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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.

SHANU N KOTHARI
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SHANU N KOTHARI

Listed Specialty: Surgery
1836 SOUTH AVE, LA CROSSE, WI, 54601-5429
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SHANU KOTHARI,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

43

payments

$16,316

payment total

8

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
Honoraria
 1 $7,800
Consulting
 1 $4,119
Food and Beverage
 36 $2,208
Travel and Lodging
 5 $2,190

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†
SEAMGUARD BIOABSORBABLE STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT

device

 $9,878
LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

device

 $5,071
SEAMGUARD STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT

device

 $569
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $206
STREAMCONNECT

device

 $106
SENHANCE SURGICAL ROBOTICS SYSTEM

device

 $106
ECHELON FLEX STAPLER

device

 $103
HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY

device

 $103
ASM,HEAD,IMAGE1 S,H3-Z, CE

device

 $88
AUTO SUTURE

device

 $69
SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL

device

 $65
LAPBAND

device

 $21
ORBERA

device

 $21
OVERSTITCH

device

 $21
ENDO GIA

device

 $19
EEA

device

 $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
Jun 1, 2018 $7,800 SEAMGUARD BIOABSORBABLE STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT Honoraria W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $4,119 LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 29, 2018 $693 SEAMGUARD BIOABSORBABLE STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $689 LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $463 SEAMGUARD STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $220 SEAMGUARD BIOABSORBABLE STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $203 SEAMGUARD BIOABSORBABLE STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 29, 2018 $177 SEAMGUARD BIOABSORBABLE STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $129 SEAMGUARD BIOABSORBABLE STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 1, 2018 $125 SEAMGUARD BIOABSORBABLE STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 29, 2018 $108 SEAMGUARD BIOABSORBABLE STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $107 No Listed Product Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Nov 12, 2018 $106 SEAMGUARD STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $103 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Jan 29, 2018 $99 No Listed Product Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
May 29, 2018 $90 SEAMGUARD BIOABSORBABLE STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $88 ASM,HEAD,IMAGE1 S,H3-Z, CE Food and Beverage KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Sep 26, 2018 $78 LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $71 STREAMCONNECT Food and Beverage KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Jun 27, 2018 $71 SENHANCE SURGICAL ROBOTICS SYSTEM Food and Beverage TRANSENTERIX, INC.
May 29, 2018 $67 SEAMGUARD BIOABSORBABLE STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 29, 2018 $66 SEAMGUARD BIOABSORBABLE STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 7, 2018 $65 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 29, 2018 $61 SEAMGUARD BIOABSORBABLE STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $55 AUTO SUTURE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Sep 18, 2018 $52 SEAMGUARD BIOABSORBABLE STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Apr 28, 2018 $39 SEAMGUARD BIOABSORBABLE STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $35 STREAMCONNECT Food and Beverage KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Oct 13, 2018 $34 LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Oct 13, 2018 $32 LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ETHICON INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $32 LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
May 23, 2018 $26 LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Apr 26, 2018 $26 SEAMGUARD BIOABSORBABLE STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $25 LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Dec 12, 2018 $24 LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Apr 27, 2018 $23 SEAMGUARD BIOABSORBABLE STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $21 OVERSTITCH ORBERA LAPBAND Food and Beverage APOLLO ENDOSURGERY US INC
Oct 18, 2018 $19 ENDO GIA Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Apr 25, 2018 $17 SENHANCE SURGICAL ROBOTICS SYSTEM Food and Beverage TRANSENTERIX, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $17 SENHANCE SURGICAL ROBOTICS SYSTEM Food and Beverage TRANSENTERIX, INC.
May 4, 2018 $14 AUTO SUTURE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Nov 30, 2018 $14 EEA Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Mar 14, 2018 $13 LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.