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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 J O'BRIEN
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MICHAEL J O'BRIEN

Listed Specialty: Sports Medicine
1430 TULANE AVE, DEPT. OF ORTHOPAEDICS, SL-32, ROOM 2070, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70112-2632
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DR. MICHAEL O'BRIEN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

32

payments

$23,821

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 5 $19,575
Consulting
 2 $2,200
Food and Beverage
 21 $1,759
Travel and Lodging
 4 $286

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

 $18,316
REUNION

device

 $1,750
Q-FIX

device

 $1,501
REGENETEN

device

 $1,188
SUTUREFIX

device

 $1,125
DYONICS POWERMIN/MINI BLADES

device

 $675
WEREWOLF SYSTEM

device

 $675
REGENESORB

device

 $452
HEALICOIL

device

 $237
LATARJET SYSTEM

device

 $221
ZILRETTA

drug

 $121
BIORAPTOR

device

 $111
EQUINOXE

device

 $107
NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $101
PICO

device

 $101
HOFFMANN

device

 $49
VARIAX

device

 $49
† 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 28, 2018 $14,400 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $2,925 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $1,750 REUNION Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
May 9, 2018 $1,125 Q-FIX SUTUREFIX Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 15, 2018 $675 DYONICS POWERMIN/MINI BLADES WEREWOLF SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 6, 2018 $450 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $450 No Listed Product Consulting SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $183 REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $169 REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $157 REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $142 REGENESORB Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $139 Q-FIX REGENESORB REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $130 HEALICOIL Q-FIX REGENESORB Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $121 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $116 LATARJET SYSTEM REGENETEN Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $111 BIORAPTOR Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $107 EQUINOXE Food and Beverage EXACTECH, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $101 PICO NAVIO SURGICAL SYSTEM REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $87 REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $58 REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $57 LATARJET SYSTEM REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Mar 9, 2018 $50 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $49 VARIAX HOFFMANN Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 12, 2018 $47 HEALICOIL Q-FIX LATARJET SYSTEM Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $41 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $41 HEALICOIL Q-FIX REGENESORB Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $37 REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $32 REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $24 REGENETEN Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $24 REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $18 HEALICOIL Q-FIX Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $3 REGENETEN Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.