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VENKATESH G RAMAIAH
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VENKATESH G RAMAIAH

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
2632 N 20TH ST, PHOENIX, AZ, 85006-1339
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VENKATESH RAMAIAH,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

150

payments

$103,232

payment total

15

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
Consulting
 18 $54,177
Travel and Lodging
 57 $19,728
Promotional Speaking/Other
 4 $18,900
Honoraria
 3 $6,600
Food and Beverage
 68 $3,827

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†
BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM

device

 $27,503
OVATION

device

 $22,397
TURBOHAWK

device

 $16,430
CROSSER

device

 $13,296
AFX

device

 $8,902
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $7,112
FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER

device

 $4,975
HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $4,975
HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES

device

 $4,975
OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM

device

 $4,975
SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM

device

 $4,975
RELAY PLUS

device

 $3,021
LUTONIX

device

 $1,341
EKOSONIC

device

 $985
HAWKONE

device

 $745
RELAY

device

 $481
ENDURANT

device

 $275
PRODUCT IN DEVELOPMENT

device

 $250
IN.PACT ADMIRAL

device

 $194
COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX

device

 $143
VENASEAL

device

 $76
IGT_D SYSTEMS

device

 $59
COOK MEDICAL THORACIC

device

 $56
COOK MEDICAL CUSTOM MADE DEVICE

device

 $32
VALIANT CAPTIVIA

device

 $22
ICAST

device

 $15
COOK MEDICAL AAA

device

 $13
BIOGLUE

device

 $11
PHOTOFIX

device

 $11
† 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 23, 2018 $9,600 TURBOHAWK Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 11, 2018 $5,000 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Consulting CVRX, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $5,000 AFX OVATION Consulting ENDOLOGIX, INC.
May 15, 2018 $5,000 CROSSER Consulting BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $4,800 TURBOHAWK Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $4,500 OVATION Consulting ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $4,000 OVATION Consulting ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $4,000 OVATION Consulting ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Jun 15, 2018 $4,000 CROSSER Honoraria BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $3,800 AFX Consulting ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $3,600 FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 9, 2018 $3,000 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $3,000 OVATION Consulting ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $2,527 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Consulting CVRX, INC.
Jun 15, 2018 $2,500 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Consulting CVRX, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $2,500 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Consulting CVRX, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $2,500 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Consulting CVRX, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $2,500 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Consulting CVRX, INC.
May 15, 2018 $1,750 CROSSER Travel and Lodging BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $1,600 CROSSER Honoraria BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
May 24, 2018 $1,500 RELAY PLUS Promotional Speaking/Other BOLTON MEDICAL INC
Oct 17, 2018 $1,350 FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 23, 2018 $1,250 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Consulting CVRX, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $1,075 LUTONIX Travel and Lodging BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 31, 2018 $1,000 RELAY PLUS Honoraria BOLTON MEDICAL INC
Apr 23, 2018 $984 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CVRX, INC. American Express
Oct 16, 2018 $900 No Listed Product Consulting BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 29, 2018 $880 TURBOHAWK Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $840 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CVRX, INC. American Express
Jun 20, 2018 $826 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CVRX, INC. American Express
May 29, 2018 $759 CROSSER Travel and Lodging BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $676 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 29, 2018 $630 TURBOHAWK Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $628 OVATION Travel and Lodging ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $552 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CVRX, INC. American Express
Aug 21, 2018 $526 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CVRX, INC. American Express
Sep 18, 2018 $481 RELAY Travel and Lodging BOLTON MEDICAL INC
May 7, 2018 $480 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CVRX, INC. American Express
Jan 17, 2018 $468 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CVRX, INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $462 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CVRX, INC. American Express
May 7, 2018 $452 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CVRX, INC. American Express
Nov 1, 2018 $438 OVATION Travel and Lodging ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $434 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $389 EKOSONIC Travel and Lodging EKOS CORPORATION
Apr 4, 2018 $374 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $369 EKOSONIC Food and Beverage EKOS CORPORATION
Jun 20, 2018 $355 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CVRX, INC. American Express
Jan 3, 2018 $343 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CVRX, INC.
Jan 3, 2018 $343 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CVRX, INC.
Jul 29, 2018 $300 TURBOHAWK Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $292 HAWKONE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $276 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CVRX, INC. American Express
Jan 12, 2018 $262 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ENDOLOGIX, INC.
