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JAMES P TAKARA
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JAMES P TAKARA

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
4150 FIFTH STREET, RAPID CITY, SD, 57701
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JAMES TAKARA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

52

payments

$6,292

payment total

13

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
 10 $3,224
Food and Beverage
 41 $2,318
Education
 1 $750

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

 $2,618
EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE

device

 $1,489
OVATION

device

 $729
ON-X

device

 $357
BIOGLUE

device

 $338
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $204
ENDURANT

device

 $197
PHOTOFIX

device

 $142
ECHELON FLEX STAPLER

device

 $139
3F

device

 $130
COREVALVE EVOLUT

device

 $120
SPY TECHNOLOGY

device

 $88
ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $72
HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY

device

 $62
FLOSEAL

drug

 $37
CORLANOR

drug

 $33
REPATHA

drug

 $33
CARDIOHELP

device

 $27
EDWARDS SAPIEN XT TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE

device

 $25
PERCEVAL S

device

 $17
LIFEVEST

device

 $11
† 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 21, 2018 $1,058 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $750 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Education INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $600 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 25, 2018 $517 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 4, 2018 $383 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $336 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 18, 2018 $317 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $223 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Apr 29, 2018 $191 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
Feb 12, 2018 $190 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $151 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $133 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $123 BIOGLUE ON-X PHOTOFIX Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $114 BIOGLUE ON-X Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $100 BIOGLUE ON-X Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $98 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $88 SPY TECHNOLOGY Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 6, 2018 $85 3F Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $78 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Aug 30, 2018 $72 ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $65 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 15, 2018 $64 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 20, 2018 $45 3F Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $37 FLOSEAL Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Oct 15, 2018 $36 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Jul 18, 2018 $35 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Travel and Lodging EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Mar 10, 2018 $35 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $28 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 15, 2018 $26 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Apr 17, 2018 $24 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $23 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $23 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $17 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $17 PERCEVAL S Food and Beverage LIVANOVA USA, INC.
May 15, 2018 $17 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $15 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $15 CARDIOHELP Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Oct 10, 2018 $14 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $14 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $14 EDWARDS SAPIEN XT TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 30, 2018 $13 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $13 CARDIOHELP Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Jan 9, 2018 $12 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $12 COREVALVE EVOLUT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $11 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $11 EDWARDS SAPIEN XT TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 16, 2018 $11 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $11 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
May 22, 2018 $11 ON-X PHOTOFIX Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $10 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Mar 7, 2018 $8 ON-X PHOTOFIX Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $1 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.