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SARAVANAN BALAMUTHUSAMY
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SARAVANAN BALAMUTHUSAMY

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, FORT WORTH, TX, 76104-2228
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DR. SARAVANAN BALAMUTHUSAMY,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

68

payments

$30,367

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 8 $17,500
Consulting
 2 $5,740
Travel and Lodging
 18 $4,743
Food and Beverage
 40 $2,384

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†
VELTASSA

drug

 $27,435
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,540
FLUENCY

device

 $516
LUTONIX

device

 $352
CLOSUREFAST

device

 $263
ACTHAR

drug

 $121
IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY DEVICES _ PERIPHERAL

device

 $79
SYSTEM ONE

device

 $71
SAMSCA

drug

 $34
CROSSER

device

 $32
LIFESTENT

device

 $32
RAYALDEE

drug

 $13
CATHETER - TURNPIKE

device

 $12
VENASEAL

device

 $10
† 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 30, 2018 $4,200 VELTASSA Consulting RELYPSA, INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $2,450 VELTASSA Promotional Speaking/Other RELYPSA, INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $2,450 VELTASSA Promotional Speaking/Other RELYPSA, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $2,450 VELTASSA Promotional Speaking/Other RELYPSA, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $2,450 VELTASSA Promotional Speaking/Other RELYPSA, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $2,450 VELTASSA Promotional Speaking/Other RELYPSA, INC.
May 4, 2018 $1,750 VELTASSA Promotional Speaking/Other RELYPSA, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $1,750 VELTASSA Promotional Speaking/Other RELYPSA, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $1,750 VELTASSA Promotional Speaking/Other RELYPSA, INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $1,540 No Listed Product Consulting BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $579 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $531 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $489 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
May 30, 2018 $479 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
May 31, 2018 $458 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $393 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
May 30, 2018 $295 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
May 30, 2018 $265 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
May 30, 2018 $265 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $212 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
Feb 3, 2018 $164 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $153 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $140 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
May 30, 2018 $125 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Feb 3, 2018 $123 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
May 30, 2018 $123 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $121 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Aug 1, 2018 $120 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $116 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Aug 30, 2018 $114 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $114 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $111 FLUENCY LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $110 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
Apr 23, 2018 $108 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
May 30, 2018 $104 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
May 30, 2018 $104 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $104 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $103 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
May 31, 2018 $83 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $79 IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY DEVICES _ PERIPHERAL Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Aug 24, 2018 $75 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $71 SYSTEM ONE Food and Beverage NXSTAGE MEDICAL, INC.
May 30, 2018 $71 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $68 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $67 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $64 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
May 30, 2018 $61 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
Mar 24, 2018 $46 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $45 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 30, 2018 $40 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
Mar 24, 2018 $32 CROSSER LIFESTENT Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $21 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Dec 28, 2018 $20 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 12, 2018 $20 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 23, 2018 $19 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $17 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $15 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $13 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Jul 31, 2018 $12 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 2, 2018 $12 CATHETER - TURNPIKE Food and Beverage ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $11 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
May 30, 2018 $10 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $10 VENASEAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $9 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $5 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $5 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $3 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $2 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
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