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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.

LUKE NICHOLSON
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LUKE NICHOLSON

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
1200 N STATE ST, GNH 3900, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90033-1029
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LUKE NICHOLSON,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

11

payments

$2,509

payment total

7

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
Food and Beverage
 7 $1,364
Travel and Lodging
 3 $890
Education
 1 $255

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†
AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR

device

 $1,762
AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR

device

 $1,762
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $255
EXOGEN

device

 $148
APTUS

device

 $130
TRIAD

device

 $107
SONICANCHOR

device

 $61
MICA

device

 $47
† 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 30, 2018 $872 AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR Food and Beverage AXOGEN
Nov 30, 2018 $464 AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR Travel and Lodging AXOGEN
Nov 30, 2018 $401 AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR Travel and Lodging AXOGEN
Jan 3, 2018 $255 No Listed Product Education MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 27, 2018 $148 EXOGEN Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
Oct 23, 2018 $130 APTUS Food and Beverage MEDARTIS INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $107 TRIAD Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $61 SONICANCHOR Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 26, 2018 $36 MICA Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $25 AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR Travel and Lodging AXOGEN
Nov 26, 2018 $11 MICA Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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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.