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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.

DINESH SHARMA
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DINESH SHARMA

Listed Specialty: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
408 N STATE OF FRANKLIN RD, JOHNSON CITY, TN, 37604-6089
* Note: This physician had a Florida practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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DR. DINESH SHARMA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

21

payments

$815

payment total

5

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
 21 $815

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†
WATCHMAN

device

 $301
CARTOUNIVU

device

 $148
CARTO 3 SYSTEM

device

 $137
CARTOSOUND

device

 $114
EMBLEM

device

 $79
RESONATE

device

 $62
ARCTIC FRONT

device

 $18
PASO

device

 $17
CARELINK

device

 $14
ZIO PATCH

device

 $14
MYCARELINK

device

 $13
LIFEVEST

device

 $12
† 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 1, 2018 $121 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 3, 2018 $120 CARTOUNIVU Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $114 CARTO 3 SYSTEM CARTOSOUND Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $104 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 16, 2018 $79 EMBLEM Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 5, 2018 $62 RESONATE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 1, 2018 $20 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 26, 2018 $20 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 26, 2018 $19 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 27, 2018 $18 ARCTIC FRONT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 30, 2018 $17 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 4, 2018 $17 PASO Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
May 31, 2018 $15 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $14 CARELINK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $14 ZIO PATCH Food and Beverage IRHYTHM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Jul 9, 2018 $13 MYCARELINK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $12 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Dec 11, 2018 $10 CARTOUNIVU Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $9 CARTOUNIVU Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $9 CARTOUNIVU Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $8 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.