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MELAKU G DEMEDE
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MELAKU G DEMEDE

Listed Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
405 CARRIAGE DR, BECKLEY, WV, 25801-2805
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DR. MELAKU DEMEDE,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

61

payments

$6,748

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
Travel and Lodging
 15 $3,623
Food and Beverage
 45 $1,624
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $1,500

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

 $2,324
LIFEVEST

device

 $1,688
EKOSONIC

device

 $1,156
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $1,053
SYNERGY

device

 $124
ENTRESTO

drug

 $110
GENERAL TACHY

device

 $85
VIGILANT

device

 $50
AVIVO

device

 $44
CARDIAC MONITORING SUITE

device

 $41
XARELTO

drug

 $40
BRILINTA

drug

 $17
INVOKANA

drug

 $15
ELIQUIS

drug

 $14
† 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 29, 2018 $1,500 LIFEVEST Promotional Speaking/Other ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Jul 19, 2018 $817 RESOLUTE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $638 RESOLUTE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $369 EKOSONIC Food and Beverage EKOS CORPORATION
Sep 14, 2018 $340 EKOSONIC Travel and Lodging EKOS CORPORATION
Nov 30, 2018 $313 EKOSONIC Travel and Lodging EKOS CORPORATION
Jul 19, 2018 $290 RESOLUTE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 22, 2018 $258 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 21, 2018 $185 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 22, 2018 $185 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 21, 2018 $178 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 22, 2018 $173 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 19, 2018 $130 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 22, 2018 $100 SYNERGY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 28, 2018 $77 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Jan 22, 2018 $75 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 22, 2018 $73 RESOLUTE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $67 EKOSONIC Travel and Lodging EKOS CORPORATION
Jul 20, 2018 $64 RESOLUTE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $62 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $49 EKOSONIC Food and Beverage EKOS CORPORATION
Jul 19, 2018 $45 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $44 AVIVO Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $41 CARDIAC MONITORING SUITE Food and Beverage BRAEMAR MANUFACTURING, LLC
Jan 24, 2018 $40 GENERAL TACHY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 19, 2018 $40 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $39 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $35 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Aug 14, 2018 $33 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Jan 22, 2018 $31 GENERAL TACHY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 10, 2018 $26 VIGILANT Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 19, 2018 $25 RESOLUTE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $25 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $25 VIGILANT Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 23, 2018 $24 SYNERGY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 16, 2018 $24 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
May 22, 2018 $20 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 19, 2018 $20 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $19 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Nov 30, 2018 $18 EKOSONIC Travel and Lodging EKOS CORPORATION
Sep 11, 2018 $17 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Feb 26, 2018 $17 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Aug 7, 2018 $16 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 1, 2018 $15 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $15 XARELTO INVOKANA Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Feb 1, 2018 $14 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
May 4, 2018 $14 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jun 12, 2018 $14 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $14 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Oct 3, 2018 $13 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Sep 10, 2018 $12 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jan 21, 2018 $11 GENERAL TACHY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 24, 2018 $10 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Feb 28, 2018 $10 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Oct 23, 2018 $9 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Apr 12, 2018 $8 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Jul 19, 2018 $8 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $5 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Nov 27, 2018 $4 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Apr 26, 2018 $4 GENERAL TACHY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 19, 2018 $3 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
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