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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.

ERIC J BALAGUER
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ERIC J BALAGUER

Listed Specialty: Hand Surgery
8905 SW 87TH AVE, SUITE 100, MIAMI, FL, 33176-2227
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DR. ERIC BALAGUER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

13

payments

$1,267

payment total

6

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
11 $652
Education
1 $600
Consulting
1 $15

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

$600
ALIGN

device

$264
GEMINUS

device

$264
IJS

device

$264
IMPLATE

device

$264
HEALICOIL

device

$142
SPEEDSCREW

device

$142
PRIMARY CARE - DISEASE STATE

drug

$124
SPEEDLOCK

device

$46
ALPS HAND

device

$28
BONE HEALING PRODUCT PORTFOLIO

device

$22
BIOSURE

device

$16
STIMULAN

device

$15
DYNOMITE 2.0MM SUTURE ANCHOR

device

$6
HAT-TRICK

device

$5
† 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
Oct 17, 2018 $600 No Listed Product Education SOUTHERN EDGE ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $152 GEMINUS ALIGN IJS IMPLATE Food and Beverage SKELETAL DYNAMICS LLC
Apr 17, 2018 $142 HEALICOIL SPEEDSCREW Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $124 PRIMARY CARE - DISEASE STATE Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Oct 9, 2018 $102 GEMINUS ALIGN IJS IMPLATE Food and Beverage SKELETAL DYNAMICS LLC
Oct 25, 2018 $46 SPEEDLOCK Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 8, 2018 $28 ALPS HAND Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $22 BONE HEALING PRODUCT PORTFOLIO Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $16 BIOSURE Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 2, 2018 $15 STIMULAN Consulting BIOCOMPOSITES INC
Feb 22, 2018 $10 GEMINUS ALIGN IJS IMPLATE Food and Beverage SKELETAL DYNAMICS LLC
Feb 25, 2018 $6 DYNOMITE 2.0MM SUTURE ANCHOR Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 8, 2018 $5 HAT-TRICK Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.