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RAKESH K SHARMA
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RAKESH K SHARMA

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
1107 S MYRTLE AVE, CLEARWATER, FL, 33756-3945
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DR. RAKESH SHARMA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

58

payments

$1,439

payment total

18

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
Food and Beverage
 58 $1,439

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†
IMPELLA

device

 $264
XARELTO

drug

 $208
REPATHA

drug

 $203
BRILINTA

drug

 $107
NOGA STAR CATHETERS

device

 $86
NOGA STAR SYSTEMS

device

 $86
PRALUENT

drug

 $76
ADAPTA

device

 $76
LIFEVEST

device

 $74
FARXIGA

drug

 $63
ENTRESTO

drug

 $49
CORLANOR

drug

 $45
CLEVIPREX

drug

 $42
KENGREAL

drug

 $42
JARDIANCE

drug

 $33
PRADAXA

drug

 $33
VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $28
BEVYXXA

drug

 $27
ANDEXXA

drug

 $25
RESOLUTE

device

 $21
IGT_D CORONARY

device

 $19
EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS

device

 $18
CARDIAC MONITORING SUITE

device

 $16
CHANTIX

drug

 $14
ELIQUIS

drug

 $14
REVEAL LINQ

device

 $14
MULTAQ

drug

 $12
† 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
Mar 10, 2018 $139 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Jan 11, 2018 $125 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Oct 25, 2018 $125 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Mar 15, 2018 $112 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $86 NOGA STAR CATHETERS NOGA STAR SYSTEMS Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $37 BRILINTA FARXIGA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jun 18, 2018 $28 VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Mar 10, 2018 $28 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
May 11, 2018 $27 BEVYXXA Food and Beverage PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $26 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $25 ANDEXXA Food and Beverage PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $25 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
May 14, 2018 $25 PRALUENT Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Aug 29, 2018 $23 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jun 27, 2018 $19 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jan 16, 2018 $19 IGT_D CORONARY Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Aug 13, 2018 $19 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Feb 5, 2018 $19 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 30, 2018 $18 EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Jul 23, 2018 $18 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $17 PRADAXA JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 10, 2018 $16 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $16 PRADAXA JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 8, 2018 $16 CARDIAC MONITORING SUITE Food and Beverage BRAEMAR MANUFACTURING, LLC
Feb 16, 2018 $15 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $15 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Nov 5, 2018 $15 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Mar 26, 2018 $15 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $15 ADAPTA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $15 CLEVIPREX KENGREAL Food and Beverage CHIESI USA, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $15 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jul 27, 2018 $15 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jul 11, 2018 $15 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Mar 14, 2018 $14 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jan 29, 2018 $14 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Feb 12, 2018 $14 ADAPTA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $14 ADAPTA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 17, 2018 $14 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Aug 16, 2018 $14 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $14 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $14 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Sep 21, 2018 $13 ADAPTA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 26, 2018 $13 FARXIGA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Aug 23, 2018 $13 CLEVIPREX KENGREAL Food and Beverage CHIESI USA, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $13 CLEVIPREX KENGREAL Food and Beverage CHIESI USA, INC.
Jul 9, 2018 $13 FARXIGA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Feb 19, 2018 $12 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Apr 16, 2018 $12 MULTAQ Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Jun 4, 2018 $12 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Jun 14, 2018 $12 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
May 31, 2018 $12 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Apr 9, 2018 $11 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Feb 16, 2018 $10 ADAPTA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 8, 2018 $10 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
May 7, 2018 $9 ADAPTA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 10, 2018 $7 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Apr 19, 2018 $6 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $4 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
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