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ROBERT H KANG
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ROBERT H KANG

Listed Specialty: Plastic Surgery
4815 LIBERTY AVE STE 425, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15224-2156
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ROBERT KANG,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

31

payments

$3,159

payment total

12

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
 3 $1,968
Food and Beverage
 25 $1,004
Education
 3 $186

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†
AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR

device

 $2,423
AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR

device

 $2,423
BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT

device

 $287
PICO

device

 $102
RENASYS

device

 $102
PROLENE PRODUCTS

device

 $76
SECURESTRAP

device

 $76
OASIS

device

 $74
LIGASURE

device

 $49
MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANTS

device

 $39
RADIALUX LIGHTED RETRACTOR

device

 $36
SANTYL

drug

 $35
PHOTONBLADE

device

 $32
PHOTONSABER Y

device

 $32
EIKON LT ADAPT

device

 $32
PHOTONSABER F

device

 $32
EIKON LT

device

 $32
BLASTX

device

 $19
APTUS

device

 $19
BIOSYN

device

 $15
VAC VERAFLO

device

 $13
BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS

device

 $13
VIVIGEN

device

 $13
† 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
May 12, 2018 $1,162 AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR Travel and Lodging AXOGEN
May 12, 2018 $776 AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR Travel and Lodging AXOGEN
May 12, 2018 $356 AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR Food and Beverage AXOGEN
Nov 29, 2018 $153 BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 12, 2018 $99 AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR Education AXOGEN
Apr 5, 2018 $59 PICO RENASYS OASIS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $49 LIGASURE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jun 12, 2018 $44 BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT Education W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $44 BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT Education W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $42 SECURESTRAP PROLENE PRODUCTS Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Apr 17, 2018 $34 SECURESTRAP PROLENE PRODUCTS Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
May 12, 2018 $30 AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR Travel and Lodging AXOGEN
Feb 6, 2018 $30 SANTYL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $28 PICO RENASYS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $23 RADIALUX LIGHTED RETRACTOR Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $19 BLASTX Food and Beverage NEXT SCIENCE LLC
Nov 5, 2018 $19 APTUS Food and Beverage MEDARTIS INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $16 BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 31, 2018 $16 BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $16 PHOTONBLADE PHOTONSABER Y PHOTONSABER F EIKON LT EIKON LT ADAPT Food and Beverage INVUITY, INC.
Jul 3, 2018 $16 PHOTONBLADE PHOTONSABER Y PHOTONSABER F EIKON LT EIKON LT ADAPT Food and Beverage INVUITY, INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $16 MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANTS Food and Beverage MENTOR WORLDWIDE LLC
Jun 19, 2018 $15 PICO RENASYS OASIS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $15 BIOSYN Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jun 12, 2018 $14 BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $14 RADIALUX LIGHTED RETRACTOR Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $13 VAC VERAFLO Food and Beverage KCI USA, INC
Nov 13, 2018 $13 BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS VIVIGEN Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $12 MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANTS Food and Beverage MENTOR WORLDWIDE LLC
Nov 6, 2018 $11 MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANTS Food and Beverage MENTOR WORLDWIDE LLC
Mar 28, 2018 $5 SANTYL 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.