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AVINASH CHENAM
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AVINASH CHENAM

Listed Specialty: Urology
489 E 21ST ST, SAN BERNARDINO, CA, 92404
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AVINASH CHENAM,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

33

payments

$3,462

payment total

9

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
 8 $1,732
Education
 2 $1,265
Food and Beverage
 23 $465

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†
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $2,595
AMS

device

 $268
INTERSTIM

device

 $263
COOK MEDICAL ACCESSORIES

device

 $87
ELIGARD

drug

 $62
XTANDI

drug

 $55
TOVIAZ

drug

 $40
LUPRON

drug

 $37
COOK MEDICAL PERC SETS

device

 $32
PROVENGE

drug

 $21
NOCTIVA

drug

 $16
LITHOVUE

device

 $14
COOK MEDICAL INCONTINENCE

device

 $13
† 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 26, 2018 $1,250 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Education INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $565 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $268 AMS Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 23, 2018 $265 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 15, 2018 $245 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $231 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $120 INTERSTIM Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $115 INTERSTIM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 6, 2018 $24 COOK MEDICAL PERC SETS Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Aug 17, 2018 $24 COOK MEDICAL ACCESSORIES Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Aug 17, 2018 $22 COOK MEDICAL ACCESSORIES Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Oct 17, 2018 $21 PROVENGE Food and Beverage DENDREON PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
Aug 16, 2018 $20 COOK MEDICAL ACCESSORIES Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Aug 19, 2018 $20 COOK MEDICAL ACCESSORIES Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Nov 29, 2018 $20 LUPRON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 15, 2018 $19 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $19 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Dec 14, 2018 $18 ELIGARD Food and Beverage TOLMAR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $17 LUPRON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $17 ELIGARD Food and Beverage TOLMAR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $16 NOCTIVA Food and Beverage AVADEL SPECIALTY PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Oct 24, 2018 $15 INTERSTIM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $15 XTANDI Education PFIZER INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $14 ELIGARD Food and Beverage TOLMAR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $14 LITHOVUE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 19, 2018 $14 TOVIAZ XTANDI Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $14 ELIGARD Food and Beverage TOLMAR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $13 TOVIAZ XTANDI Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $13 TOVIAZ XTANDI Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Aug 20, 2018 $13 COOK MEDICAL INCONTINENCE Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Oct 5, 2018 $8 INTERSTIM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 5, 2018 $7 COOK MEDICAL PERC SETS Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Oct 5, 2018 $5 INTERSTIM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.