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SURMEET S CHHINA
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SURMEET S CHHINA

Listed Specialty: Surgery
320 E NORTH AVE, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15212-4756
* Note: This physician had a Maryland practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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DR. SURMEET CHHINA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

61

payments

$3,057

payment total

17

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 $2,558
Travel and Lodging
 3 $499

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†
SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM

device

 $1,360
STABILIT VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION SYSTEM

device

 $370
STAR TUMOR ABLATION SYSTEM

device

 $370
SCS IPGS

device

 $268
MORPHABOND ER

drug

 $204
SPECTRA WAVEWRITER

device

 $161
INTELLIS

device

 $151
PENTA SCS LEADS

device

 $99
ZILRETTA

drug

 $76
LUCEMYRA

drug

 $69
RELISTOR

drug

 $66
LEVORPHANOL

drug

 $54
SYMPROIC

drug

 $47
LAMITRODE SCS LEADS

device

 $39
LORZONE

drug

 $31
EMBEDA

drug

 $26
FLECTOR PATCH

drug

 $26
LYRICA

drug

 $26
KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY

device

 $23
OCTRODE SCS LEADS

device

 $13
ZOHYDRO ER

drug

 $13
SPRIX

drug

 $12
XTAMPZA

drug

 $11
ACTHAR

drug

 $11
† 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 9, 2018 $370 STAR TUMOR ABLATION SYSTEM STABILIT VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION SYSTEM Travel and Lodging MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
Jan 12, 2018 $149 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jan 12, 2018 $149 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jan 12, 2018 $149 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jan 29, 2018 $146 SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 24, 2018 $141 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
May 29, 2018 $140 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Sep 24, 2018 $136 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Oct 18, 2018 $125 MORPHABOND ER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Jan 13, 2018 $122 SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 20, 2018 $119 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 24, 2018 $117 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Sep 19, 2018 $116 INTELLIS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $115 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Oct 16, 2018 $99 PENTA SCS LEADS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 12, 2018 $64 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Travel and Lodging NEVRO CORP.
Jan 12, 2018 $64 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Travel and Lodging NEVRO CORP.
Jan 12, 2018 $63 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Sep 26, 2018 $42 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 13, 2018 $39 LAMITRODE SCS LEADS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 20, 2018 $28 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Dec 19, 2018 $24 SYMPROIC Food and Beverage SHIONOGI INC
Aug 16, 2018 $23 SYMPROIC Food and Beverage SHIONOGI INC
Nov 2, 2018 $23 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $22 LUCEMYRA Food and Beverage US WORLDMEDS, LLC
Oct 2, 2018 $19 RELISTOR Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Dec 17, 2018 $19 LEVORPHANOL Food and Beverage SENTYNL THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $19 RELISTOR LUCEMYRA Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Dec 22, 2018 $18 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $17 LEVORPHANOL Food and Beverage SENTYNL THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $17 LEVORPHANOL Food and Beverage SENTYNL THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $17 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $16 LORZONE Food and Beverage VERTICAL PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Nov 12, 2018 $16 MORPHABOND ER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $16 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Sep 18, 2018 $16 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $15 LYRICA EMBEDA FLECTOR PATCH Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $15 LUCEMYRA RELISTOR Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Dec 11, 2018 $15 MORPHABOND ER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $15 LORZONE Food and Beverage VERTICAL PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Oct 2, 2018 $15 MORPHABOND ER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Nov 19, 2018 $14 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $13 OCTRODE SCS LEADS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 10, 2018 $13 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Dec 5, 2018 $13 INTELLIS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $13 ZOHYDRO ER Food and Beverage PERNIX THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $12 LUCEMYRA RELISTOR Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Aug 17, 2018 $12 MORPHABOND ER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $12 INTELLIS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 21, 2018 $12 SPRIX Food and Beverage EGALET US INC
Sep 19, 2018 $12 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $11 XTAMPZA Food and Beverage COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $11 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Dec 13, 2018 $11 LYRICA EMBEDA FLECTOR PATCH Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $10 INTELLIS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $10 MORPHABOND ER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $9 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jun 19, 2018 $9 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Aug 14, 2018 $9 MORPHABOND ER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $1 MORPHABOND ER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Aug 18, 2018 $1 MORPHABOND ER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.