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PRAKASH R PARAGI
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PRAKASH R PARAGI

Listed Specialty: Surgery
94 OLD SHORT HILLS RD, LIVINGSTON, NJ, 07039-5672
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PRAKASH PARAGI,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

28

payments

$2,833

payment total

6

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
 10 $2,193
Food and Beverage
 18 $640

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†
ECHELON FLEX STAPLER

device

 $928
SONICISION

device

 $867
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $670
LIGASURE

device

 $190
PHYSIOMESH

device

 $123
KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY

device

 $36
COOK MEDICAL STAPLE LINE

device

 $18
† 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 25, 2018 $653 SONICISION Travel and Lodging COVIDIEN LP
Jun 22, 2018 $326 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $314 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $246 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $213 SONICISION Travel and Lodging COVIDIEN LP
Nov 27, 2018 $174 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $144 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $123 PHYSIOMESH Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $122 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $107 LIGASURE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jun 22, 2018 $84 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $38 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Jun 22, 2018 $36 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $25 LIGASURE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Feb 20, 2018 $21 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 23, 2018 $20 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $19 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $19 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $19 LIGASURE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Apr 21, 2018 $18 COOK MEDICAL STAPLE LINE Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Jun 23, 2018 $16 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $15 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 19, 2018 $15 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $14 LIGASURE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jun 22, 2018 $14 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $13 LIGASURE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jul 17, 2018 $12 LIGASURE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jun 23, 2018 $11 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.