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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.

RALPH RIZK
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RALPH RIZK

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
201 14TH ST SW, LARGO, FL, 33770-3133
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DR. RALPH RIZK,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

51

payments

$5,749

payment total

8

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 $2,679
Food and Beverage
 37 $2,604
Education
 3 $346
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $120

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†
OXFORD

device

 $1,403
AXSOS

device

 $1,349
VARIAX

device

 $1,040
GAMMA

device

 $1,017
HOFFMANN

device

 $895
DJO SURGICAL CLP HIP SYSTEM

device

 $645
T2

device

 $586
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $300
ASNIS

device

 $288
CLYDESDALE

device

 $271
REUNION

device

 $149
ALLOGRAFT

device

 $133
ALLOWRAP

device

 $133
STRATAFIX

device

 $123
ELITEK

drug

 $120
ACTIS

device

 $118
PINNACLE

device

 $118
VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS

device

 $118
COMP REVERSE SHOULDER ARCOM

device

 $115
ARISTA AH

device

 $104
ACCOLADE

device

 $74
BIOWICK

device

 $72
AQUAMANTYS

device

 $69
FIXOS

device

 $60
A3

device

 $49
EASY CLIP

device

 $25
ANCHORAGE

device

 $13
† 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 15, 2018 $586 AXSOS GAMMA VARIAX T2 HOFFMANN Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 10, 2018 $527 DJO SURGICAL CLP HIP SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ENCORE MEDICAL, LP
Nov 30, 2018 $462 OXFORD Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $462 OXFORD Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $300 No Listed Product Education MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $224 OXFORD Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $157 AXSOS GAMMA HOFFMANN VARIAX Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 18, 2018 $152 AXSOS GAMMA HOFFMANN VARIAX Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 22, 2018 $149 REUNION Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
May 17, 2018 $149 AXSOS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 20, 2018 $147 CLYDESDALE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $145 VARIAX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 20, 2018 $133 ALLOGRAFT ALLOWRAP Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 15, 2018 $125 ASNIS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 25, 2018 $124 CLYDESDALE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $123 STRATAFIX Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $120 ELITEK Promotional Speaking/Other GENZYME CORPORATION
Dec 18, 2018 $118 ACTIS PINNACLE VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $115 COMP REVERSE SHOULDER ARCOM Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $108 ASNIS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 6, 2018 $104 ARISTA AH Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $78 AXSOS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 18, 2018 $76 GAMMA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 20, 2018 $73 AXSOS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 21, 2018 $72 BIOWICK Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $69 AQUAMANTYS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $65 OXFORD Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $61 AXSOS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 17, 2018 $60 FIXOS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 18, 2018 $60 AXSOS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 30, 2018 $56 OXFORD Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 14, 2018 $52 ACCOLADE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 6, 2018 $49 A3 Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 30, 2018 $45 OXFORD Education ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 15, 2018 $41 ASNIS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 16, 2018 $38 DJO SURGICAL CLP HIP SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ENCORE MEDICAL, LP
Aug 15, 2018 $38 DJO SURGICAL CLP HIP SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ENCORE MEDICAL, LP
Sep 7, 2018 $37 GAMMA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 29, 2018 $34 OXFORD Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $34 AXSOS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 30, 2018 $27 OXFORD Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $27 OXFORD Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 17, 2018 $25 EASY CLIP Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 17, 2018 $23 DJO SURGICAL CLP HIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ENCORE MEDICAL, LP
Aug 17, 2018 $21 DJO SURGICAL CLP HIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ENCORE MEDICAL, LP
Nov 19, 2018 $14 ASNIS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 7, 2018 $13 ANCHORAGE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 11, 2018 $11 ACCOLADE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 10, 2018 $11 ACCOLADE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 19, 2018 $9 GAMMA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 30, 2018 $1 OXFORD Education ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, 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.