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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.

DAMODAR R KUMBALA
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DAMODAR R KUMBALA

Listed Specialty: Nephrology
1514 JEFFERSON HIGHWAY, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70121
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DAMODAR KUMBALA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

13

payments

$613

payment total

8

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 $613

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†
JYNARQUE

drug

 $262
NATPARA

drug

 $122
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $120
AURYXIA

drug

 $36
RAYALDEE

drug

 $29
VELTASSA

drug

 $16
XARELTO

drug

 $16
VELPHORO

drug

 $13
† 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
Aug 15, 2018 $122 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $122 NATPARA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Nov 16, 2018 $120 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $112 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $24 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $16 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $16 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Nov 5, 2018 $15 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $15 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Oct 31, 2018 $14 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Sep 10, 2018 $13 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $13 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $12 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.