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ZULFIKAR A SHARIF
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ZULFIKAR A SHARIF

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
4030 SMITH RD, SUITE 300, CINCINNATI, OH, 45209-1957
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ZULFIKAR SHARIF,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

24

payments

$1,221

payment total

4

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
Food and Beverage
 24 $1,221

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†
AVALUS

device

 $532
OPEN PIVOT

device

 $297
HANCOCK

device

 $147
PREVENA

device

 $120
VAC VERAFLO

device

 $120
ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM

device

 $55
ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM

device

 $55
MOSAIC

device

 $38
EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS

device

 $21
COBRA FUSION ABLATION SYSTEM

device

 $15
ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $14
CHANTIX

drug

 $11
ELIQUIS

drug

 $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
Oct 10, 2018 $159 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $139 OPEN PIVOT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $128 HANCOCK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $128 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $120 PREVENA VAC VERAFLO Food and Beverage KCI USA, INC
Dec 6, 2018 $95 OPEN PIVOT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $63 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 16, 2018 $52 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $50 OPEN PIVOT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $38 MOSAIC Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $33 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $33 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $21 EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
May 18, 2018 $21 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $20 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $19 HANCOCK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $15 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM COBRA FUSION ABLATION SYSTEM ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $14 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $14 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $13 OPEN PIVOT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $12 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $12 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $11 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $11 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.