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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.
DINESH BHASKARAN
Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
1850 E PARK AVE, STE 201, STATE COLLEGE, PA, 16803-6706
DR. DINESH BHASKARAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
20
payments
$1,265
payment total
13
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 |
|---|---|---|
Consulting |
1 | $700 |
Food and Beverage |
18 | $532 |
Education |
1 | $33 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
TANDEMHEART |
device |
$700 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$186 |
IMPELLA |
device |
$85 |
CARDIOHELP |
device |
$68 |
LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM |
device |
$41 |
EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE |
device |
$28 |
PICO |
device |
$27 |
COR KNOT |
device |
$27 |
DERMABOND PORTFOLIO |
device |
$24 |
IFUSE IMPLANT |
device |
$19 |
SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS |
device |
$18 |
CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PERIMOUNT MAGNA EASE PERICARDIAL AORTIC BIOPROSTHESIS |
device |
$16 |
IN.PACT ADMIRAL |
device |
$14 |
AORTIC TISSUE VALVE - PERCEVAL |
device |
$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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2018 | $700 | TANDEMHEART | Consulting | CARDIAC ASSIST, INC. | |
| Aug 22, 2018 | $110 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | KLS-MARTIN L.P. | |
| Apr 24, 2018 | $85 | IMPELLA | Food and Beverage | ABIOMED | |
| Nov 14, 2018 | $50 | CARDIOHELP | Food and Beverage | MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C. | |
| Nov 21, 2018 | $33 | No Listed Product | Education | DAVOL INC. | |
| Apr 18, 2018 | $28 | EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE | Food and Beverage | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Aug 1, 2018 | $27 | PICO | Food and Beverage | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| May 10, 2018 | $27 | COR KNOT | Food and Beverage | LSI SOLUTIONS INC | |
| Sep 25, 2018 | $24 | DERMABOND PORTFOLIO | Food and Beverage | ETHICON US, LLC | |
| May 24, 2018 | $21 | LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ETHICON US, LLC | |
| Dec 4, 2018 | $20 | LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ETHICON US, LLC | |
| Jul 12, 2018 | $19 | IFUSE IMPLANT | Food and Beverage | SI-BONE, INC. | |
| Nov 14, 2018 | $18 | CARDIOHELP | Food and Beverage | MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C. | |
| Jan 11, 2018 | $18 | SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS | Food and Beverage | ETHICON US, LLC | |
| Apr 30, 2018 | $16 | CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PERIMOUNT MAGNA EASE PERICARDIAL AORTIC BIOPROSTHESIS | Food and Beverage | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Nov 1, 2018 | $15 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ACELL, INC. | |
| Jun 21, 2018 | $14 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | KLS-MARTIN L.P. | |
| Feb 1, 2018 | $14 | IN.PACT ADMIRAL | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Jan 15, 2018 | $14 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ACELL, INC. | |
| Jan 2, 2018 | $13 | AORTIC TISSUE VALVE - PERCEVAL | Food and Beverage | LIVANOVA USA, INC. |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.