Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $826.65 | 17 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wenzel Spine, Inc. | $233.50 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| PARADIGM SPINE, LLC | $167.52 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
| NUVASIVE, INC. | $83.05 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Stryker Corporation | $72.43 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $55.94 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $53.54 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| Spine Wave, Inc. | $39.23 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Bioventus LLC | $31.76 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| BAXTER HEALTHCARE | $26.29 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Osiris Therapeutics Inc. | $24.17 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $122.89 | 3 | Stryker Corporation ($72.43) |
| 2017 | $703.76 | 14 | Wenzel Spine, Inc. ($233.50) |
All Payment Transactions
17 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/05/2018 | Osiris Therapeutics Inc. | GRAFIX/GRAFIXPL/STRAVIX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.17 | General |
| Category: WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 09/27/2018 | Stryker Corporation | TREVO (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $72.43 | General |
| Category: MICROCATHETERSTENTRIEVER | ||||||
| 05/23/2018 | BAXTER HEALTHCARE | FLOSEAL (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.29 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 12/06/2017 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius - GPS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.17 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 10/27/2017 | Spine Wave, Inc. | Spinal Implants (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.23 | General |
| Category: Spinal Medical Device | ||||||
| 10/27/2017 | PARADIGM SPINE, LLC | COFLEX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.78 | General |
| Category: MEDICAL DEVICE | ||||||
| 10/26/2017 | PARADIGM SPINE, LLC | COFLEX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $126.72 | General |
| Category: MEDICAL DEVICE | ||||||
| 08/09/2017 | Bioventus LLC | OsteoAMP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.76 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 07/27/2017 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | PICO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.23 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 07/05/2017 | PARADIGM SPINE, LLC | COFLEX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.02 | General |
| Category: MEDICAL DEVICE | ||||||
| 06/28/2017 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | S7 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.80 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 05/24/2017 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | T2 ALTITUDE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.93 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 05/03/2017 | Wenzel Spine, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $233.50 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 04/26/2017 | NUVASIVE, INC. | ALIF (Device), Archon | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $83.05 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbar | ||||||
| 04/05/2017 | Abbott Laboratories | DRG leads (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.99 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 03/29/2017 | Globus Medical, Inc. | MAGNIFY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.37 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 03/27/2017 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | MazorX Renaissance (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.21 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
About Dr. Bruce Ehni, MD
Dr. Bruce Ehni, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Houston, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/02/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1205820446.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Bruce Ehni, MD has received a total of $826.65 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $122.89 received in 2018. These payments were reported across 17 transactions from 12 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($826.65).
Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Houston, TX
- Active Since 09/02/2005
- Last Updated 05/09/2016
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1205820446
Products in Payments
- COFLEX (Device) $167.52
- ALIF (Device) $83.05
- TREVO (Device) $72.43
- Spinal Implants (Device) $39.23
- OsteoAMP (Device) $31.76
- MAGNIFY (Device) $28.37
- FLOSEAL (Biological) $26.29
- Excelsius - GPS (Device) $25.17
- GRAFIX/GRAFIXPL/STRAVIX (Biological) $24.17
- PICO (Device) $23.23
- S7 (Device) $20.80
- MazorX Renaissance (Device) $19.21
- DRG leads (Device) $15.99
- T2 ALTITUDE (Device) $15.93
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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