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ZARA M PATEL
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ZARA M PATEL

Listed Specialty: Otolaryngology
300 PASTEUR DR, STANFORD, CA, 94305-2200
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DR. ZARA PATEL,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

18

payments

$12,252

payment total

3

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 $11,160
Food and Beverage
 14 $871
Travel and Lodging
 2 $221

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†
RHINOBUR

device

 $10,795
NUVENT

device

 $558
PROPEL

device

 $538
NSE - HIGH SPEED DRILLS

device

 $201
SINUVA

drug

 $158
FUSION

device

 $156
STRAIGHTSHOT

device

 $4
† 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
Dec 11, 2018 $10,602 RHINOBUR Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $558 NUVENT Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $201 NSE - HIGH SPEED DRILLS Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 7, 2018 $156 FUSION Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 14, 2018 $143 PROPEL Food and Beverage INTERSECT ENT, INC.
Oct 6, 2018 $138 PROPEL SINUVA Food and Beverage INTERSECT ENT, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $134 PROPEL Food and Beverage INTERSECT ENT, INC.
Nov 10, 2018 $82 RHINOBUR Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $81 PROPEL Food and Beverage INTERSECT ENT, INC.
Nov 10, 2018 $36 RHINOBUR Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 10, 2018 $30 RHINOBUR Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 10, 2018 $22 RHINOBUR Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 6, 2018 $20 SINUVA PROPEL Travel and Lodging INTERSECT ENT, INC.
Nov 10, 2018 $15 RHINOBUR Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $15 PROPEL Food and Beverage INTERSECT ENT, INC.
Nov 10, 2018 $8 RHINOBUR Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $7 PROPEL Food and Beverage INTERSECT ENT, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $4 STRAIGHTSHOT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.