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KARTHIK RAMASWAMY
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KARTHIK RAMASWAMY

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
3009 N BALLAS RD, SUITE 264C, SAINT LOUIS, MO, 63131-2322
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DR. KARTHIK RAMASWAMY,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

73

payments

$4,368

payment total

13

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
 8 $3,060
Food and Beverage
 65 $1,308

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,441
MICRA

device

 $1,269
NIOBE

device

 $1,092
XARELTO

drug

 $167
SENSIS

device

 $59
LIFEVEST

device

 $55
REVEAL LINQ

device

 $49
ENTRESTO

drug

 $45
SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS

device

 $27
INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY (ICE)

device

 $25
ARISTA AH

device

 $20
CORLANOR

drug

 $18
REPATHA

drug

 $18
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $18
ABLATION THERAPY HARDWARE

device

 $15
CONFIRM RX

device

 $15
AZURE

device

 $15
ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM

device

 $14
ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $14
ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM

device

 $14
WATCHMAN

device

 $14
CARELINK

device

 $6
AMPLIA MRI

device

 $5
† 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 25, 2018 $996 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 4, 2018 $576 MICRA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 9, 2018 $541 NIOBE Travel and Lodging STEREOTAXIS INC
Feb 11, 2018 $479 NIOBE Travel and Lodging STEREOTAXIS INC
Mar 4, 2018 $213 MICRA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 4, 2018 $187 MICRA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 24, 2018 $108 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $97 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $85 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 4, 2018 $78 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $59 SENSIS Food and Beverage SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
Mar 24, 2018 $50 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 25, 2018 $50 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $46 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 4, 2018 $38 MICRA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 24, 2018 $33 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 25, 2018 $33 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 25, 2018 $31 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 11, 2018 $30 NIOBE Travel and Lodging STEREOTAXIS INC
Nov 15, 2018 $27 SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Mar 24, 2018 $27 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 24, 2018 $27 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $26 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $25 INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY (ICE) Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 9, 2018 $24 NIOBE Food and Beverage STEREOTAXIS INC
Dec 11, 2018 $24 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Nov 28, 2018 $22 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Mar 19, 2018 $20 ARISTA AH Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $18 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Feb 12, 2018 $18 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 15, 2018 $18 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Feb 10, 2018 $18 NIOBE Food and Beverage STEREOTAXIS INC
Nov 12, 2018 $17 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Mar 1, 2018 $16 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jan 29, 2018 $15 ABLATION THERAPY HARDWARE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 16, 2018 $15 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Jan 17, 2018 $15 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Apr 25, 2018 $15 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Nov 13, 2018 $15 CONFIRM RX Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 8, 2018 $14 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
May 22, 2018 $14 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jan 11, 2018 $14 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 7, 2018 $14 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Sep 24, 2018 $13 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Mar 5, 2018 $13 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 25, 2018 $13 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Feb 20, 2018 $13 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Aug 28, 2018 $12 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jun 11, 2018 $12 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Aug 20, 2018 $12 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jun 24, 2018 $11 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Mar 6, 2018 $11 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 18, 2018 $10 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 8, 2018 $10 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
May 15, 2018 $5 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $3 CARELINK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $3 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $3 AMPLIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $3 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $3 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 29, 2018 $3 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
May 24, 2018 $2 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 23, 2018 $2 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $2 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 15, 2018 $2 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $2 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $2 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $2 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 27, 2018 $2 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $2 CARELINK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $2 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 13, 2018 $2 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $2 AMPLIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
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