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AARON J ALTENBURG
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AARON J ALTENBURG

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
285 VISTA DRIVE, POCATELLO, ID, 83201
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AARON ALTENBURG,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

67

payments

$46,469

payment total

10

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
Consulting
 7 $36,443
Travel and Lodging
 13 $7,684
Food and Beverage
 47 $2,343

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†
PINNACLE

device

 $14,508
STRATAFIX

device

 $14,420
SUMMIT

device

 $14,420
CORAIL

device

 $12,673
GRIPTION TF

device

 $12,673
RECLAIM

device

 $12,673
SIGMA

device

 $12,673
MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE

device

 $12,020
ATTUNE

device

 $4,237
KICK, AIRO, CURVE, BUZZ, NODE, EXACT TRAC, NOVALIS, TRAMACAD, ELEMENTS

device

 $2,336
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $171
AQUAMANTYS

device

 $160
COLUMBUS AS

device

 $125
REDAPT REVISION HIP SYSTEM

device

 $66
ACTIS

device

 $53
MPO HIP SYSTEM

device

 $52
KICK

device

 $45
LEGION REVISION

device

 $33
AXIUM INS DRG IPG

device

 $33
SYNERGY HIP SYSTEM

device

 $33
DUROLANE

device

 $21
MONOVISC

device

 $13
SYNVISC-ONE

device

 $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
Sep 20, 2018 $14,420 STRATAFIX PINNACLE SUMMIT Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $6,750 RECLAIM CORAIL GRIPTION TF SIGMA Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. AARON ALTENBURG MD PC
Jul 2, 2018 $5,923 RECLAIM CORAIL GRIPTION TF SIGMA Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $3,500 MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE Consulting MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC
Feb 27, 2018 $2,700 MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE Consulting MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC
May 31, 2018 $2,301 KICK, AIRO, CURVE, BUZZ, NODE, EXACT TRAC, NOVALIS, TRAMACAD, ELEMENTS Travel and Lodging BRAINLAB, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $2,250 MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE Consulting MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC
Sep 6, 2018 $1,448 ATTUNE Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $956 ATTUNE Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jan 1, 2018 $912 ATTUNE Travel and Lodging DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $900 MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE Consulting MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC
Jun 29, 2018 $801 MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE Travel and Lodging MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC
Nov 26, 2018 $661 MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE Travel and Lodging MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC
Sep 6, 2018 $236 ATTUNE Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jul 14, 2018 $163 MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE Travel and Lodging MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC
Mar 8, 2018 $154 MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE Food and Beverage MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC
Nov 30, 2018 $140 MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE Travel and Lodging MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC
Sep 7, 2018 $135 ATTUNE Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $125 COLUMBUS AS Food and Beverage AESCULAP IMPLANT SYSTEMS, LLC
Jul 13, 2018 $96 MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE Food and Beverage MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC
Nov 30, 2018 $93 MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE Food and Beverage MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC
Nov 2, 2018 $90 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
May 16, 2018 $88 PINNACLE Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $88 MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE Food and Beverage MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC
Jan 25, 2018 $88 ATTUNE Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $81 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jul 14, 2018 $67 MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE Food and Beverage MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC
Aug 22, 2018 $66 AQUAMANTYS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $65 MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE Food and Beverage MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC
Sep 8, 2018 $62 ATTUNE Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $62 ATTUNE Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $60 MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE Food and Beverage MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC
Jul 14, 2018 $54 MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE Food and Beverage MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC
Mar 7, 2018 $53 ATTUNE ACTIS Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $52 MPO HIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC
Feb 6, 2018 $51 AQUAMANTYS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $45 ATTUNE Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Sep 8, 2018 $45 ATTUNE Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $45 ATTUNE Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 23, 2018 $43 AQUAMANTYS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $39 MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE Food and Beverage MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC
May 31, 2018 $35 KICK, AIRO, CURVE, BUZZ, NODE, EXACT TRAC, NOVALIS, TRAMACAD, ELEMENTS Travel and Lodging BRAINLAB, INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $33 REDAPT REVISION HIP SYSTEM LEGION REVISION Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 30, 2018 $33 AXIUM INS DRG IPG Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 7, 2018 $33 REDAPT REVISION HIP SYSTEM SYNERGY HIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $32 ATTUNE Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $31 ATTUNE Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 8, 2018 $31 ATTUNE Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $30 MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE Food and Beverage MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC
Mar 5, 2018 $26 ATTUNE Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $26 MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE Food and Beverage MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC
Jul 14, 2018 $26 MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE Food and Beverage MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC
Nov 30, 2018 $24 MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE Food and Beverage MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC
Dec 1, 2018 $22 MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE Food and Beverage MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC
May 15, 2018 $21 DUROLANE Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
Jan 26, 2018 $20 ATTUNE Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jul 14, 2018 $19 MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE Food and Beverage MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC
Jun 16, 2018 $18 KICK Food and Beverage BRAINLAB, INC.
Jun 16, 2018 $14 KICK Food and Beverage BRAINLAB, INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $13 MONOVISC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jun 16, 2018 $13 KICK Food and Beverage BRAINLAB, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $12 MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE Food and Beverage MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC
Jul 13, 2018 $11 MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE Food and Beverage MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC
May 22, 2018 $11 SYNVISC-ONE Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Jan 25, 2018 $11 ATTUNE Travel and Lodging DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $10 MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE Travel and Lodging MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC
Jul 13, 2018 $10 MPO MEDIAL PIVOT KNEE Travel and Lodging MICROPORT ORTHOPEDICS INC
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