May 7, 2018 $261 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CVRX, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $259 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $250 PRODUCT IN DEVELOPMENT Consulting W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 11, 2018 $244 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CVRX, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $241 OVATION Travel and Lodging ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $219 LUTONIX Travel and Lodging BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $212 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CVRX, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $201 HAWKONE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $200 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Jul 29, 2018 $200 TURBOHAWK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $194 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $186 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CVRX, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $170 EKOSONIC Travel and Lodging EKOS CORPORATION
May 29, 2018 $168 CROSSER Travel and Lodging BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $149 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CVRX, INC. American Express
Jan 19, 2018 $148 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $143 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $136 HAWKONE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $135 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $131 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $129 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CVRX, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $126 RELAY PLUS Food and Beverage BOLTON MEDICAL INC
May 7, 2018 $125 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CVRX, INC. American Express
Apr 4, 2018 $117 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $115 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CVRX, INC. American Express
Jul 11, 2018 $105 RELAY PLUS Food and Beverage BOLTON MEDICAL INC
Sep 7, 2018 $102 AFX OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $99 OVATION Travel and Lodging ENDOLOGIX, INC.
May 11, 2018 $99 COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Apr 23, 2018 $97 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CVRX, INC. American Express
Oct 5, 2018 $97 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $90 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CVRX, INC. American Express
Oct 3, 2018 $87 No Listed Product Food and Beverage AVINGER INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $79 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $76 VENASEAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $72 No Listed Product Food and Beverage HEARTFLOW, INC. Mastros City Hall
Mar 19, 2018 $72 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 2, 2018 $64 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Aug 27, 2018 $59 IGT_D SYSTEMS Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Nov 15, 2018 $58 RELAY PLUS Food and Beverage BOLTON MEDICAL INC
Sep 27, 2018 $58 EKOSONIC Travel and Lodging EKOS CORPORATION
Dec 10, 2018 $56 COOK MEDICAL THORACIC Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Jan 12, 2018 $51 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Oct 13, 2018 $50 HAWKONE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $49 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
May 16, 2018 $49 RELAY PLUS Food and Beverage BOLTON MEDICAL INC
Oct 6, 2018 $48 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $46 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CVRX, INC.
Jan 3, 2018 $37 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CVRX, INC.
Oct 13, 2018 $35 HAWKONE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $35 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CVRX, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $34 RELAY PLUS Food and Beverage BOLTON MEDICAL INC
Feb 15, 2018 $34 RELAY PLUS Food and Beverage BOLTON MEDICAL INC
Oct 6, 2018 $34 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 30, 2018 $34 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
May 18, 2018 $33 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $33 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 13, 2018 $31 HAWKONE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $31 No Listed Product Food and Beverage HEARTFLOW, INC. Mastros City Hall
Oct 6, 2018 $31 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $28 COOK MEDICAL CUSTOM MADE DEVICE Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Jun 28, 2018 $27 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CVRX, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $27 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CVRX, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $27 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $27 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $25 RELAY PLUS Food and Beverage BOLTON MEDICAL INC
Dec 28, 2018 $25 FOX SV PTA CATHETER AND ARMADA 14 PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND VIATRAC 14 PLUS PERIPHERAL CATHETER HERCULINK ELITE RENAL AND BILIARY STENT SYSTEM HI-TORQUE SPARTACORE GUIDE WIRES OMNILINK ELITE VASCULAR STENT SYSTEM SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 26, 2018 $23 RELAY PLUS Food and Beverage BOLTON MEDICAL INC
Jun 6, 2018 $23 COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Oct 5, 2018 $22 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $21 COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Apr 26, 2018 $21 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $20 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Food and Beverage CVRX, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $20 RELAY PLUS Food and Beverage BOLTON MEDICAL INC
May 25, 2018 $19 TURBOHAWK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $19 RELAY PLUS Food and Beverage BOLTON MEDICAL INC
Jun 18, 2018 $19 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $18 CROSSER Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $18 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 6, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $16 RELAY PLUS Food and Beverage BOLTON MEDICAL INC
Nov 6, 2018 $15 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ENDOLOGIX, INC.
May 8, 2018 $15 ICAST Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Mar 29, 2018 $13 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 15, 2018 $13 COOK MEDICAL AAA Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Sep 24, 2018 $12 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $12 RELAY PLUS Food and Beverage BOLTON MEDICAL INC
Mar 10, 2018 $11 BIOGLUE PHOTOFIX Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $10 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $10 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Food and Beverage CVRX, INC.
Aug 20, 2018 $8 BAROSTIM NEO SYSTEM Food and Beverage CVRX, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $7 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $6 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $5 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $4 COOK MEDICAL CUSTOM MADE DEVICE Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
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