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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.

VAL H IRION
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VAL H IRION

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
2005 LANDRY DR., BOSSIER CITY, LA, 71111
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DR. VAL IRION,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

60

payments

$1,633

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
Food and Beverage
 58 $1,185
Travel and Lodging
 2 $448

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†
GMK REVISION

device

 $448
GMK SPHERE

device

 $225
NO PRODUCT

drug

 $214
ORTHOLOC

device

 $140
ZILRETTA

drug

 $117
LENS SURGICAL IMAGING SYSTEM

device

 $114
DUEXIS

drug

 $77
SUTUREFIX

device

 $64
COBLATION WANDS

device

 $56
MAKO

device

 $53
Q-FIX

device

 $44
MEDACTA SHOULDER SYSTEM

device

 $41
FIRSTPASS MINI

device

 $29
REUNION

device

 $28
AXSOS

device

 $27
AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR

device

 $20
AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR

device

 $20
SYNVISC-ONE

device

 $17
GAMMA

device

 $12
HOFFMANN

device

 $12
SONICANCHOR

device

 $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
Jun 1, 2018 $374 GMK REVISION Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $129 NO PRODUCT Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Feb 6, 2018 $96 GMK SPHERE Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Jun 3, 2018 $96 GMK SPHERE Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $92 ORTHOLOC Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $85 NO PRODUCT Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jun 1, 2018 $74 GMK REVISION Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $48 LENS SURGICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $45 LENS SURGICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Feb 9, 2018 $44 SUTUREFIX Q-FIX Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Feb 9, 2018 $41 MEDACTA SHOULDER SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $40 COBLATION WANDS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $39 MAKO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 14, 2018 $31 ORTHOLOC Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $29 FIRSTPASS MINI Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jan 8, 2018 $20 AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR Food and Beverage AXOGEN
Jun 15, 2018 $20 SUTUREFIX LENS SURGICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $17 GMK SPHERE Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $17 ORTHOLOC Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $17 SYNVISC-ONE Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Jun 4, 2018 $17 GMK SPHERE Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $16 COBLATION WANDS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 2, 2018 $15 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $14 REUNION AXSOS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 21, 2018 $14 MAKO REUNION Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 4, 2018 $12 AXSOS GAMMA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 21, 2018 $12 HOFFMANN SONICANCHOR Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 29, 2018 $12 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Oct 15, 2018 $11 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $11 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $10 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $10 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $7 DUEXIS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Aug 3, 2018 $6 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $6 DUEXIS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
May 16, 2018 $5 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $5 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Aug 13, 2018 $5 DUEXIS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
May 7, 2018 $5 DUEXIS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jun 18, 2018 $5 DUEXIS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Mar 19, 2018 $5 DUEXIS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jan 15, 2018 $5 DUEXIS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Feb 5, 2018 $5 DUEXIS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jul 2, 2018 $5 DUEXIS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jun 4, 2018 $5 DUEXIS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Aug 20, 2018 $5 DUEXIS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jul 23, 2018 $5 DUEXIS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jul 27, 2018 $4 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Apr 2, 2018 $4 DUEXIS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Apr 23, 2018 $4 DUEXIS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Sep 4, 2018 $4 DUEXIS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Sep 7, 2018 $4 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
May 31, 2018 $4 DUEXIS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Apr 27, 2018 $4 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $3 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $3 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
May 25, 2018 $3 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $3 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Aug 31, 2018 $3 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $3 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.