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ASHOK N BABU
Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
4230 HARDING PIKE, STE. 430, NASHVILLE, TN, 37205-2013
DR. ASHOK BABU,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
27
payments
$2,546
payment total
4
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 |
24 | $1,807 |
Travel and Lodging |
3 | $739 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV |
device |
$1,255 |
HEARTMATE |
device |
$447 |
IMPELLA |
device |
$218 |
CIRCULATORY SUPPORT |
device |
$167 |
CENTRIMAG |
device |
$155 |
AORTIC AND MITRAL TISSUE STENTED VALVES |
device |
$137 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$112 |
HEARTWARE HVAD |
device |
$56 |
| † 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 13, 2018 | $489 | HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV | Travel and Lodging | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Dec 13, 2018 | $242 | HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV | Travel and Lodging | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Sep 16, 2018 | $182 | HEARTMATE | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Sep 20, 2018 | $155 | CENTRIMAG | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| May 10, 2018 | $154 | HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Oct 1, 2018 | $146 | HEARTMATE | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Jan 11, 2018 | $140 | CIRCULATORY SUPPORT | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Feb 19, 2018 | $137 | AORTIC AND MITRAL TISSUE STENTED VALVES | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Oct 4, 2018 | $135 | IMPELLA | Food and Beverage | ABIOMED | |
| Dec 13, 2018 | $128 | HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Apr 6, 2018 | $103 | HEARTMATE | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Jan 29, 2018 | $83 | IMPELLA | Food and Beverage | ABIOMED | |
| Jun 6, 2018 | $75 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Sep 5, 2018 | $56 | HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Dec 14, 2018 | $49 | HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Dec 14, 2018 | $40 | HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Mar 14, 2018 | $37 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Dec 14, 2018 | $34 | HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Jul 12, 2018 | $30 | HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Apr 30, 2018 | $28 | CIRCULATORY SUPPORT | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Jun 5, 2018 | $20 | HEARTWARE HVAD | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Dec 14, 2018 | $20 | HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| May 3, 2018 | $19 | HEARTWARE HVAD | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Jun 25, 2018 | $17 | HEARTWARE HVAD | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Oct 30, 2018 | $16 | HEARTMATE | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Dec 13, 2018 | $8 | HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV | Travel and Lodging | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Dec 11, 2018 | $5 | HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.