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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.

ANKUR D MEHTA
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ANKUR D MEHTA

Listed Specialty: Sports Medicine
8830 LONG POINT RD, SUITE 502, HOUSTON, TX, 77055-3040
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Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

25

payments

$3,060

payment total

11

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
Travel and Lodging
 2 $1,551
Food and Beverage
 23 $1,509

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†
ALGOVITA

device

 $2,265
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $273
NUCYNTA

drug

 $122
AUTOFILL

device

 $106
XTAMPZA

drug

 $106
SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM

device

 $80
KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY

device

 $64
INTELLIS

device

 $37
ZOHYDRO ER

drug

 $27
IFUSE IMPLANT

device

 $19
ZILRETTA

drug

 $18
PRIALT

drug

 $17
SUPERION ISS

device

 $17
CAMBIA

drug

 $13
GRALISE

drug

 $13
ZIPSOR

drug

 $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
Aug 3, 2018 $1,048 ALGOVITA Travel and Lodging NUVECTRA CORPORATION
Jul 19, 2018 $503 ALGOVITA Travel and Lodging NUVECTRA CORPORATION
Oct 28, 2018 $273 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SPINESMITH HOLDINGS, LLC
Aug 3, 2018 $248 ALGOVITA Food and Beverage NUVECTRA CORPORATION
Jul 6, 2018 $147 ALGOVITA Food and Beverage NUVECTRA CORPORATION
Jul 12, 2018 $112 ALGOVITA Food and Beverage NUVECTRA CORPORATION
Nov 2, 2018 $112 ALGOVITA Food and Beverage NUVECTRA CORPORATION
Jun 11, 2018 $106 AUTOFILL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $74 XTAMPZA NUCYNTA Food and Beverage COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $66 ALGOVITA Food and Beverage NUVECTRA CORPORATION
Sep 21, 2018 $64 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 19, 2018 $37 INTELLIS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $31 XTAMPZA NUCYNTA Food and Beverage COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $30 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Sep 15, 2018 $28 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Aug 4, 2018 $28 ALGOVITA Food and Beverage NUVECTRA CORPORATION
Jun 10, 2018 $22 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Feb 10, 2018 $19 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Aug 13, 2018 $18 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $17 PRIALT Food and Beverage JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $17 NUCYNTA Food and Beverage COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $17 SUPERION ISS Food and Beverage VERTIFLEX, INC.
Jul 30, 2018 $14 ZOHYDRO ER Food and Beverage PERNIX THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $13 GRALISE ZIPSOR CAMBIA Food and Beverage DEPOMED, INC.
Jun 11, 2018 $13 ZOHYDRO ER Food and Beverage PERNIX THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS, 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.