Dollars for Docs

How Industry Dollars Reach Your Doctors

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.

HIRO KAWATA
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HIRO KAWATA

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
9444 MEDICAL CENTER DR, LA JOLLA, CA, 92037
* Note: This physician had a Oregon practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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HIRO KAWATA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

25

payments

$5,085

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
Grant
 1 $2,100
Travel and Lodging
 3 $1,478
Food and Beverage
 20 $1,257
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $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†
GENERAL EP

device

 $2,100
GENERAL TACHY

device

 $1,305
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $528
CARTO 3 SYSTEM

device

 $324
RHYTHMIA

device

 $156
AZURE

device

 $130
ATTAIN

device

 $128
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $124
ACUITY

device

 $122
LIFEVEST

device

 $104
CARTOSOUND

device

 $67
XARELTO

drug

 $27
PRALUENT

drug

 $24
JARDIANCE

drug

 $12
PRADAXA

drug

 $12
PRAXBIND

drug

 $12
† 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
Mar 27, 2018 $2,100 GENERAL EP Grant BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION HEART RHYTHM SOCIETY
Nov 12, 2018 $954 GENERAL TACHY Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 12, 2018 $291 GENERAL TACHY Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 16, 2018 $250 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $233 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 8, 2018 $159 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $128 ATTAIN Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 20, 2018 $124 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 9, 2018 $119 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 9, 2018 $117 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $91 ACUITY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 6, 2018 $89 RHYTHMIA Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 19, 2018 $83 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Sep 10, 2018 $67 RHYTHMIA Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 6, 2018 $67 CARTO 3 SYSTEM CARTOSOUND Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $31 GENERAL TACHY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 13, 2018 $29 GENERAL TACHY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 25, 2018 $27 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Apr 30, 2018 $25 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
May 15, 2018 $24 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $20 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Nov 12, 2018 $17 ACUITY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 14, 2018 $14 ACUITY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 15, 2018 $13 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $12 PRADAXA JARDIANCE PRAXBIND Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.