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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.

ANKUR P BHAKTA
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ANKUR P BHAKTA

Listed Specialty: Trauma Surgery
5100 W BROAD ST, COLUMBUS, OH, 43228-1607
* Note: This physician had a Texas practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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DR. ANKUR BHAKTA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

17

payments

$5,849

payment total

5

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
Education
1 $3,000
Travel and Lodging
4 $2,195
Food and Beverage
12 $654

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

$3,198
ABTHERA

device

$1,546
PREVENA

device

$1,167
VAC VERAFLO

device

$906
FISTULA SOLUTION

device

$875
OPTIFIX

device

$715
ESBRIET

drug

$83
ADAPTIC

device

$31
VAC VIA

device

$31
COOK MEDICAL CENTESIS & DRAINAGE

device

$28
PHASIX

device

$18
† 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
Aug 1, 2018 $3,000 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Education INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
May 2, 2018 $715 OPTIFIX Travel and Lodging DAVOL INC.
Apr 16, 2018 $651 ABTHERA VAC VERAFLO PREVENA FISTULA SOLUTION Travel and Lodging KCI USA, INC
Apr 16, 2018 $641 ABTHERA Travel and Lodging KCI USA, INC
Apr 16, 2018 $224 VAC VERAFLO FISTULA SOLUTION PREVENA ABTHERA Food and Beverage KCI USA, INC
May 16, 2018 $188 PREVENA Travel and Lodging KCI USA, INC
Feb 6, 2018 $84 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $83 ESBRIET Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
May 16, 2018 $74 PREVENA Food and Beverage KCI USA, INC
Feb 6, 2018 $68 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jul 4, 2018 $31 ADAPTIC VAC VIA PREVENA ABTHERA VAC VERAFLO Food and Beverage KCI USA, INC
Jun 27, 2018 $28 COOK MEDICAL CENTESIS & DRAINAGE Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Feb 1, 2018 $22 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $18 PHASIX Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $10 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $10 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $4 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.