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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.

SANKAR N VARANASI
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SANKAR N VARANASI

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
1 COLUMBIA ST, SUITE 200, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY, 12601-3923
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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.