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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.

MICHAEL W KESSLER
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MICHAEL W KESSLER

Listed Specialty: Hand Surgery
3800 RESERVOIR RD NW, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL/ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY, WASHINGTON, DC, 20007-2113
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DR. MICHAEL KESSLER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

13

payments

$4,503

payment total

5

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
Education
 1 $1,748
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $1,500
Travel and Lodging
 5 $1,124
Food and Beverage
 6 $132

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $3,674
DVR CROSSLOCK PLATES/SCREWS/PEGS

device

 $747
EXTERNAL FIXATION SYSTEM

device

 $60
FREEDOM WRIST

device

 $60
PYRO MCP

device

 $60
TITAN-SHOULDER

device

 $60
TSSM - TOTAL SHOULDER SYSTEM METAL

device

 $60
VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS

device

 $22
† 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
Jul 13, 2018 $1,748 No Listed Product Education ARTHREX, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $1,500 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other ARTHREX, INC.
Feb 17, 2018 $467 DVR CROSSLOCK PLATES/SCREWS/PEGS Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $314 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging SUPREME ORTHOPEDIC SYSTEMS, LLC
Feb 21, 2018 $209 DVR CROSSLOCK PLATES/SCREWS/PEGS Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 14, 2018 $100 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging SUPREME ORTHOPEDIC SYSTEMS, LLC
Feb 17, 2018 $34 DVR CROSSLOCK PLATES/SCREWS/PEGS Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $33 FREEDOM WRIST PYRO MCP TSSM - TOTAL SHOULDER SYSTEM METAL TITAN-SHOULDER EXTERNAL FIXATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 4, 2018 $26 FREEDOM WRIST PYRO MCP TSSM - TOTAL SHOULDER SYSTEM METAL TITAN-SHOULDER EXTERNAL FIXATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Feb 10, 2018 $22 VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $21 DVR CROSSLOCK PLATES/SCREWS/PEGS Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $17 DVR CROSSLOCK PLATES/SCREWS/PEGS Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $12 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, 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.