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MAHESH RAMCHANDANI
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MAHESH RAMCHANDANI

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
6560 FANNIN ST, STE 1836, HOUSTON, TX, 77030-2761
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MAHESH RAMCHANDANI,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

58

payments

$45,776

payment total

14

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
 15 $34,428
Education
 2 $5,600
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $3,600
Food and Beverage
 39 $2,148

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†
AORTIC TISSUE VALVE - PERCEVAL

device

 $29,966
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $8,006
VASOVIEW

device

 $2,299
ARTIS Q.ZEN

device

 $2,000
RAM

device

 $1,026
PERCEVAL

device

 $693
PERCEVAL S

device

 $384
TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE

device

 $231
AORTIC AND MITRAL TISSUE STENTED VALVES

device

 $161
3F

device

 $150
ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION

device

 $141
ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $141
IMPELLA

device

 $127
FLOSEAL

drug

 $123
EKOSONIC

device

 $88
EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $84
EPIC STENTED TISSUE VALVE

device

 $83
OCTOPUS

device

 $40
ACROBAT

device

 $40
FLEXITOUCH

device

 $35
ACTITOUCH

device

 $35
ENTRE

device

 $35
TISSEEL

drug

 $31
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $29
PICO

device

 $24
HEARTSTRING

device

 $15
† 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
Oct 5, 2018 $11,454 AORTIC TISSUE VALVE - PERCEVAL Travel and Lodging LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $11,024 AORTIC TISSUE VALVE - PERCEVAL Travel and Lodging LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $8,006 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
Jul 2, 2018 $3,200 AORTIC TISSUE VALVE - PERCEVAL Education LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $2,400 AORTIC TISSUE VALVE - PERCEVAL Education LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $2,000 ARTIS Q.ZEN Promotional Speaking/Other SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $1,600 VASOVIEW Promotional Speaking/Other MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Apr 11, 2018 $1,279 AORTIC TISSUE VALVE - PERCEVAL Travel and Lodging LIVANOVA USA, INC.
May 8, 2018 $874 RAM Travel and Lodging LSI SOLUTIONS INC AMEX
Dec 28, 2018 $663 PERCEVAL Travel and Lodging LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $437 VASOVIEW Travel and Lodging MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Apr 19, 2018 $348 AORTIC TISSUE VALVE - PERCEVAL Travel and Lodging LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $272 PERCEVAL S Food and Beverage LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Feb 9, 2018 $161 AORTIC AND MITRAL TISSUE STENTED VALVES Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 8, 2018 $152 RAM Food and Beverage LSI SOLUTIONS INC
Mar 24, 2018 $141 ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
May 7, 2018 $127 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Sep 13, 2018 $123 FLOSEAL Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Apr 17, 2018 $112 PERCEVAL S Food and Beverage LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $100 3F Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $90 VASOVIEW Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Mar 15, 2018 $88 EKOSONIC Food and Beverage EKOS CORPORATION
Apr 19, 2018 $84 AORTIC TISSUE VALVE - PERCEVAL Travel and Lodging LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Jun 16, 2018 $84 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $80 VASOVIEW Travel and Lodging MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Apr 18, 2018 $69 AORTIC TISSUE VALVE - PERCEVAL Travel and Lodging LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $50 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 15, 2018 $50 3F Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $49 EPIC STENTED TISSUE VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 2, 2018 $41 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 5, 2018 $39 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 12, 2018 $38 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 4, 2018 $34 EPIC STENTED TISSUE VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 20, 2018 $31 TISSEEL Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Jul 12, 2018 $31 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 16, 2018 $31 TRIFECTA GT TISSUE HEART VALVE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 11, 2018 $30 AORTIC TISSUE VALVE - PERCEVAL Travel and Lodging LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $30 AORTIC TISSUE VALVE - PERCEVAL Travel and Lodging LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Dec 28, 2018 $30 PERCEVAL Travel and Lodging LIVANOVA USA, INC.
May 22, 2018 $29 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $28 AORTIC TISSUE VALVE - PERCEVAL Food and Beverage LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $27 OCTOPUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $20 AORTIC TISSUE VALVE - PERCEVAL Travel and Lodging LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $19 FLEXITOUCH ACTITOUCH ENTRE Food and Beverage TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC
Aug 21, 2018 $18 VASOVIEW Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Jul 27, 2018 $17 VASOVIEW Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Apr 12, 2018 $16 FLEXITOUCH ACTITOUCH ENTRE Food and Beverage TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC
Dec 14, 2018 $15 VASOVIEW Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Jun 8, 2018 $15 VASOVIEW Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Sep 20, 2018 $15 VASOVIEW Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Jun 21, 2018 $15 HEARTSTRING Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Sep 28, 2018 $15 ACROBAT Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Feb 26, 2018 $14 ACROBAT Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Jun 20, 2018 $14 OCTOPUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $13 PICO Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Dec 28, 2018 $12 VASOVIEW Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Mar 26, 2018 $11 ACROBAT Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
May 18, 2018 $11 PICO Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
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