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SURAJ G KAMAT
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SURAJ G KAMAT

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
1008 MEDICAL CENTER BLVD, ALICE, TX, 78332
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Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

65

payments

$1,294

payment total

17

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
 65 $1,294

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†
RESOLUTE

device

 $182
ENTRESTO

drug

 $141
APTUS HELI-FX

device

 $116
IMPELLA

device

 $115
XARELTO

drug

 $111
ELIQUIS

drug

 $75
ENDURANT

device

 $66
IN.PACT ADMIRAL

device

 $49
NORTHERA

drug

 $45
BRILINTA

drug

 $43
CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $42
PRALUENT

drug

 $41
REVEAL LINQ

device

 $39
TURBOHAWK

device

 $38
PROTEGE EVERFLEX

device

 $32
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $25
CHANTIX

drug

 $23
BOSENTAN TABLETS

drug

 $22
WALLSTENT

device

 $20
COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX

device

 $20
COOK MEDICAL CATHETERS

device

 $19
LUTONIX

device

 $17
REPATHA

drug

 $15
FLIXENE

device

 $12
PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $6
EVERCROSS

device

 $4
† 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
Feb 10, 2018 $133 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $121 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Aug 15, 2018 $95 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Jan 8, 2018 $56 APTUS HELI-FX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $52 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $45 APTUS HELI-FX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $42 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
May 18, 2018 $24 PRALUENT Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Feb 15, 2018 $24 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jun 5, 2018 $22 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
May 22, 2018 $22 BOSENTAN TABLETS Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Dec 6, 2018 $21 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
May 15, 2018 $20 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Sep 5, 2018 $20 WALLSTENT Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 19, 2018 $20 COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Oct 2, 2018 $19 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Mar 13, 2018 $19 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Mar 29, 2018 $19 COOK MEDICAL CATHETERS Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Dec 17, 2018 $18 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Nov 27, 2018 $18 NORTHERA Food and Beverage LUNDBECK LLC
Jun 15, 2018 $17 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
May 10, 2018 $17 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jan 17, 2018 $17 PROTEGE EVERFLEX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $17 TURBOHAWK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $17 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $17 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 20, 2018 $17 TURBOHAWK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $16 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $16 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Oct 17, 2018 $16 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jan 22, 2018 $15 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $15 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $15 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Sep 13, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Oct 3, 2018 $14 APTUS HELI-FX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $14 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $14 NORTHERA Food and Beverage LUNDBECK LLC
Aug 1, 2018 $13 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $13 NORTHERA Food and Beverage LUNDBECK LLC
Oct 23, 2018 $13 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $13 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jan 23, 2018 $13 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Nov 7, 2018 $13 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $12 FLIXENE Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Apr 16, 2018 $11 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $11 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $11 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Jun 6, 2018 $10 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $10 PROTEGE EVERFLEX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 8, 2018 $8 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $6 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $5 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $5 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $5 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $5 TURBOHAWK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $4 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $4 EVERCROSS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $4 PROTEGE EVERFLEX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $4 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 29, 2018 $4 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $4 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 8, 2018 $4 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $3 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $2 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $2 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.