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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.

ALBERT LIN
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ALBERT LIN

Listed Specialty: Sports Medicine
3200 S WATER ST, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15203-2307
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Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

24

payments

$9,766

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $4,500
Travel and Lodging
 10 $2,901
Consulting
 2 $1,320
Food and Beverage
 10 $610
Education
 1 $435

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

 $5,009
1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA

device

 $2,970
SIMPLICITI

device

 $1,320
BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM

device

 $242
L10

device

 $150
SDC

device

 $150
R&D BIOLOGICS

drug

 $75
† 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
Apr 12, 2018 $4,500 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other ARTHREX, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $880 SIMPLICITI Consulting WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Nov 21, 2018 $565 1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 6, 2018 $440 SIMPLICITI Consulting WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $435 No Listed Product Education ARTHREX, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $373 1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 11, 2018 $339 1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 11, 2018 $339 1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 27, 2018 $339 1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 10, 2018 $272 1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 12, 2018 $258 1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 27, 2018 $226 1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 11, 2018 $150 SDC L10 Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 11, 2018 $124 1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 17, 2018 $98 BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Oct 20, 2018 $75 R&D BIOLOGICS Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $69 1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 12, 2018 $65 1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 12, 2018 $52 BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Feb 19, 2018 $48 BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $44 BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $33 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $28 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $12 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MID-ATLANTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMS, 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.