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NIRMAL K VEERAMACHANENI
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NIRMAL K VEERAMACHANENI

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
101 MANNING DR, CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27599-0001
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NIRMAL VEERAMACHANENI,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

42

payments

$11,120

payment total

7

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $6,150
Travel and Lodging
 21 $3,802
Food and Beverage
 17 $1,061
Education
 3 $107

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†
EXPAREL

drug

 $6,967
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $3,153
SONICISION

device

 $520
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $142
TELESCOPE HOPKINS DCI FOWARD

device

 $136
PHOTOFRIN

drug

 $100
CFN CHLORAPREP

device

 $71
SILS

device

 $31
† 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
Jan 12, 2018 $6,150 EXPAREL Promotional Speaking/Other PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Oct 4, 2018 $730 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 2, 2018 $488 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
May 2, 2018 $402 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 29, 2018 $393 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
May 2, 2018 $354 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $293 EXPAREL Travel and Lodging PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Apr 9, 2018 $253 SONICISION Travel and Lodging COVIDIEN LP
Jan 19, 2018 $200 EXPAREL Travel and Lodging PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Jun 1, 2018 $198 SONICISION Travel and Lodging COVIDIEN LP
Oct 29, 2018 $161 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $113 EXPAREL Food and Beverage PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Nov 30, 2018 $103 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $100 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 23, 2018 $100 PHOTOFRIN Food and Beverage PINNACLE BIOLOGICS, INC
May 15, 2018 $92 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $75 No Listed Product Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Nov 28, 2018 $71 CFN CHLORAPREP Food and Beverage BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Apr 23, 2018 $70 TELESCOPE HOPKINS DCI FOWARD Food and Beverage KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Jan 20, 2018 $70 EXPAREL Food and Beverage PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Jun 1, 2018 $69 SONICISION Travel and Lodging COVIDIEN LP
Jun 14, 2018 $66 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 29, 2018 $66 TELESCOPE HOPKINS DCI FOWARD Food and Beverage KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Jan 20, 2018 $48 EXPAREL Food and Beverage PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
May 15, 2018 $40 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Education INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $39 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jan 20, 2018 $38 EXPAREL Food and Beverage PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Nov 30, 2018 $33 No Listed Product Education DAVOL INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $33 No Listed Product Education DAVOL INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $31 SILS Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jan 20, 2018 $27 EXPAREL Food and Beverage PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Jan 20, 2018 $26 EXPAREL Food and Beverage PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
May 2, 2018 $23 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $23 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 2, 2018 $23 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $23 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $23 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $19 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 29, 2018 $19 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $18 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
May 15, 2018 $14 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $3 EXPAREL Travel and Lodging PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.