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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.

GANESH V KAMATH
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GANESH V KAMATH

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
101 MANNING DR, CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27599-0001
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DR. GANESH KAMATH,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

17

payments

$3,337

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
Travel and Lodging
 10 $2,821
Food and Beverage
 7 $516

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†
HIP ARTHROSCOPY ACCESS & INSTRUMENTATION SET

device

 $1,417
ACCUPASS DIRECT CRESCENT XL

device

 $904
BIORAPTOR KNOTLESS

device

 $904
SUTUREFIX

device

 $904
DELTA

device

 $722
GLOBAL

device

 $722
Q-FIX

device

 $547
SPEEDLOCK HIP

device

 $547
OSTEORAPTOR

device

 $357
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $143
PIVOT PORTAL ENTRY KIT

device

 $82
BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM

device

 $66
REUNION

device

 $3
† 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 19, 2018 $655 GLOBAL DELTA Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 29, 2018 $547 ACCUPASS DIRECT CRESCENT XL BIORAPTOR KNOTLESS Q-FIX SPEEDLOCK HIP SUTUREFIX Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 29, 2018 $357 ACCUPASS DIRECT CRESCENT XL BIORAPTOR KNOTLESS OSTEORAPTOR SUTUREFIX Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $335 HIP ARTHROSCOPY ACCESS & INSTRUMENTATION SET Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 7, 2018 $298 HIP ARTHROSCOPY ACCESS & INSTRUMENTATION SET Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
May 10, 2018 $270 HIP ARTHROSCOPY ACCESS & INSTRUMENTATION SET Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
May 10, 2018 $267 HIP ARTHROSCOPY ACCESS & INSTRUMENTATION SET Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 21, 2018 $134 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
May 22, 2018 $125 HIP ARTHROSCOPY ACCESS & INSTRUMENTATION SET Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 4, 2018 $122 HIP ARTHROSCOPY ACCESS & INSTRUMENTATION SET Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 9, 2018 $82 PIVOT PORTAL ENTRY KIT Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
May 9, 2018 $66 BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $32 GLOBAL DELTA Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $21 GLOBAL DELTA Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $14 GLOBAL DELTA Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 16, 2018 $9 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $3 REUNION Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.