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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.

NIRAV C NAIK
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NIRAV C NAIK

Listed Specialty: Surgery
4817 CENTENNIAL PLAZA WAY B, BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93312-1957
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NIRAV NAIK,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

21

payments

$3,801

payment total

7

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
Education
 1 $3,000
Food and Beverage
 20 $801

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†
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $3,541
XENMATRIX

device

 $83
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $45
TRI-STAPLE

device

 $42
CLEARIFY

device

 $26
EXPAREL

drug

 $25
EVICEL

drug

 $22
GATTEX

drug

 $17
† 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 15, 2018 $3,000 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Education INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $133 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $118 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $110 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $83 XENMATRIX Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $42 TRI-STAPLE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Nov 6, 2018 $40 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $34 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $31 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Nov 26, 2018 $26 CLEARIFY Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Oct 18, 2018 $25 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $25 EXPAREL Food and Beverage PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Aug 28, 2018 $24 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $23 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ACELL, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $22 EVICEL Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
May 31, 2018 $21 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ACELL, INC.
May 24, 2018 $17 GATTEX Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Apr 24, 2018 $15 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $8 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $3 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $2 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, 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.