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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.

RYAN A AUKERMAN
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RYAN A AUKERMAN

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN HOSPITAL, 600 HIGHLAND AVE. ROOM H4/831-8320, MADISON, WI, 53792-3284
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RYAN AUKERMAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

20

payments

$4,229

payment total

3

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
 1 $3,148
Food and Beverage
 18 $710
Travel and Lodging
 1 $371

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†
ACUFEX

device

 $3,148
MENISCAL ROOT REPAIR SYSTEM

device

 $717
LENS SURGICAL IMAGING SYSTEM

device

 $166
FIRSTPASS MINI

device

 $148
660HD IMAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

device

 $116
HIP ARTHROSCOPY ACCESS & INSTRUMENTATION SET

device

 $103
Q-FIX

device

 $44
FIRSTPASS

device

 $40
VIDEO ACCESSORIES

device

 $32
GRAFTMASTER III

device

 $22
DYONICS POWER

device

 $16
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
Apr 6, 2018 $3,148 ACUFEX Consulting SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 10, 2018 $371 MENISCAL ROOT REPAIR SYSTEM Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 10, 2018 $139 MENISCAL ROOT REPAIR SYSTEM Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $116 660HD IMAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM LENS SURGICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $103 HIP ARTHROSCOPY ACCESS & INSTRUMENTATION SET Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
May 9, 2018 $42 MENISCAL ROOT REPAIR SYSTEM FIRSTPASS MINI Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 10, 2018 $40 FIRSTPASS MENISCAL ROOT REPAIR SYSTEM Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 11, 2018 $37 MENISCAL ROOT REPAIR SYSTEM FIRSTPASS MINI Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $33 Q-FIX Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $32 VIDEO ACCESSORIES LENS SURGICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $24 MENISCAL ROOT REPAIR SYSTEM FIRSTPASS MINI Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 24, 2018 $22 GRAFTMASTER III Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $19 MENISCAL ROOT REPAIR SYSTEM Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $18 LENS SURGICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $16 DYONICS POWER Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 11, 2018 $16 MENISCAL ROOT REPAIR SYSTEM FIRSTPASS MINI Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $14 MENISCAL ROOT REPAIR SYSTEM FIRSTPASS MINI Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jul 23, 2018 $14 MENISCAL ROOT REPAIR SYSTEM FIRSTPASS MINI Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $11 SYNVISC-ONE Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Nov 7, 2018 $11 Q-FIX 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.