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This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.

VIKAS V VARMA
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VIKAS V VARMA

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
57 WEST 57TH STREET, 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY, 10019-2832
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VIKAS VARMA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

25

payments

$1,469

payment total

6

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
 23 $1,430
Travel and Lodging
 2 $39

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†
XLIF

device

 $254
COHERE

device

 $245
RELINE

device

 $190
PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $187
INTELLIS

device

 $185
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $168
O-ARM-SPINE

device

 $162
ORTHOVISC

device

 $130
VITALITY

device

 $104
ALL SPINE STIMULATION

drug

 $86
LESSRAY

device

 $10
TITAN ENDOSKELETON

device

 $3
TITAN NANOLOCK

device

 $3
† 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
Jul 25, 2018 $245 XLIF COHERE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $190 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $185 INTELLIS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $136 O-ARM-SPINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 18, 2018 $109 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 10, 2018 $104 VITALITY Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $100 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $45 ALL SPINE STIMULATION Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $42 ALL SPINE STIMULATION Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $41 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 3, 2018 $26 O-ARM-SPINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $25 ORTHOVISC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $23 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $22 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $22 ORTHOVISC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
May 8, 2018 $20 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $20 ORTHOVISC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
May 20, 2018 $20 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
May 20, 2018 $20 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $19 ORTHOVISC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $17 ORTHOVISC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $15 ORTHOVISC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $11 ORTHOVISC Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $10 LESSRAY XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $3 TITAN ENDOSKELETON TITAN NANOLOCK Food and Beverage TITAN SPINE, LLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.