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MEHMET K AKTAS
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MEHMET K AKTAS

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
601 ELMWOOD AVE, ROCHESTER, NY, 14642-0002
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MEHMET AKTAS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

22

payments

$3,671

payment total

4

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
 8 $2,634
Food and Beverage
 14 $1,038

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†
MICRA

device

 $1,256
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $947
WATCHMAN

device

 $876
CARTO 3 SYSTEM

device

 $210
RESONATE

device

 $145
MYCARELINK SMART

device

 $130
CARTO SMARTTOUCH

device

 $114
HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV

device

 $63
AMPLIA MRI

device

 $44
† 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
Oct 4, 2018 $746 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 18, 2018 $607 MICRA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $537 MICRA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $452 WATCHMAN Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 2, 2018 $208 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 1, 2018 $148 WATCHMAN Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 10, 2018 $145 RESONATE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 9, 2018 $130 MYCARELINK SMART Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $114 CARTO SMARTTOUCH CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $96 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 4, 2018 $79 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $67 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 20, 2018 $63 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 4, 2018 $56 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 4, 2018 $48 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 19, 2018 $44 AMPLIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $39 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $39 MICRA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $34 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 10, 2018 $11 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Feb 8, 2018 $5 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $1 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.