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NIMESH H PATEL
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NIMESH H PATEL

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
1411 N BECKLEY AVE, PAV III STE#152, DALLAS, TX, 75203-1259
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NIMESH PATEL,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

36

payments

$11,066

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
Food and Beverage
 32 $9,113
Travel and Lodging
 3 $1,824
Education
 1 $129

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

 $10,283
PULSE

device

 $144
GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT

device

 $143
RECOTHROM

drug

 $109
ADAPTA

device

 $103
ALIF

device

 $94
BASE

device

 $75
IGA

device

 $75
MODULUS

device

 $75
NUVALINE/NUVAMAP O.R.

device

 $75
BENDINI

device

 $69
LESSRAY

device

 $69
COFLEX

device

 $45
XLIF

device

 $26
O-ARM-SPINE

device

 $23
CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE

device

 $23
DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $23
ALLY BONE SCREW

device

 $23
BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE

device

 $23
SPECTRA WAVEWRITER

device

 $21
OFIRMEV

drug

 $21
BYSTOLIC

drug

 $19
COMET

device

 $19
AQUAMANTYS

device

 $19
WOLVERINE

device

 $18
PICO

device

 $18
MLX

device

 $18
RELINE

device

 $18
X-CORE MINI

device

 $18
BONESCALPEL

device

 $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
Dec 14, 2018 $1,500 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $1,180 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $1,006 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $843 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Apr 23, 2018 $785 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $736 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $670 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $647 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Sep 9, 2018 $633 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $563 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Aug 31, 2018 $521 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $521 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $309 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Sep 8, 2018 $153 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $143 GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 1, 2018 $129 No Listed Product Education MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $109 RECOTHROM Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Sep 6, 2018 $103 ADAPTA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $86 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SPINEART USA INC
Dec 14, 2018 $75 NUVALINE/NUVAMAP O.R. PULSE BASE IGA MODULUS Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 6, 2018 $69 ALIF PULSE LESSRAY BENDINI Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $26 XLIF ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 11, 2018 $23 O-ARM-SPINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $23 CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM ALLY BONE SCREW BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE Food and Beverage PROVIDENCE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $21 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 25, 2018 $21 OFIRMEV Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Jan 10, 2018 $20 COFLEX Food and Beverage PARADIGM SPINE, LLC
Jan 19, 2018 $19 BYSTOLIC Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $19 COMET Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 25, 2018 $19 AQUAMANTYS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 31, 2018 $18 WOLVERINE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 8, 2018 $18 PICO Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jul 20, 2018 $18 X-CORE MINI MLX RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $14 BONESCALPEL Food and Beverage MISONIX INC
Mar 7, 2018 $14 COFLEX Food and Beverage PARADIGM SPINE, LLC
Apr 4, 2018 $11 COFLEX Food and Beverage PARADIGM SPINE, LLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.