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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 C SMITH
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RICHARD C SMITH

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
1350 W 6TH ST, SUITE 2, SAN PEDRO, CA, 90732-3544
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RICHARD SMITH,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

14

payments

$2,313

payment total

2

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
 10 $1,973
Food and Beverage
 4 $340

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†
MECTALIF

device

 $2,196
MUST

device

 $2,196
MYSPINE

device

 $2,196
T2

device

 $118
† 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
Sep 14, 2018 $560 MYSPINE MECTALIF MUST Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $452 MYSPINE MECTALIF MUST Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $293 MUST MYSPINE MECTALIF Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Sep 15, 2018 $217 MUST MECTALIF MYSPINE Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $217 MECTALIF MYSPINE MUST Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $146 MUST MECTALIF MYSPINE Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $118 T2 Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 12, 2018 $80 MUST MYSPINE MECTALIF Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $63 MYSPINE MUST MECTALIF Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Sep 16, 2018 $49 MUST MECTALIF MYSPINE Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $46 MYSPINE MECTALIF MUST Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $31 MYSPINE MUST MECTALIF Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $26 MYSPINE MUST MECTALIF Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $17 MUST MECTALIF MYSPINE Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.