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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.

ABHIJIT KULKARNI
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ABHIJIT KULKARNI

Listed Specialty: Gastroenterology
1307 FEDERAL ST, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15212-4769
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ABHIJIT KULKARNI,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

21

payments

$6,993

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 3 $6,400
Food and Beverage
 15 $509
Travel and Lodging
 2 $75
Education
 1 $9

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

 $2,697
CREON

drug

 $2,676
SPYBITE

device

 $1,400
BEACON

device

 $102
XIFAXAN

drug

 $102
LINZESS

drug

 $17
† 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
Apr 5, 2018 $2,500 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other ABBVIE, INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $2,500 CREON Promotional Speaking/Other ABBVIE, INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $1,400 SPYBITE Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 30, 2018 $114 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $102 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Mar 14, 2018 $92 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Apr 2, 2018 $65 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $39 No Listed Product Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jun 20, 2018 $38 BEACON Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jun 15, 2018 $34 BEACON Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jan 18, 2018 $28 BEACON Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jul 24, 2018 $17 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $10 CREON Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $10 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 8, 2018 $9 CREON Education ABBVIE, INC.
Dec 3, 2018 $9 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $7 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $7 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $6 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $6 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $2 BEACON Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.