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VENKATA R KOVVALI
Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
310 GASLIGHT BLVD, LUFKIN, TX, 75904-3133
VENKATA KOVVALI,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
29
payments
$1,540
payment total
10
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 |
28 | $1,457 |
Gift |
1 | $83 |
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 |
$375 |
DYNAGEN |
device |
$248 |
IMPELLA |
device |
$139 |
CLOSUREFAST |
device |
$98 |
CHANTIX |
drug |
$89 |
GENERAL TACHY |
device |
$85 |
ST AIA-PACK TSH BTO KIT |
device |
$83 |
COREVALVE EVOLUT |
device |
$77 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$69 |
JARDIANCE |
drug |
$58 |
ACCOLADE |
device |
$56 |
LIFEVEST |
device |
$54 |
ROTABLATOR |
device |
$33 |
SQRX PULSE GENERATOR |
device |
$26 |
NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS |
device |
$20 |
ENTRESTO |
drug |
$16 |
CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM |
device |
$13 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2018 | $139 | IMPELLA | Food and Beverage | ABIOMED | |
| May 23, 2018 | $124 | WATCHMAN | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Sep 17, 2018 | $98 | CLOSUREFAST | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Mar 27, 2018 | $95 | WATCHMAN | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Sep 13, 2018 | $89 | CHANTIX | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Jun 19, 2018 | $85 | GENERAL TACHY | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Aug 29, 2018 | $83 | ST AIA-PACK TSH BTO KIT | Gift | TOSOH BIOSCIENCE, INC. | HEART INSTITUTE OF EAST TEXAS |
| Mar 22, 2018 | $81 | WATCHMAN | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Jul 25, 2018 | $77 | COREVALVE EVOLUT | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| May 30, 2018 | $75 | WATCHMAN | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Oct 25, 2018 | $69 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Apr 12, 2018 | $58 | JARDIANCE | Food and Beverage | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Apr 5, 2018 | $56 | DYNAGEN | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Aug 23, 2018 | $54 | LIFEVEST | Food and Beverage | ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP) | |
| Feb 1, 2018 | $35 | DYNAGEN | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Oct 4, 2018 | $35 | DYNAGEN | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Jul 5, 2018 | $33 | ROTABLATOR | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Jan 4, 2018 | $33 | DYNAGEN | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Sep 6, 2018 | $29 | ACCOLADE | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Mar 8, 2018 | $27 | ACCOLADE | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Jun 7, 2018 | $26 | SQRX PULSE GENERATOR | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $25 | DYNAGEN | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Nov 1, 2018 | $23 | DYNAGEN | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| May 24, 2018 | $20 | NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Dec 6, 2018 | $18 | DYNAGEN | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| May 3, 2018 | $18 | DYNAGEN | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Apr 3, 2018 | $16 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Oct 19, 2018 | $13 | CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| May 3, 2018 | $6 | DYNAGEN | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION |
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