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DEVESH R PATEL
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DEVESH R PATEL

Listed Specialty: Nephrology
820 SAINT SEBASTIAN WAY, POB 1, SUITE 8A, AUGUSTA, GA, 30901-2643
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DR. DEVESH PATEL,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

61

payments

$2,005

payment total

17

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
 53 $1,189
Travel and Lodging
 4 $800
Education
 4 $16

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,125
AURYXIA

drug

 $141
SAMSCA

drug

 $138
FLUENCY

device

 $131
VELTASSA

drug

 $91
JYNARQUE

drug

 $80
PARSABIV

drug

 $68
VELPHORO

drug

 $44
VACCESS

device

 $41
KRYSTEXXA

drug

 $34
CYCLERS

device

 $26
ENTRESTO

drug

 $25
ACTHAR

drug

 $23
ARANESP

drug

 $22
CRESEMBA

drug

 $18
MYCAMINE

drug

 $18
NATPARA

drug

 $17
FABRAZYME

drug

 $17
FABRY-DISEASE

drug

 $17
LOKELMA

drug

 $16
ZERBAXA

drug

 $15
FERAHEME

drug

 $12
INJECTAFER

drug

 $12
FLAIR

device

 $6
THIOLA

drug

 $4
† 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
Nov 30, 2018 $436 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging AMGEN INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $177 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging AMGEN INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $172 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging AMGEN INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $124 No Listed Product Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $115 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $63 No Listed Product Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $56 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $49 No Listed Product Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $49 No Listed Product Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $41 VACCESS Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $28 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $26 CYCLERS Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $24 No Listed Product Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
May 29, 2018 $24 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $23 SAMSCA JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $23 SAMSCA JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $22 SAMSCA JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $22 ARANESP PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $21 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $19 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $18 CRESEMBA MYCAMINE Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Mar 22, 2018 $17 KRYSTEXXA Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Feb 27, 2018 $17 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $17 NATPARA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Nov 28, 2018 $17 FABRAZYME FABRY-DISEASE Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Aug 16, 2018 $17 KRYSTEXXA Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Dec 1, 2018 $16 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging AMGEN INC.
Oct 8, 2018 $16 LOKELMA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jun 4, 2018 $16 No Listed Product Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $15 ZERBAXA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Sep 18, 2018 $15 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $14 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $14 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Oct 30, 2018 $14 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $14 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $14 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $13 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $13 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
May 22, 2018 $13 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $13 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $13 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 7, 2018 $13 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $12 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jan 10, 2018 $12 FERAHEME Education AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $12 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $12 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Oct 2, 2018 $12 INJECTAFER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $11 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $11 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $11 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Jan 11, 2018 $11 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 17, 2018 $11 SAMSCA JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $10 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $8 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 4, 2018 $8 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $7 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 20, 2018 $6 FLAIR Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $4 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
May 15, 2018 $1 THIOLA Education RETROPHIN, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $1 THIOLA Education RETROPHIN, INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $1 THIOLA Education RETROPHIN, INC.
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