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MASAYOSHI TAKASHIMA
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MASAYOSHI TAKASHIMA

Listed Specialty: Otolaryngology
6550 FANNIN ST, SUITE 1701, HOUSTON, TX, 77030-2717
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DR. MASAYOSHI TAKASHIMA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

18

payments

$8,187

payment total

10

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
 2 $6,555
Food and Beverage
 16 $1,632

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†
VIDERHINLARYNGOSCOPE, NTSC

device

 $5,500
THN SLEEP THERAPY

device

 $1,055
PROPEL

device

 $495
VIVAER AIRWAY REMODELING STYLUS

device

 $341
ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM

device

 $209
OLYMPUS CAPITAL ACCESSORIES

device

 $147
CELON SYSTEM

device

 $126
ACCLARENT ENT NAVIGATION SYSTEM

device

 $118
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $112
FUSION

device

 $84
† 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 12, 2018 $5,500 VIDERHINLARYNGOSCOPE, NTSC Promotional Speaking/Other KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Nov 21, 2018 $1,055 THN SLEEP THERAPY Promotional Speaking/Other LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Dec 3, 2018 $229 VIVAER AIRWAY REMODELING STYLUS Food and Beverage AERIN MEDICAL INC.
Oct 8, 2018 $145 PROPEL Food and Beverage INTERSECT ENT, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $128 ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 26, 2018 $126 PROPEL Food and Beverage INTERSECT ENT, INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $126 CELON SYSTEM Food and Beverage OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $118 ACCLARENT ENT NAVIGATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ACCLARENT, INC
Feb 12, 2018 $112 PROPEL Food and Beverage INTERSECT ENT, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $112 VIVAER AIRWAY REMODELING STYLUS Food and Beverage AERIN MEDICAL INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $112 PROPEL Food and Beverage INTERSECT ENT, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $84 FUSION Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 3, 2018 $82 ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
May 31, 2018 $81 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ACELL, INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $70 OLYMPUS CAPITAL ACCESSORIES Food and Beverage OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $60 OLYMPUS CAPITAL ACCESSORIES Food and Beverage OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
Jun 11, 2018 $31 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDROBOTICS INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $17 OLYMPUS CAPITAL ACCESSORIES Food and Beverage OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.