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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.

RICHARD D SWENSON
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RICHARD D SWENSON

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
500 UNIVERSITY DR, MAIL CODE EC089, HERSHEY, PA, 17033-2360
* Note: This physician had a Arizona practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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RICHARD SWENSON,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

20

payments

$2,086

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
Travel and Lodging
 7 $1,412
Food and Beverage
 13 $674

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†
MAKO

device

 $1,016
TAPERLOC

device

 $611
PERSONA

device

 $140
AQUAMANTYS

device

 $111
SYNVISC-ONE

device

 $108
GMK SPHERE

device

 $60
APEX KNEE SYSTEM

device

 $41
K2 MODULAR HIP SYSTEM

device

 $41
† 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 26, 2018 $520 MAKO Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 26, 2018 $367 MAKO Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 13, 2018 $350 TAPERLOC Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 22, 2018 $140 PERSONA Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $116 TAPERLOC Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 4, 2018 $111 AQUAMANTYS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $100 SYNVISC-ONE Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
May 4, 2018 $60 GMK SPHERE Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $41 APEX KNEE SYSTEM K2 MODULAR HIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage OMNILIFE SCIENCE, INC
Apr 6, 2018 $38 MAKO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 17, 2018 $37 TAPERLOC Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 7, 2018 $36 MAKO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 17, 2018 $34 TAPERLOC Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $34 TAPERLOC Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 7, 2018 $30 MAKO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 6, 2018 $24 MAKO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 17, 2018 $15 TAPERLOC Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $13 TAPERLOC Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $13 TAPERLOC Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $8 SYNVISC-ONE Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
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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.