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GEORGE K VAN OSTEN
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GEORGE K VAN OSTEN

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
4381 SOUTH EASON BLVD., SUITE 303, NORTH MISSISSIPPI SPORTS MEDICINE AND ORTHOPAEDIC CLINI, TUPELO, MS, 38801
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DR. GEORGE VAN OSTEN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

61

payments

$28,933

payment total

9

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
 15 $23,875
Travel and Lodging
 13 $3,776
Food and Beverage
 33 $1,282

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†
AFFIXUS

device

 $17,888
ALPS ELBOW

device

 $15,209
ALPS PROX TIB PLATES

device

 $15,000
CANNULATED SCREW

device

 $3,834
NCB INSTRUMENTS/PLATES/SCREWS

device

 $3,767
ALPS PLATES AND INSTRUMENTS

device

 $3,625
CABLE READY CABLE GRIP

device

 $3,625
ZNN

device

 $1,250
PHOENIX

device

 $922
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $747
DVR ANATOMIC PLATES/SCREWS/PEGS

device

 $315
TRAUMA PRODUCT PORTFOLIO

device

 $113
FORTEO

drug

 $69
PROLIA

drug

 $52
CELLENTRA

device

 $46
FLUID SYSTEMS

device

 $41
N-FORCE

device

 $36
TYMLOS

drug

 $21
EXOGEN

device

 $18
RENASYS

device

 $12
SNAP

device

 $12
† 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 13, 2018 $5,000 AFFIXUS ALPS ELBOW ALPS PROX TIB PLATES Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $2,000 NCB INSTRUMENTS/PLATES/SCREWS Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $2,000 CABLE READY CABLE GRIP CANNULATED SCREW ALPS PLATES AND INSTRUMENTS Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $1,625 CABLE READY CABLE GRIP ALPS PLATES AND INSTRUMENTS CANNULATED SCREW Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $1,500 AFFIXUS ALPS ELBOW ALPS PROX TIB PLATES Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 25, 2018 $1,500 ALPS ELBOW AFFIXUS ALPS PROX TIB PLATES Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $1,500 NCB INSTRUMENTS/PLATES/SCREWS Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $1,500 AFFIXUS ALPS PROX TIB PLATES ALPS ELBOW Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 25, 2018 $1,250 AFFIXUS ALPS PROX TIB PLATES ALPS ELBOW Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 25, 2018 $1,250 AFFIXUS ALPS ELBOW ALPS PROX TIB PLATES Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $1,250 ZNN Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 25, 2018 $1,000 ALPS ELBOW ALPS PROX TIB PLATES AFFIXUS Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $1,000 ALPS PROX TIB PLATES ALPS ELBOW AFFIXUS Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $1,000 AFFIXUS ALPS ELBOW ALPS PROX TIB PLATES Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $608 AFFIXUS Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $565 AFFIXUS Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 8, 2018 $500 No Listed Product Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $461 PHOENIX Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $461 PHOENIX Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $370 AFFIXUS Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $281 DVR ANATOMIC PLATES/SCREWS/PEGS Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $238 AFFIXUS Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $234 AFFIXUS Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $188 AFFIXUS Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $157 NCB INSTRUMENTS/PLATES/SCREWS Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 31, 2018 $113 TRAUMA PRODUCT PORTFOLIO Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $110 NCB INSTRUMENTS/PLATES/SCREWS Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $109 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ONE SURGICAL, INC.
Jan 8, 2018 $107 AFFIXUS CANNULATED SCREW ALPS ELBOW Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $105 AFFIXUS Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $88 AFFIXUS Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $75 AFFIXUS Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $72 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ONE SURGICAL, INC.
Jan 8, 2018 $72 ALPS ELBOW CANNULATED SCREW AFFIXUS Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $65 AFFIXUS Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $64 AFFIXUS Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 29, 2018 $46 CELLENTRA Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $41 FLUID SYSTEMS Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $40 AFFIXUS Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $40 AFFIXUS Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $36 N-FORCE Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 2, 2018 $34 DVR ANATOMIC PLATES/SCREWS/PEGS Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 30, 2018 $22 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Aug 15, 2018 $21 TYMLOS Food and Beverage RADIUS HEALTH, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $20 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ACELL, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $19 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Sep 20, 2018 $18 EXOGEN Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
Jan 8, 2018 $17 ALPS ELBOW CANNULATED SCREW AFFIXUS Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 2, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ACELL, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $14 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Feb 1, 2018 $14 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $14 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ONE SURGICAL, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $13 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $13 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Nov 15, 2018 $13 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jan 8, 2018 $12 CANNULATED SCREW AFFIXUS ALPS ELBOW Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 31, 2018 $12 RENASYS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $12 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Feb 8, 2018 $12 SNAP Food and Beverage KCI USA, INC
Apr 4, 2018 $11 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ACELL, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $5 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ONE SURGICAL, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.