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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.

WASSIM K CHOUCAIR
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WASSIM K CHOUCAIR

Listed Specialty: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
8122 DATAPOINT DR, STE 700, SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78229-3272
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WASSIM CHOUCAIR,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

60

payments

$18,722

payment total

12

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
 5 $10,100
Consulting
 2 $5,600
Food and Beverage
 49 $1,540
Travel and Lodging
 4 $1,482

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†
ENTRESTO

drug

 $8,527
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $4,079
XARELTO

drug

 $3,060
EDORA

device

 $1,600
WATCHMAN

device

 $1,110
JARDIANCE

drug

 $162
MULTAQ

drug

 $67
NORTHERA

drug

 $29
REVEAL LINQ

device

 $18
PRADAXA

drug

 $16
BYSTOLIC

drug

 $13
PENTARAY

device

 $11
WALLFLEX

device

 $11
ECM

device

 $9
VIGILANT

device

 $9
† 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 18, 2018 $4,000 No Listed Product Consulting BIOTRONIK INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $2,025 ENTRESTO Promotional Speaking/Other NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Oct 10, 2018 $2,025 ENTRESTO Promotional Speaking/Other NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Feb 6, 2018 $2,025 ENTRESTO Promotional Speaking/Other NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jun 21, 2018 $2,025 ENTRESTO Promotional Speaking/Other NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Apr 12, 2018 $2,000 XARELTO Promotional Speaking/Other JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Nov 14, 2018 $1,600 EDORA Consulting BIOTRONIK INC.
Apr 21, 2018 $632 XARELTO Travel and Lodging JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Sep 20, 2018 $342 WATCHMAN Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 20, 2018 $281 WATCHMAN Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 21, 2018 $249 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 20, 2018 $227 WATCHMAN Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 21, 2018 $125 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
May 15, 2018 $118 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Nov 14, 2018 $103 JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $100 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Feb 13, 2018 $82 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Oct 10, 2018 $80 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Feb 6, 2018 $55 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Apr 22, 2018 $47 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Apr 22, 2018 $33 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Feb 6, 2018 $29 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Apr 22, 2018 $28 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
May 24, 2018 $20 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $19 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $19 MULTAQ Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Mar 22, 2018 $19 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Aug 8, 2018 $18 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 9, 2018 $18 NORTHERA Food and Beverage LUNDBECK LLC
Mar 12, 2018 $18 MULTAQ Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Apr 25, 2018 $17 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jan 17, 2018 $17 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Sep 20, 2018 $16 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
May 17, 2018 $16 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $16 PRADAXA Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $16 JARDIANCE Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Jan 30, 2018 $15 MULTAQ Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Oct 23, 2018 $15 JARDIANCE Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Nov 14, 2018 $15 JARDIANCE Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Sep 6, 2018 $14 MULTAQ Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Feb 27, 2018 $14 JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $13 BYSTOLIC Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $13 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Sep 26, 2018 $12 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Aug 15, 2018 $11 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Apr 4, 2018 $11 NORTHERA Food and Beverage LUNDBECK LLC
Mar 20, 2018 $11 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Sep 20, 2018 $11 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 7, 2018 $11 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Feb 9, 2018 $11 PENTARAY Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $11 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Mar 15, 2018 $11 WALLFLEX Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 13, 2018 $11 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Apr 17, 2018 $9 ECM Food and Beverage AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $9 VIGILANT Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 10, 2018 $8 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $7 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
May 23, 2018 $7 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Aug 2, 2018 $6 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Feb 13, 2018 $5 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
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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.