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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.

NORMAN E SATO
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NORMAN E SATO

Listed Specialty: Gynecology
1329 LUSITANA ST STE 402, HONOLULU, HI, 96813-2412
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DR. NORMAN SATO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

12

payments

$536

payment total

5

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
Entertainment
 3 $286
Food and Beverage
 9 $250

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $292
PROLIA

drug

 $131
BD AFFIRM

device

 $79
ORILISSA

drug

 $21
MD COBAS INSTRUMENTS AND REAGENTS

device

 $14
† 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
May 11, 2018 $144 No Listed Product Entertainment HITACHI HEALTHCARE AMERICAS CORP. Yohei Sushi
Aug 29, 2018 $100 No Listed Product Entertainment HITACHI HEALTHCARE AMERICAS CORP. Yohei
Oct 4, 2018 $79 BD AFFIRM Food and Beverage BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Aug 15, 2018 $42 No Listed Product Entertainment HITACHI HEALTHCARE AMERICAS CORP. Yanagi
Jul 10, 2018 $36 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $31 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $30 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $28 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $21 ORILISSA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $14 MD COBAS INSTRUMENTS AND REAGENTS Food and Beverage ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION
Jun 8, 2018 $6 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Dec 17, 2018 $6 No Listed Product Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.