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This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.

SASSAN KESHAVARZI
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SASSAN KESHAVARZI

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
2701 CHESTER AVE, STE 102, BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93301-2016
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DR. SASSAN KESHAVARZI,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

12

payments

$520

payment total

3

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
 11 $395
Education
 1 $125

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†
MODULUS

device

 $176
RELINE

device

 $168
EXPEDIUM

device

 $130
OSTEOCEL

device

 $125
X-CORE MINI

device

 $125
TPAL

device

 $117
XLIF

device

 $101
TRITANIUM

device

 $48
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $42
BRAINLAB

device

 $31
VIPER

device

 $31
TLIF

device

 $9
† 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
Dec 1, 2018 $125 MODULUS X-CORE MINI OSTEOCEL RELINE Education NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $117 EXPEDIUM TPAL Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $51 XLIF MODULUS Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $48 TRITANIUM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 11, 2018 $43 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $31 BRAINLAB VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $25 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 30, 2018 $22 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $21 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $16 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $14 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $9 TLIF XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.