X-Tack Endoscopic HeliX Tacking System: cost and payments to doctors
What Medicare Part D paid pharmacies for X-Tack Endoscopic HeliX Tacking System, and the payments that named it as the associated device or medical supply under the Sunshine Act for program years 2019–2025.
Was your doctor paid by Apollo Endosurgery US Inc?
Apollo Endosurgery US Inc reported the most payments naming X-Tack Endoscopic HeliX Tacking System. Search your clinician to see whether they are among them — and what else they were paid for.
Finding a payment is not a finding of wrongdoing — most reported payments are a meal during a presentation. What matters is the kind, the size, and how it compares with their peers, which is what the profile shows.
- Total reported
- $944K
- Providers
- 907
- Transactions
- 3,166
- Average per transaction
- $298
The per-transaction average — $298 — is the number that tells you what kind of spending this is. A few dollars means meals at product presentations, reported by the thousand. Hundreds or thousands means consulting, speaking or royalty arrangements with a much smaller group of physicians. Across all 907 providers the average total is $1,040, but that average hides a very steep distribution.
Companies reporting these payments
| Company | Total reported | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo Endosurgery US Inc | $866,504 | 91.8% |
| Boston Scientific | $77,066 | 8.2% |
Other products from Apollo Endosurgery US Inc
The company that reported the most payments naming X-Tack Endoscopic HeliX Tacking System also reports against these.
- OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System$1,568,898
- Overstitch$844,466
- OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System Sx$404,712
- ORBERA Intragastric Balloon System$173,569
- Orbera$63,932
- X-tack$29,113
- Research & Development Project$7,257
- LapBand$79