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RANGA BALASEKARAN
Listed Specialty: Gastroenterology
601 W MAPLE AVE, SUITE 213, SPRINGDALE, AR, 72764-5335
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DR. RANGA BALASEKARAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
105
payments
$50,632
payment total
13
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 |
24 | $42,450 |
Travel and Lodging |
15 | $5,606 |
Food and Beverage |
66 | $2,576 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
TRULANCE |
drug |
$16,762 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$12,384 |
VIBERZI |
drug |
$10,655 |
LINZESS |
drug |
$10,210 |
EPCLUSA |
drug |
$9,924 |
XARELTO |
drug |
$223 |
OLYMPUS ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND SCOPES |
device |
$118 |
INJECTAFER |
drug |
$105 |
FARXIGA |
drug |
$103 |
HUMIRA |
drug |
$74 |
OLYMPUS BILIARY DEVICES |
device |
$54 |
MAVYRET |
drug |
$46 |
SPYGLASS |
device |
$36 |
EVOTECH |
device |
$26 |
GENERAL ENDOCHOICE |
device |
$23 |
OLYMPUS HEMOSTASIS DEVICES |
device |
$18 |
RESOLUTION CLIP |
device |
$18 |
ELEVIEW |
device |
$13 |
CLENPIQ |
drug |
$13 |
CREON |
drug |
$3 |
| † 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 9, 2018 | $3,000 | EPCLUSA | Promotional Speaking/Other | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | Ranga Balasekaran, MD PA |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $3,000 | TRULANCE | Promotional Speaking/Other | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Oct 12, 2018 | $3,000 | No Listed Product | Promotional Speaking/Other | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | Ranga Balasekaran, MD PA |
| Aug 9, 2018 | $2,500 | EPCLUSA | Promotional Speaking/Other | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | Ranga Balasekaran, MD PA |
| Aug 24, 2018 | $2,400 | TRULANCE | Promotional Speaking/Other | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Apr 20, 2018 | $2,400 | TRULANCE | Promotional Speaking/Other | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Apr 20, 2018 | $2,200 | TRULANCE | Promotional Speaking/Other | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Aug 23, 2018 | $2,000 | No Listed Product | Promotional Speaking/Other | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | Ranga Balasekaran, MD PA |
| Dec 7, 2018 | $2,000 | No Listed Product | Promotional Speaking/Other | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $2,000 | EPCLUSA | Promotional Speaking/Other | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | Ranga Balasekaran, MD PA |
| Nov 15, 2018 | $2,000 | No Listed Product | Promotional Speaking/Other | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Aug 30, 2018 | $2,000 | No Listed Product | Promotional Speaking/Other | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | Ranga Balasekaran, MD PA |
| Jul 25, 2018 | $1,800 | LINZESS VIBERZI | Promotional Speaking/Other | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Jul 3, 2018 | $1,800 | TRULANCE | Promotional Speaking/Other | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Jul 24, 2018 | $1,800 | LINZESS VIBERZI | Promotional Speaking/Other | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Jul 11, 2018 | $1,800 | TRULANCE | Promotional Speaking/Other | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| May 30, 2018 | $1,506 | TRULANCE | Travel and Lodging | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Jul 25, 2018 | $1,200 | LINZESS VIBERZI | Promotional Speaking/Other | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Jul 24, 2018 | $1,200 | LINZESS VIBERZI | Promotional Speaking/Other | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Apr 19, 2018 | $1,200 | LINZESS VIBERZI | Promotional Speaking/Other | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Apr 19, 2018 | $1,200 | LINZESS VIBERZI | Promotional Speaking/Other | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Jul 25, 2018 | $1,200 | LINZESS VIBERZI | Promotional Speaking/Other | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Oct 10, 2018 | $920 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Jun 9, 2018 | $750 | EPCLUSA | Travel and Lodging | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Jun 9, 2018 | $584 | EPCLUSA | Travel and Lodging | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $398 | TRULANCE | Travel and Lodging | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Jul 24, 2018 | $374 | LINZESS VIBERZI | Travel and Lodging | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Oct 12, 2018 | $350 | EPCLUSA | Promotional Speaking/Other | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | Ranga Balasekaran, MD PA |
| Jun 9, 2018 | $250 | EPCLUSA | Travel and Lodging | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| May 8, 2018 | $200 | VIBERZI | Promotional Speaking/Other | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| May 8, 2018 | $200 | VIBERZI | Promotional Speaking/Other | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $168 | TRULANCE | Travel and Lodging | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Jul 24, 2018 | $165 | LINZESS VIBERZI | Travel and Lodging | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| May 9, 2018 | $160 | TRULANCE | Travel and Lodging | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $137 | TRULANCE | Travel and Lodging | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Aug 8, 2018 | $125 | EPCLUSA | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $125 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Oct 10, 2018 | $123 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Jun 23, 2018 | $118 | OLYMPUS ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND SCOPES | Food and Beverage | OLYMPUS AMERICA INC. | |
