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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.

ABIR AHMAD
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ABIR AHMAD

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
2831 E PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH HWY, RICHARDSON, TX, 75082-3561
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ABIR AHMAD,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

11

payments

$606

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
 11 $606

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†
LIFEVEST

device

 $183
QUADRA ALLURE MP RF CRT PACEMKR

device

 $171
ENDURITY PACEMAKER

device

 $125
XARELTO

drug

 $58
ELIQUIS

drug

 $34
WATCHMAN

device

 $23
CHANTIX

drug

 $19
ZERBAXA

drug

 $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
Apr 12, 2018 $171 QUADRA ALLURE MP RF CRT PACEMKR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 8, 2018 $125 ENDURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 31, 2018 $99 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Nov 14, 2018 $84 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Sep 20, 2018 $23 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 26, 2018 $23 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Mar 8, 2018 $20 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Aug 16, 2018 $19 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jan 16, 2018 $15 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Apr 19, 2018 $14 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $12 ZERBAXA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.