

 $25,032
VIPER

device

 $535
RELINE

device

 $421
IGA

device

 $236
VUEPOINT

device

 $236
CD HORIZON

device

 $201
CREO DEFORMITY

device

 $192
KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY

device

 $151
XLIF

device

 $147
MODULUS

device

 $118
BENDINI

device

 $89
NUVALINE/NUVAMAP O.R.

device

 $89
NVM5

device

 $89
CLYDESDALE

device

 $75
ELEVATE

device

 $32
† 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

= Disputed Payment

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Sep 6, 2018 $25,000 No Listed Product Grant NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $510 VIPER Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $201 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $192 CREO DEFORMITY Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 15, 2018 $156 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $151 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 31, 2018 $147 IGA XLIF RELINE VUEPOINT Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $118 RELINE MODULUS Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $89 BENDINI IGA VUEPOINT NUVALINE/NUVAMAP O.R. NVM5 Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 20, 2018 $39 CLYDESDALE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 20, 2018 $36 CLYDESDALE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $32 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $14 VIPER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $10 VIPER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 21, 2018 $9 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $7 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $6 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $4 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $4 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $2 No Listed Product 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.