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ASHISH A BHIMANI
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ASHISH A BHIMANI

Listed Specialty: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
301 UNIVERSITY BLVD STE 5.106JSA, UTMB CARDIOLOGY, GALVESTON, TX, 77555-0553
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DR. ASHISH BHIMANI,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

63

payments

$8,676

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
Consulting
 9 $2,555
Food and Beverage
 47 $2,280
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $2,000
Travel and Lodging
 6 $1,841

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

 $3,668
CRM-RESEARCH ONLY

device

 $1,643
MICRA

device

 $1,243
TENDRIL PACING LEAD

device

 $913
AZURE

device

 $297
CARTO 3 SYSTEM

device

 $246
ELIQUIS

drug

 $114
CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE CARE

device

 $94
EMBLEM

device

 $91
CONFIRM RX

device

 $88
CHANTIX

drug

 $74
GENERAL TACHY

device

 $45
FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD

device

 $35
XARELTO

drug

 $34
RESONATE

device

 $29
LIFEVEST

device

 $28
NORTHERA

drug

 $23
BRILINTA

drug

 $19
ARCTIC FRONT

device

 $19
REPATHA

drug

 $14
RHYTHMIA

device

 $14
JARDIANCE

drug

 $12
PRADAXA

drug

 $12
PRAXBIND

drug

 $12
MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE

device

 $10
† 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 6, 2018 $2,000 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 31, 2018 $548 TENDRIL PACING LEAD Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 26, 2018 $462 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $436 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 3, 2018 $396 MICRA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 4, 2018 $365 CRM-RESEARCH ONLY Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 4, 2018 $365 CRM-RESEARCH ONLY Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 4, 2018 $365 CRM-RESEARCH ONLY Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 3, 2018 $213 MICRA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 4, 2018 $183 CRM-RESEARCH ONLY Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 4, 2018 $183 CRM-RESEARCH ONLY Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 4, 2018 $183 CRM-RESEARCH ONLY Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 31, 2018 $183 TENDRIL PACING LEAD Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 31, 2018 $183 TENDRIL PACING LEAD Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 3, 2018 $178 MICRA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $167 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $164 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $156 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 12, 2018 $153 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 15, 2018 $143 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $138 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 3, 2018 $124 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 11, 2018 $106 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Jan 11, 2018 $94 CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE CARE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 17, 2018 $91 EMBLEM Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 24, 2018 $88 CONFIRM RX Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 26, 2018 $86 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 3, 2018 $81 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $79 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $74 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $55 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 28, 2018 $50 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $45 GENERAL TACHY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 27, 2018 $43 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $40 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $36 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 3, 2018 $36 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 30, 2018 $26 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 3, 2018 $23 NORTHERA Food and Beverage LUNDBECK LLC
Oct 17, 2018 $19 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jan 27, 2018 $19 ARCTIC FRONT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 16, 2018 $18 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Dec 14, 2018 $16 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Nov 13, 2018 $16 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jan 28, 2018 $16 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $16 RESONATE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 6, 2018 $16 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Sep 11, 2018 $15 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $15 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $14 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
May 15, 2018 $14 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $14 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Mar 15, 2018 $14 RHYTHMIA Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 6, 2018 $14 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Mar 6, 2018 $14 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $13 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $13 RESONATE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 8, 2018 $12 PRADAXA JARDIANCE PRAXBIND Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $12 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Nov 19, 2018 $12 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Jul 27, 2018 $10 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 30, 2018 $9 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 27, 2018 $6 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
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