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VITO LA PUMA
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VITO LA PUMA

Listed Specialty: Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery
1545 ATLANTIC AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY, 11213
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DR. VITO LA PUMA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

30

payments

$2,003

payment total

9

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
 27 $1,180
Travel and Lodging
 3 $823

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†
BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS

device

 $1,000
ALLOWRAP

device

 $303
VARIAX

device

 $225
ALCORTIN A

drug

 $217
APLIGRAF

drug

 $125
DERMAGRAFT

device

 $125
PURAPLY/AFFINITY/NUTECH

device

 $125
AXSOS

device

 $125
SNAP

device

 $125
VAC ULTA

device

 $125
VAC VERAFLO

device

 $125
GRAFIX & STRAVIX

drug

 $118
ANCHORAGE

device

 $100
HOFFMANN

device

 $78
BAXDELA

drug

 $51
DUEXIS

drug

 $38
RAYOS

drug

 $15
SPRIX

drug

 $12
† 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
Jan 12, 2018 $619 BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $179 BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $125 APLIGRAF DERMAGRAFT PURAPLY/AFFINITY/NUTECH Food and Beverage ORGANOGENESIS INC. L&M Healthcare Communications
Jun 4, 2018 $125 VARIAX AXSOS ALLOWRAP Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jan 18, 2018 $125 SNAP VAC VERAFLO VAC ULTA Food and Beverage KCI USA, INC
Apr 16, 2018 $118 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $113 BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $100 ALLOWRAP ANCHORAGE VARIAX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jan 20, 2018 $78 HOFFMANN ALLOWRAP Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jan 13, 2018 $33 BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jan 13, 2018 $31 BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $27 BAXDELA Food and Beverage MELINTA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $25 BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $24 BAXDELA Food and Beverage MELINTA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $24 ALCORTIN A Food and Beverage NOVUM PHARMA, LLC
Feb 28, 2018 $23 ALCORTIN A Food and Beverage NOVUM PHARMA, LLC
Jul 18, 2018 $21 ALCORTIN A Food and Beverage NOVUM PHARMA, LLC
May 31, 2018 $21 ALCORTIN A Food and Beverage NOVUM PHARMA, LLC
Aug 27, 2018 $21 DUEXIS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jul 26, 2018 $20 ALCORTIN A Food and Beverage NOVUM PHARMA, LLC
Feb 7, 2018 $20 ALCORTIN A Food and Beverage NOVUM PHARMA, LLC
May 7, 2018 $19 ALCORTIN A Food and Beverage NOVUM PHARMA, LLC
Feb 28, 2018 $19 ALCORTIN A Food and Beverage NOVUM PHARMA, LLC
Sep 13, 2018 $18 ALCORTIN A Food and Beverage NOVUM PHARMA, LLC
Dec 7, 2018 $18 ALCORTIN A Food and Beverage NOVUM PHARMA, LLC
Apr 23, 2018 $17 DUEXIS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Apr 26, 2018 $15 RAYOS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jun 28, 2018 $12 SPRIX Food and Beverage EGALET US INC
May 31, 2018 $7 ALCORTIN A Food and Beverage NOVUM PHARMA, LLC
Apr 19, 2018 $5 ALCORTIN A Food and Beverage NOVUM PHARMA, LLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.