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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.

VINIT N VARU
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VINIT N VARU

Listed Specialty: Vascular Surgery
4413 SPICEWOOD SPRINGS RD, SUITE 200, AUSTIN, TX, 78759-8580
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VINIT VARU,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

29

payments

$9,208

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 3 $8,400
Food and Beverage
 26 $808

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†
VENASEAL

device

 $5,600
CLOSUREFAST

device

 $3,208
IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY DEVICES _ PERIPHERAL

device

 $72
IGT_D PERIPHERAL

device

 $61
CLOSURERFG

device

 $60
OVATION

device

 $53
GLIDEWIRE

device

 $35
ENDURANT

device

 $34
INTERLOCK

device

 $34
OPTITORQUE

device

 $20
IN.PACT ADMIRAL

device

 $19
CLOSURERFS

device

 $17
ANGIOSEAL

device

 $15
GLIDESHEATH

device

 $14
METACROSS

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
Dec 12, 2018 $2,800 VENASEAL Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Texan Vein & Vascular
Jul 9, 2018 $2,800 CLOSUREFAST Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Texan Vein & Vascular
Oct 30, 2018 $2,800 VENASEAL Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Texan Vein & Vascular
May 21, 2018 $131 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $118 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $72 IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY DEVICES _ PERIPHERAL Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Dec 4, 2018 $53 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $51 CLOSURERFG Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $34 INTERLOCK Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 7, 2018 $31 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $31 IGT_D PERIPHERAL Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Apr 5, 2018 $30 IGT_D PERIPHERAL Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Nov 27, 2018 $21 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $20 GLIDEWIRE OPTITORQUE Food and Beverage TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Feb 13, 2018 $19 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $19 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $18 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $17 CLOSURERFS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 14, 2018 $17 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $16 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $16 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $15 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $15 ANGIOSEAL GLIDEWIRE Food and Beverage TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Nov 27, 2018 $14 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $14 GLIDESHEATH METACROSS Food and Beverage TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Mar 8, 2018 $13 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $11 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $9 CLOSURERFG Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 14, 2018 $2 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.