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VIJAYA R POKALA
Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
1023 N MOUND ST, SUITE K, NACOGDOCHES, TX, 75961-4491
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VIJAYA POKALA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
150
payments
$2,142
payment total
22
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 |
149 | $2,126 |
Education |
1 | $16 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
REPATHA |
drug |
$237 |
CORLANOR |
drug |
$210 |
XARELTO |
drug |
$197 |
FARXIGA |
drug |
$175 |
ELIQUIS |
drug |
$166 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$150 |
ENTRESTO |
drug |
$144 |
TRESIBA |
drug |
$130 |
VICTOZA |
drug |
$123 |
BRILINTA |
drug |
$117 |
CHANTIX |
drug |
$114 |
JARDIANCE |
drug |
$112 |
XIFAXAN |
drug |
$99 |
LONHALA MAGNAIR |
drug |
$96 |
JANUVIA |
drug |
$92 |
STEGLATRO |
drug |
$61 |
INVOKANA |
drug |
$55 |
SYMBICORT |
drug |
$54 |
OZEMPIC |
drug |
$52 |
LIVALO |
drug |
$51 |
VASCEPA |
drug |
$51 |
XULTOPHY 100/3.6 |
drug |
$51 |
SOLIQUA |
drug |
$49 |
BASAGLAR |
drug |
$49 |
TRULICITY |
drug |
$49 |
INVOKAMET |
drug |
$44 |
BELSOMRA |
drug |
$43 |
JANUMET |
drug |
$43 |
NORTHERA |
drug |
$39 |
LIFEVEST |
device |
$38 |
BROVANA |
drug |
$35 |
SEEBRI |
drug |
$35 |
UTIBRON |
drug |
$35 |
DULERA |
drug |
$31 |
BYDUREON |
drug |
$26 |
LATITUDE |
device |
$21 |
PRADAXA |
drug |
$17 |
PRALUENT |
drug |
$14 |
HEARTMATE |
device |
$14 |
GLYXAMBI |
drug |
$13 |
TRADJENTA |
drug |
$13 |
EDARBI |
drug |
$11 |
BELVIQ |
drug |
$11 |
ASMANEX |
drug |
$10 |
| † 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 11, 2018 | $100 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Sep 17, 2018 | $31 | FARXIGA BRILINTA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Nov 6, 2018 | $27 | BRILINTA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Oct 31, 2018 | $24 | NORTHERA | Food and Beverage | LUNDBECK LLC | |
| Apr 23, 2018 | $24 | BRILINTA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| May 16, 2018 | $24 | JARDIANCE | Food and Beverage | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Jul 16, 2018 | $21 | LONHALA MAGNAIR | Food and Beverage | SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| Mar 1, 2018 | $21 | LATITUDE | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Oct 11, 2018 | $21 | OZEMPIC | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Oct 17, 2018 | $21 | LONHALA MAGNAIR | Food and Beverage | SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| Dec 10, 2018 | $20 | BRILINTA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Apr 16, 2018 | $20 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Mar 21, 2018 | $20 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Jul 11, 2018 | $20 | SOLIQUA | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Jan 25, 2018 | $20 | TRESIBA | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Mar 20, 2018 | $20 | CORLANOR REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Feb 12, 2018 | $20 | VICTOZA TRESIBA XULTOPHY 100/3.6 | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Aug 22, 2018 | $19 | LONHALA MAGNAIR | Food and Beverage | SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| Jun 20, 2018 | $19 | VICTOZA TRESIBA XULTOPHY 100/3.6 | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Aug 15, 2018 | $19 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Jun 27, 2018 | $18 | UTIBRON SEEBRI LONHALA MAGNAIR BROVANA | Food and Beverage | SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| Mar 12, 2018 | $18 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Sep 18, 2018 | $18 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Mar 22, 2018 | $17 | VICTOZA | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Oct 5, 2018 | $17 | TRESIBA | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Dec 6, 2018 | $17 | FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Nov 1, 2018 | $17 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Oct 11, 2018 | $17 | OZEMPIC | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Jul 24, 2018 | $17 | CORLANOR REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| May 21, 2018 | $17 | UTIBRON SEEBRI LONHALA MAGNAIR BROVANA | Food and Beverage | SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| Aug 10, 2018 | $17 | PRADAXA JARDIANCE | Food and Beverage | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Mar 16, 2018 | $17 | FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Feb 5, 2018 | $16 | VICTOZA TRESIBA | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| May 15, 2018 | $16 | CORLANOR REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Apr 3, 2018 | $16 | JARDIANCE | Food and Beverage | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Aug 30, 2018 | $16 | FARXIGA | Education | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| May 