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NIMESH D DESAI
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NIMESH D DESAI

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
3400 CIVIC CENTER BOULEVARD, WEST PAVILLION-1ST FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19104-4306
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NIMESH DESAI,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

127

payments

$72,788

payment total

9

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
 7 $30,999
Travel and Lodging
 34 $26,033
Honoraria
 1 $10,325
Food and Beverage
 85 $5,431

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†
VALIANT CAPTIVIA

device

 $25,528
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $13,344
TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $12,050
VALIANT NAVION

device

 $9,011
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

 $6,870
CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $4,286
EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $842
EXCLUDER ILIAC BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $180
RELAY PLUS

device

 $150
TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE

device

 $141
EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE

device

 $135
GENERAL STENTS

device

 $128
GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART

device

 $28
PRODUCT IN DEVELOPMENT

device

 $27
IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY DEVICES _ PERIPHERAL

device

 $21
INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE

device

 $20
ENDURANT

device

 $18
EPIC STENTED TISSUE VALVE

device

 $6
AORTIC AND MITRAL TISSUE STENTED VALVES

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
Jul 5, 2018 $11,676 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $10,325 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Honoraria W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $9,999 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $6,000 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 24, 2018 $3,316 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $3,000 VALIANT NAVION Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $3,000 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 19, 2018 $3,000 VALIANT NAVION Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 19, 2018 $3,000 VALIANT NAVION Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $3,000 COREVALVE EVOLUT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 21, 2018 $1,270 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 5, 2018 $1,171 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $1,140 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 10, 2018 $890 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging CRYOLIFE, INC.
Jul 5, 2018 $775 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $693 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $673 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 8, 2018 $559 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging CRYOLIFE, INC.
Oct 6, 2018 $439 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $301 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $291 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $272 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $266 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $259 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $251 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 5, 2018 $250 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $246 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $223 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $213 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 28, 2018 $206 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $200 No Listed Product Food and Beverage TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Apr 27, 2018 $199 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 21, 2018 $197 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 10, 2018 $190 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $185 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $180 EXCLUDER ILIAC BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 20, 2018 $174 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $173 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $166 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $166 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $157 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 21, 2018 $155 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $152 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $150 RELAY PLUS Food and Beverage BOLTON MEDICAL INC
Sep 25, 2018 $141 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 21, 2018 $140 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 10, 2018 $135 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $130 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 28, 2018 $128 GENERAL STENTS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 15, 2018 $122 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 15, 2018 $121 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $120 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $105 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 6, 2018 $105 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $100 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 18, 2018 $99 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $98 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Oct 5, 2018 $97 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 21, 2018 $92 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $90 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $90 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 22, 2018 $83 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $80 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 8, 2018 $71 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $50 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $50 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $50 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 6, 2018 $48 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $47 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 11, 2018 $47 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 7, 2018 $43 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 7, 2018 $43 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 9, 2018 $43 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Aug 27, 2018 $42 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $39 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 9, 2018 $38 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $34 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 6, 2018 $34 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 22, 2018 $34 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 24, 2018 $33 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 23, 2018 $32 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 6, 2018 $31 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 22, 2018 $30 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $30 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 23, 2018 $29 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $28 GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 29, 2018 $28 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $27 PRODUCT IN DEVELOPMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $27 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $27 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 11, 2018 $25 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $25 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $24 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $23 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $22 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 5, 2018 $22 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $22 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $21 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $21 IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY DEVICES _ PERIPHERAL Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Jan 16, 2018 $20 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Mar 16, 2018 $20 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $19 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 22, 2018 $18 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $18 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 6, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $15 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $15 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $15 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 9, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 28, 2018 $15 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 11, 2018 $14 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jan 28, 2018 $13 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 15, 2018 $13 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jul 8, 2018 $12 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 10, 2018 $11 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $11 VALIANT NAVION Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $10 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 9, 2018 $8 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 30, 2018 $8 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 5, 2018 $7 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 25, 2018 $6 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 30, 2018 $6 EPIC STENTED TISSUE VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 27, 2018 $5 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $4 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jan 2, 2018 $4 AORTIC AND MITRAL TISSUE STENTED VALVES Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 27, 2018 $3 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $1 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
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