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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.

AKSHAL PATEL
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AKSHAL PATEL

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
500 UNIVERSITY DR, H088, HERSHEY, PA, 17033-2360
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AKSHAL PATEL,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

21

payments

$2,914

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
Travel and Lodging
 6 $1,887
Food and Beverage
 15 $1,027

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†
IFUSE IMPLANT

device

 $1,439
BRIGHTMATTER GUIDE/MODUS V

device

 $963
HEADWAY MICROCATHETER

device

 $358
HEADWAY DUO MICROCATHETER

device

 $212
HYDROFRAME COIL

device

 $156
HYDROSOFT 3D COIL

device

 $156
HYDROSOFT COIL

device

 $156
HYDROFILL COIL

device

 $146
SOLITAIRE

device

 $144
LVIS

device

 $142
LVIS JR.

device

 $142
SOFIA

device

 $70
† 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
Feb 20, 2018 $835 IFUSE IMPLANT Travel and Lodging SI-BONE, INC.
Jan 10, 2018 $474 BRIGHTMATTER GUIDE/MODUS V Travel and Lodging SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC.
Mar 17, 2018 $231 IFUSE IMPLANT Travel and Lodging SI-BONE, INC.
Jan 8, 2018 $199 BRIGHTMATTER GUIDE/MODUS V Travel and Lodging SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC.
Mar 10, 2018 $172 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Mar 9, 2018 $156 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $146 HYDROFRAME COIL HYDROSOFT 3D COIL HYDROSOFT COIL HYDROFILL COIL HEADWAY MICROCATHETER Food and Beverage MICROVENTION, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $144 BRIGHTMATTER GUIDE/MODUS V Travel and Lodging SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $142 LVIS LVIS JR. HEADWAY MICROCATHETER HEADWAY DUO MICROCATHETER Food and Beverage MICROVENTION, INC.
Feb 12, 2018 $107 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 8, 2018 $73 BRIGHTMATTER GUIDE/MODUS V Food and Beverage SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $70 SOFIA HEADWAY DUO MICROCATHETER HEADWAY MICROCATHETER Food and Beverage MICROVENTION, INC.
Mar 10, 2018 $41 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Oct 7, 2018 $24 BRIGHTMATTER GUIDE/MODUS V Food and Beverage SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $23 BRIGHTMATTER GUIDE/MODUS V Food and Beverage SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC.
Jun 23, 2018 $19 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 11, 2018 $18 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 7, 2018 $16 BRIGHTMATTER GUIDE/MODUS V Food and Beverage SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $10 HYDROFRAME COIL HYDROSOFT 3D COIL HYDROSOFT COIL Food and Beverage MICROVENTION, INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $10 BRIGHTMATTER GUIDE/MODUS V Food and Beverage SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC.
Mar 10, 2018 $4 IFUSE IMPLANT Travel and Lodging SI-BONE, 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.