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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.

FARHAD RAHIMI-DANESH
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FARHAD RAHIMI-DANESH

Listed Specialty: Nephrology
1 BAYLOR PLZ # BCM285, ALKEK-520N, HOUSTON, TX, 77030-3411
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FARHAD RAHIMI-DANESH,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

10

payments

$588

payment total

4

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
 10 $588

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†
RENAL - CRRT

device

 $217
VELTASSA

drug

 $145
XGEVA

drug

 $141
ARANESP

drug

 $96
SAMSCA

drug

 $63
JYNARQUE

drug

 $22
† 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
Sep 20, 2018 $125 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $123 RENAL - CRRT Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Aug 23, 2018 $96 ARANESP XGEVA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $95 RENAL - CRRT Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Apr 26, 2018 $45 XGEVA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $23 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $22 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $21 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $20 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $19 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.