| Mar 30, 2018 | $112 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Mar 30, 2018 | $112 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| May 16, 2018 | $105 | INJECTAFER | Food and Beverage | DAIICHI SANKYO INC. | |
| May 24, 2018 | $103 | FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Dec 12, 2018 | $103 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Sep 6, 2018 | $88 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Aug 15, 2018 | $87 | EPCLUSA | Travel and Lodging | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| May 7, 2018 | $86 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Aug 29, 2018 | $82 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Jul 6, 2018 | $79 | EPCLUSA | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| May 1, 2018 | $74 | HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Feb 21, 2018 | $65 | EPCLUSA | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $57 | TRULANCE | Travel and Lodging | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Jan 30, 2018 | $54 | OLYMPUS BILIARY DEVICES | Food and Beverage | OLYMPUS AMERICA INC. | |
| Aug 22, 2018 | $54 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $50 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Jun 9, 2018 | $50 | EPCLUSA | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Jun 9, 2018 | $50 | EPCLUSA | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $50 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $50 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Nov 13, 2018 | $48 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Apr 20, 2018 | $46 | VIBERZI | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Oct 4, 2018 | $46 | MAVYRET | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Dec 5, 2018 | $43 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Oct 25, 2018 | $37 | LINZESS VIBERZI | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Jul 18, 2018 | $36 | SPYGLASS | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $35 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Jul 6, 2018 | $33 | EPCLUSA | Travel and Lodging | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| May 7, 2018 | $27 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Nov 9, 2018 | $26 | EVOTECH | Food and Beverage | ETHICON US, LLC | |
| Sep 6, 2018 | $26 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Feb 27, 2018 | $25 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $25 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Oct 25, 2018 | $23 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| May 8, 2018 | $23 | GENERAL ENDOCHOICE | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Aug 10, 2018 | $21 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Nov 21, 2018 | $20 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Aug 20, 2018 | $19 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Aug 21, 2018 | $18 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $18 | RESOLUTION CLIP | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $16 | TRULANCE | Travel and Lodging | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Jul 23, 2018 | $14 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Jun 27, 2018 | $13 | ELEVIEW | Food and Beverage | ARIES PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Jan 18, 2018 | $13 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Sep 27, 2018 | $13 | CLENPIQ | Food and Beverage | FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| May 7, 2018 | $12 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Feb 2, 2018 | $11 | VIBERZI | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Dec 7, 2018 | $9 | OLYMPUS HEMOSTASIS DEVICES | Food and Beverage | OLYMPUS AMERICA INC. | |
| Nov 12, 2018 | $9 | LINZESS | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Feb 21, 2018 | $9 | OLYMPUS HEMOSTASIS DEVICES | Food and Beverage | OLYMPUS AMERICA INC. | |
| Sep 10, 2018 | $8 | LINZESS | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Mar 5, 2018 | $7 | VIBERZI | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Oct 12, 2018 | $6 | LINZESS | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Nov 14, 2018 | $4 | LINZESS | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Oct 5, 2018 | $4 | LINZESS | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Jul 25, 2018 | $3 | CREON | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Oct 31, 2018 | $3 | VIBERZI | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Oct 19, 2018 | $3 | VIBERZI | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Nov 28, 2018 | $3 | VIBERZI | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Dec 12, 2018 | $3 | LINZESS | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Jul 23, 2018 | $3 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Aug 8, 2018 | $3 | VIBERZI | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Jun 12, 2018 | $3 | VIBERZI | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Jul 23, 2018 | $2 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| May 7, 2018 | $1 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Dec 12, 2018 | $1 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS 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.