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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.

PRASAD C GUNASEKARAN
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PRASAD C GUNASEKARAN

Listed Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
4201 SAINT ANTOINE ST, UHC-9C, DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER-GME, DETROIT, MI, 48201-2153
* Note: This physician had a Missouri practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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DR. PRASAD GUNASEKARAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

46

payments

$4,955

payment total

11

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
 10 $3,184
Food and Beverage
 36 $1,771

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

 $1,954
AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS

device

 $1,550
CARDIOFORM SEPTAL OCCLUDER

device

 $494
IMPELLA

device

 $233
OPTIS CORONARY IMAGING SYSTEM

device

 $138
VISIA AF

device

 $106
ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

 $101
NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS

device

 $101
XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $101
HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

 $101
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $99
CLARIA MRI

device

 $64
TYRX

device

 $63
OPSUMIT

drug

 $45
VELETRI EPOPROSTENOL

drug

 $45
VENTAVIS ILOPROST

drug

 $45
MICRA

device

 $29
CATHETER - SPECIALTY ACCESS

device

 $19
RADIAL ACCESS - VASCBAND

device

 $18
LIFEVEST

device

 $18
BRILINTA

drug

 $11
ASAHI PTCA GUIDE WIRE

device

 $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
Feb 8, 2018 $896 WATCHMAN Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 8, 2018 $799 WATCHMAN Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 5, 2018 $464 CARDIOFORM SEPTAL OCCLUDER Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 2, 2018 $260 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 31, 2018 $245 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 29, 2018 $220 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 31, 2018 $176 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 26, 2018 $175 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 29, 2018 $143 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Nov 9, 2018 $140 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 29, 2018 $138 OPTIS CORONARY IMAGING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 22, 2018 $101 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 12, 2018 $99 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $90 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Feb 28, 2018 $85 WATCHMAN Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 29, 2018 $76 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 14, 2018 $73 VISIA AF Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $63 TYRX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 17, 2018 $62 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 7, 2018 $57 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 23, 2018 $54 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 6, 2018 $48 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 28, 2018 $46 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 31, 2018 $40 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 13, 2018 $34 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 20, 2018 $33 VISIA AF Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $31 CARDIOFORM SEPTAL OCCLUDER Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $29 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $25 OPSUMIT VELETRI EPOPROSTENOL VENTAVIS ILOPROST Food and Beverage ACTELION PHARMACEUTICALS US, INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $24 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 26, 2018 $23 CLARIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $22 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 15, 2018 $22 CLARIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $21 OPSUMIT VELETRI EPOPROSTENOL VENTAVIS ILOPROST Food and Beverage ACTELION PHARMACEUTICALS US, INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $20 CLARIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $19 CATHETER - SPECIALTY ACCESS Food and Beverage ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $18 RADIAL ACCESS - VASCBAND Food and Beverage ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $17 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 9, 2018 $13 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 11, 2018 $11 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jul 12, 2018 $11 ASAHI PTCA GUIDE WIRE Food and Beverage ASAHI INTECC USA, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $10 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 21, 2018 $8 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Jun 26, 2018 $8 AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 11, 2018 $8 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
May 21, 2018 $2 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
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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.