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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.

SHYAM VEKARIA
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SHYAM VEKARIA

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
45 CROSSWAYS PARK DR W, WOODBURY, NY, 11797-2037
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DR. SHYAM VEKARIA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

18

payments

$1,691

payment total

2

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
 13 $849
Travel and Lodging
 5 $842

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†
AMISTEM

device

 $1,468
GMK SPHERE

device

 $1,468
ARCOS

device

 $114
PERSONA MC

device

 $110
RHK

device

 $110
SEGMENTAL

device

 $110
† 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 20, 2018 $450 GMK SPHERE AMISTEM Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $170 AMISTEM GMK SPHERE Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $136 AMISTEM GMK SPHERE Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $122 AMISTEM GMK SPHERE Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $114 ARCOS Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 8, 2018 $110 SEGMENTAL PERSONA MC RHK Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $106 GMK SPHERE AMISTEM Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $96 GMK SPHERE AMISTEM Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $71 GMK SPHERE AMISTEM Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Jun 23, 2018 $62 GMK SPHERE AMISTEM Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $56 AMISTEM GMK SPHERE Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $48 GMK SPHERE AMISTEM Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $38 AMISTEM GMK SPHERE Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $36 AMISTEM GMK SPHERE Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $34 AMISTEM GMK SPHERE Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $23 AMISTEM GMK SPHERE Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $12 AMISTEM GMK SPHERE Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $10 GMK SPHERE AMISTEM Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.