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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.

SHIRIN TOWFIGH
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SHIRIN TOWFIGH

Listed Specialty: Surgery
450 N ROXBURY DR, SUITE 224, BEVERLY HILLS, CA, 90210-4231
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DR. SHIRIN TOWFIGH,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

18

payments

$6,856

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
Consulting
 5 $6,150
Food and Beverage
 13 $706

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†
OVITEX

device

 $6,475
STRATTICE

device

 $156
TRI-STAPLE

device

 $113
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $51
3DMAX

device

 $35
PHASIX

device

 $26
† 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 31, 2018 $3,250 OVITEX Consulting TELA BIO, INC.
May 14, 2018 $1,100 OVITEX Consulting TELA BIO, INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $875 OVITEX Consulting TELA BIO, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $475 OVITEX Consulting TELA BIO, INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $450 OVITEX Consulting TELA BIO, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $134 STRATTICE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $113 TRI-STAPLE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Mar 12, 2018 $73 OVITEX Food and Beverage TELA BIO, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $72 OVITEX Food and Beverage TELA BIO, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $67 OVITEX Food and Beverage TELA BIO, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $51 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $48 OVITEX Food and Beverage TELA BIO, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $39 OVITEX Food and Beverage TELA BIO, INC.
Mar 12, 2018 $35 3DMAX Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $26 PHASIX Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Mar 12, 2018 $21 STRATTICE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $19 OVITEX Food and Beverage TELA BIO, INC.
Mar 12, 2018 $7 OVITEX Food and Beverage TELA BIO, 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.