2, 2018 | $16 | SOLIQUA | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Aug 30, 2018 | $16 | FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| May 23, 2018 | $16 | SYMBICORT | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Mar 6, 2018 | $15 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Jan 10, 2018 | $15 | XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Apr 12, 2018 | $15 | XARELTO INVOKANA INVOKAMET | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Aug 28, 2018 | $15 | CORLANOR REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Oct 23, 2018 | $15 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| May 24, 2018 | $15 | XARELTO INVOKANA INVOKAMET | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Feb 21, 2018 | $15 | XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Aug 3, 2018 | $15 | NORTHERA | Food and Beverage | LUNDBECK LLC | |
| Nov 12, 2018 | $15 | CHANTIX ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Oct 31, 2018 | $15 | XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Nov 27, 2018 | $15 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Feb 20, 2018 | $14 | CORLANOR REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Aug 6, 2018 | $14 | XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Apr 9, 2018 | $14 | PRALUENT | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Apr 10, 2018 | $14 | XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Feb 6, 2018 | $14 | CORLANOR REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Jun 5, 2018 | $14 | OZEMPIC | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Apr 2, 2018 | $14 | HEARTMATE | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Feb 1, 2018 | $14 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Mar 1, 2018 | $14 | JARDIANCE | Food and Beverage | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Jan 30, 2018 | $14 | XARELTO INVOKANA INVOKAMET | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Dec 19, 2018 | $14 | XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Nov 15, 2018 | $14 | FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Jul 27, 2018 | $14 | SYMBICORT | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Sep 10, 2018 | $14 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Apr 18, 2018 | $14 | JARDIANCE | Food and Beverage | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Jul 3, 2018 | $14 | FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Feb 16, 2018 | $14 | JARDIANCE | Food and Beverage | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Dec 10, 2018 | $14 | CHANTIX ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Oct 9, 2018 | $14 | REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Nov 6, 2018 | $14 | REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Jul 13, 2018 | $14 | BRILINTA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Oct 23, 2018 | $14 | CORLANOR REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Oct 19, 2018 | $13 | BYDUREON | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Jun 19, 2018 | $13 | CORLANOR REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Aug 8, 2018 | $13 | SOLIQUA | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Sep 6, 2018 | $13 | LIVALO VASCEPA | Food and Beverage | KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC. | |
| Jan 24, 2018 | $13 | LIVALO VASCEPA | Food and Beverage | KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC. | |
| Jan 8, 2018 | $13 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Dec 11, 2018 | $13 | CORLANOR REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Dec 13, 2018 | $13 | FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Feb 22, 2018 | $13 | VICTOZA TRESIBA | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Jan 9, 2018 | $13 | CORLANOR REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Oct 5, 2018 | $13 | SYMBICORT | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Apr 4, 2018 | $13 | CORLANOR REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Jul 30, 2018 | $13 | FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Jan 11, 2018 | $13 | JARDIANCE GLYXAMBI TRADJENTA | Food and Beverage | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Aug 24, 2018 | $13 | FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Mar 9, 2018 | $13 | TRULICITY BASAGLAR | Food and Beverage | LILLY USA, LLC | |
| Jan 12, 2018 | $13 | JANUVIA JANUMET BELSOMRA DULERA | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Jul 25, 2018 | $13 | CHANTIX ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Apr 6, 2018 | $13 | TRULICITY BASAGLAR | Food and Beverage | LILLY USA, LLC | |
| Jun 4, 2018 | $13 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Feb 2, 2018 | $13 | TRULICITY BASAGLAR | Food and Beverage | LILLY USA, LLC | |
