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HAMID AFSHAR-KHARAGHAN
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HAMID AFSHAR-KHARAGHAN

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
6620 MAIN ST, HOUSTON, TX, 77030-2348
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DR. HAMID AFSHAR-KHARAGHAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

124

payments

$20,602

payment total

6

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
 105 $6,502
Promotional Speaking/Other
 3 $6,400
Consulting
 6 $5,250
Travel and Lodging
 10 $2,450

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†
QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR

device

 $2,525
SQRX PULSE GENERATOR

device

 $2,400
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $2,104
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $2,061
EMBLEM SICD ELECTRODE DELIVERY SYSTEM

device

 $2,000
EMBLEM

device

 $1,843
ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER

device

 $911
ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM

device

 $831
FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD

device

 $822
CRT-DS

device

 $811
UNIFY ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR

device

 $800
THERAPIES

device

 $715
ASSURITY PACEMAKER

device

 $332
MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE

device

 $326
RESONATE

device

 $320
CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM

device

 $219
ACCENT PACEMAKER

device

 $209
CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE CARE

device

 $170
CARTO 3 SYSTEM

device

 $119
EVERA

device

 $115
PERCEPTA

device

 $113
THERAPY ABLATION CATHETER

device

 $111
VIGILANT

device

 $104
OPTISURE DEFIBRILLATION ICD LEAD

device

 $88
GENERAL TACHY

device

 $83
CRT LEADS

device

 $67
CONFIRM RX

device

 $66
QUARTET CRT LEAD

device

 $64
CLARIA MRI

device

 $61
SELECTSECURE

device

 $45
MICRA

device

 $32
CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM

device

 $28
PACEMAKERS

device

 $21
ICDS

device

 $19
TENDRIL PACING LEAD

device

 $16
ELIQUIS

drug

 $16
QUADRA ALLURE MP RF CRT PACEMKR

device

 $14
ADVISA

device

 $8
DURATA DEFIBRILLATION ICD LEAD

device

 $4
CARELINK

device

 $4
EP-WORKNET MODULE

device

 $3
† 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
Jun 13, 2018 $2,400 SQRX PULSE GENERATOR Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 4, 2018 $2,000 EMBLEM SICD ELECTRODE DELIVERY SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 23, 2018 $2,000 GENERAL THERAPIES Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 27, 2018 $1,750 EMBLEM Consulting BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 30, 2018 $800 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 30, 2018 $800 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 3, 2018 $800 UNIFY ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 9, 2018 $630 CRT-DS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 3, 2018 $600 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 30, 2018 $500 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 1, 2018 $427 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $361 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $291 THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 15, 2018 $275 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 14, 2018 $205 ACCENT PACEMAKER Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 13, 2018 $181 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 2, 2018 $176 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $176 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $173 CRT-DS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 17, 2018 $172 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 4, 2018 $170 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 26, 2018 $169 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 2, 2018 $169 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 11, 2018 $166 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 5, 2018 $164 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 5, 2018 $163 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 27, 2018 $163 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 27, 2018 $163 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 10, 2018 $154 CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE CARE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 15, 2018 $151 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Oct 21, 2018 $149 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 24, 2018 $136 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 2, 2018 $132 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
May 24, 2018 $128 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 8, 2018 $126 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 11, 2018 $124 RESONATE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 24, 2018 $124 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $119 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $119 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Mar 9, 2018 $118 CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 7, 2018 $114 THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 6, 2018 $112 THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 1, 2018 $112 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Mar 30, 2018 $111 THERAPY ABLATION CATHETER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 11, 2018 $111 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $106 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 25, 2018 $104 VIGILANT Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 10, 2018 $102 EVERA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $101 CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 1, 2018 $99 RESONATE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 22, 2018 $95 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $94 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 8, 2018 $92 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 7, 2018 $89 THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 4, 2018 $88 PERCEPTA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $88 OPTISURE DEFIBRILLATION ICD LEAD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 3, 2018 $83 GENERAL TACHY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 2, 2018 $81 RESONATE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 9, 2018 $72 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 9, 2018 $66 CONFIRM RX Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 28, 2018 $65 EMBLEM Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 12, 2018 $63 CRT LEADS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 11, 2018 $61 CLARIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $57 THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 8, 2018 $52 THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 23, 2018 $48 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
May 9, 2018 $37 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 14, 2018 $34 QUARTET CRT LEAD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 15, 2018 $30 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Apr 28, 2018 $28 EMBLEM Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 11, 2018 $28 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 6, 2018 $23 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 16, 2018 $18 PACEMAKERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 16, 2018 $17 SELECTSECURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 30, 2018 $17 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 12, 2018 $16 TENDRIL PACING LEAD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 8, 2018 $16 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $16 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 31, 2018 $16 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 23, 2018 $15 SELECTSECURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 4, 2018 $15 ICDS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 7, 2018 $15 RESONATE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 20, 2018 $14 QUADRA ALLURE MP RF CRT PACEMKR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 2, 2018 $14 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 14, 2018 $14 PERCEPTA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $13 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 28, 2018 $13 EVERA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 9, 2018 $13 SELECTSECURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $13 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 16, 2018 $13 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 9, 2018 $12 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 7, 2018 $12 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 25, 2018 $12 QUARTET CRT LEAD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 25, 2018 $11 PERCEPTA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 9, 2018 $11 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 12, 2018 $11 QUARTET CRT LEAD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 5, 2018 $11 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 20, 2018 $10 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 24, 2018 $10 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 13, 2018 $10 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 7, 2018 $10 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 14, 2018 $9 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 5, 2018 $9 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 21, 2018 $9 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 9, 2018 $9 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 21, 2018 $8 ADVISA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $8 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 26, 2018 $8 QUARTET CRT LEAD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 9, 2018 $8 CRT-DS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 1, 2018 $8 CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE CARE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 2, 2018 $8 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 8, 2018 $8 CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE CARE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 18, 2018 $7 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 30, 2018 $6 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 11, 2018 $5 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 27, 2018 $5 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 31, 2018 $4 DURATA DEFIBRILLATION ICD LEAD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 7, 2018 $4 CRT LEADS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 19, 2018 $4 CARELINK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $4 ACCENT PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 14, 2018 $4 ICDS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 26, 2018 $3 PACEMAKERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 21, 2018 $3 EP-WORKNET MODULE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 5, 2018 $3 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR 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.