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SANKAR N VARANASI
Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
1 COLUMBIA ST, SUITE 200, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY, 12601-3923
SANKAR VARANASI,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
26
payments
$1,670
payment total
10
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 |
3 | $1,168 |
Food and Beverage |
23 | $502 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
NIOBE |
device |
$1,168 |
ENTRESTO |
drug |
$181 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$170 |
AMPLIA MRI |
device |
$46 |
CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM |
device |
$44 |
EKOSONIC |
device |
$16 |
AQUADEX |
device |
$15 |
REPATHA |
drug |
$15 |
XARELTO |
drug |
$14 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2018 | $651 | NIOBE | Travel and Lodging | STEREOTAXIS INC | |
| Feb 11, 2018 | $479 | NIOBE | Travel and Lodging | STEREOTAXIS INC | |
| May 8, 2018 | $159 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. | |
| May 10, 2018 | $46 | AMPLIA MRI | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Feb 11, 2018 | $39 | NIOBE | Travel and Lodging | STEREOTAXIS INC | |
| Aug 6, 2018 | $25 | CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Sep 25, 2018 | $19 | CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Sep 19, 2018 | $19 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Jan 12, 2018 | $18 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Jul 9, 2018 | $18 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Feb 15, 2018 | $18 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Feb 28, 2018 | $18 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Apr 27, 2018 | $17 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Jun 8, 2018 | $17 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Jul 25, 2018 | $16 | EKOSONIC | Food and Beverage | EKOS CORPORATION | |
| Apr 11, 2018 | $15 | AQUADEX | Food and Beverage | CHF SOLUTIONS, INC | |
| Jul 20, 2018 | $15 | REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Dec 21, 2018 | $14 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Sep 12, 2018 | $13 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| May 10, 2018 | $13 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $11 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC, INC. | |
| Nov 16, 2018 | $10 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Apr 17, 2018 | $10 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Apr 25, 2018 | $4 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Jun 1, 2018 | $4 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Aug 13, 2018 | $3 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.