| Feb 27, 2018 | $13 | VICTOZA TRESIBA | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Apr 17, 2018 | $13 | CORLANOR REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| May 23, 2018 | $12 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Nov 27, 2018 | $12 | LIVALO VASCEPA | Food and Beverage | KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC. | |
| May 29, 2018 | $12 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Aug 6, 2018 | $12 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Mar 29, 2018 | $12 | VICTOZA TRESIBA XULTOPHY 100/3.6 | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Nov 9, 2018 | $12 | BYDUREON | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Feb 21, 2018 | $12 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Apr 27, 2018 | $12 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Feb 6, 2018 | $12 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| May 1, 2018 | $12 | CORLANOR REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Aug 9, 2018 | $12 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Apr 10, 2018 | $12 | VICTOZA | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Mar 19, 2018 | $12 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Sep 19, 2018 | $12 | XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Aug 1, 2018 | $12 | LIVALO VASCEPA | Food and Beverage | KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC. | |
| Jun 12, 2018 | $12 | CHANTIX ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Nov 15, 2018 | $11 | SYMBICORT | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Apr 24, 2018 | $11 | EDARBI | Food and Beverage | ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| May 11, 2018 | $11 | FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| May 4, 2018 | $11 | BELVIQ | Food and Beverage | EISAI INC. | |
| Mar 7, 2018 | $11 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Jan 23, 2018 | $11 | CORLANOR REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Jul 18, 2018 | $11 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Aug 21, 2018 | $11 | CHANTIX ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Nov 30, 2018 | $11 | JANUVIA JANUMET BELSOMRA STEGLATRO | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Jul 10, 2018 | $11 | CORLANOR REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Apr 4, 2018 | $11 | CHANTIX ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Nov 5, 2018 | $11 | JANUVIA STEGLATRO | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Aug 13, 2018 | $11 | JANUVIA JANUMET BELSOMRA STEGLATRO | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Apr 26, 2018 | $11 | JANUVIA STEGLATRO | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Oct 12, 2018 | $11 | TRULICITY BASAGLAR | Food and Beverage | LILLY USA, LLC | |
| Jun 25, 2018 | $11 | CHANTIX ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Jun 21, 2018 | $11 | INVOKANA XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Oct 1, 2018 | $10 | CHANTIX ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Jan 22, 2018 | $10 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Oct 29, 2018 | $10 | JANUVIA ASMANEX STEGLATRO DULERA | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Jan 29, 2018 | $10 | JANUVIA | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Aug 20, 2018 | $9 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Feb 25, 2018 | $9 | CHANTIX ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Aug 24, 2018 | $9 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Dec 18, 2018 | $9 | LIFEVEST | Food and Beverage | ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP) | |
| Mar 5, 2018 | $8 | CHANTIX ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Feb 9, 2018 | $8 | JANUVIA JANUMET BELSOMRA DULERA | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| May 31, 2018 | $8 | LIFEVEST | Food and Beverage | ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP) | |
| Apr 13, 2018 | $8 | JANUVIA STEGLATRO | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Jul 6, 2018 | $8 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Nov 29, 2018 | $7 | LIFEVEST | Food and Beverage | ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP) | |
| Apr 19, 2018 | $7 | LIFEVEST | Food and Beverage | ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP) | |
| Dec 17, 2018 | $7 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Oct 15, 2018 | $7 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Jan 10, 2018 | $7 | LIFEVEST | Food and Beverage | ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP) | |
| Jul 26, 2018 | $6 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Mar 5, 2018 | $1 | CHANTIX ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Mar 22, 2018 | $1 | VICTOZA | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Jun 5, 2018 | $1 | OZEMPIC | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC |
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