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SHINIL K SHAH
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SHINIL K SHAH

Listed Specialty: Surgery
6431 FANNIN ST, MSB 4.331, HOUSTON, TX, 77030-1501
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SHINIL SHAH,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

45

payments

$4,808

payment total

12

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
 41 $2,662
Honoraria
 1 $1,815
Travel and Lodging
 3 $332

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†
SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL

device

 $1,996
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $801
PHASIX

device

 $462
STRATTICE

device

 $420
VENTRALIGHT

device

 $306
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $252
VALLEYLAB

device

 $125
TISSEEL

drug

 $125
LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

device

 $69
1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA

device

 $42
SPY TECHNOLOGY

device

 $42
PERI-STRIPS DRY

drug

 $32
BARRX

device

 $31
ESOPHYX

device

 $29
SENHANCE SURGICAL ROBOTICS SYSTEM

device

 $28
ECHELON FLEX STAPLER

device

 $28
ENSEAL PRODUCT FAMILY

device

 $28
BRAVO

device

 $19
SYNETURE

device

 $16
AIRSEAL

device

 $15
PROGRIP

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
Sep 21, 2018 $1,815 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Honoraria W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $181 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $154 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $152 VENTRALIGHT Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $145 PHASIX Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $128 PHASIX Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Dec 27, 2018 $125 VALLEYLAB Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
May 22, 2018 $125 TISSEEL Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Jul 17, 2018 $121 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $115 No Listed Product Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Apr 10, 2018 $113 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $101 PHASIX Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Nov 26, 2018 $89 STRATTICE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jan 10, 2018 $88 PHASIX Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
May 23, 2018 $88 VENTRALIGHT Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Jul 9, 2018 $87 STRATTICE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Oct 8, 2018 $87 STRATTICE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $85 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ACELL, INC.
Aug 20, 2018 $71 STRATTICE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
May 9, 2018 $69 LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Mar 1, 2018 $67 VENTRALIGHT Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Feb 9, 2018 $61 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $57 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $50 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $48 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $46 STRATTICE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $46 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $42 1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA SPY TECHNOLOGY Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 2, 2018 $40 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $38 STRATTICE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $37 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ACELL, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $32 PERI-STRIPS DRY Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Jun 4, 2018 $31 BARRX Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Oct 2, 2018 $30 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $29 ESOPHYX Food and Beverage ENDOGASTRIC SOLUTIONS, INC
Dec 19, 2018 $28 SENHANCE SURGICAL ROBOTICS SYSTEM Food and Beverage TRANSENTERIX, INC.
Dec 15, 2018 $28 ENSEAL PRODUCT FAMILY ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Apr 10, 2018 $28 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $27 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $27 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $19 BRAVO Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Apr 16, 2018 $16 SYNETURE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Nov 7, 2018 $15 AIRSEAL Food and Beverage CONMED CORPORATION
Feb 2, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Aug 16, 2018 $13 PROGRIP Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.