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JAYA KALA
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JAYA KALA

Listed Specialty: Nephrology
400 WABASH AVE, AKRON, OH, 44307-2433
* Note: This physician had a Texas practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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JAYA KALA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

24

payments

$17,481

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 3 $8,550
Nonaccredited Training
 1 $2,850
Accredited Training
 1 $2,850
Consulting
 2 $1,890
Travel and Lodging
 5 $691
Food and Beverage
 12 $650

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†
VORAXAZE

drug

 $13,833
CROFAB

drug

 $3,281
XGEVA

drug

 $190
ARANESP

drug

 $145
JYNARQUE

drug

 $122
SOLIRIS

drug

 $35
SAMSCA

drug

 $21
† 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
Nov 19, 2018 $2,850 CROFAB Promotional Speaking/Other BTG INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Jul 2, 2018 $2,850 VORAXAZE Promotional Speaking/Other BTG INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $2,850 VORAXAZE Promotional Speaking/Other BTG INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $2,850 VORAXAZE Accredited Training BTG INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Dec 17, 2018 $2,850 VORAXAZE Nonaccredited Training BTG INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $1,418 VORAXAZE Consulting BTG INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $473 VORAXAZE Consulting BTG INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Nov 19, 2018 $431 CROFAB Travel and Lodging BTG INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $122 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Jul 2, 2018 $104 VORAXAZE Travel and Lodging BTG INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Jun 11, 2018 $98 VORAXAZE Food and Beverage BTG INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $96 ARANESP XGEVA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Dec 17, 2018 $91 VORAXAZE Travel and Lodging BTG INTERNATIONAL, INC.
May 24, 2018 $49 ARANESP XGEVA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $47 VORAXAZE Food and Beverage BTG INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $45 XGEVA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $44 VORAXAZE Food and Beverage BTG INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $44 VORAXAZE Travel and Lodging BTG INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Jul 2, 2018 $43 VORAXAZE Food and Beverage BTG INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Mar 12, 2018 $35 SOLIRIS Food and Beverage ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Dec 17, 2018 $27 VORAXAZE Food and Beverage BTG INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Dec 14, 2018 $23 VORAXAZE Food and Beverage BTG INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $22 VORAXAZE Travel and Lodging BTG INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $21 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.