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JOSEPH W POKU
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JOSEPH W POKU

Listed Specialty: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
639 HEMLOCK ST, SUITE 100, MACON, GA, 31201-6886
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JOSEPH POKU,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

105

payments

$42,653

payment total

21

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
 14 $38,275
Food and Beverage
 88 $3,217
Travel and Lodging
 1 $661
Consulting
 2 $500

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†
ELIQUIS

drug

 $21,227
XARELTO

drug

 $20,077
EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS

device

 $199
MICRA

device

 $177
RESOLUTE

device

 $137
CLARIA MRI

device

 $128
WATCHMAN

device

 $106
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $90
OPSUMIT

drug

 $90
VELETRI EPOPROSTENOL

drug

 $90
VENTAVIS ILOPROST

drug

 $90
ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION

device

 $89
CHANTIX

drug

 $75
ECM

device

 $55
ENTRESTO

drug

 $53
CORLANOR

drug

 $48
REPATHA

drug

 $48
JARDIANCE

drug

 $47
PRADAXA

drug

 $47
PRALUENT

drug

 $38
ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM

device

 $38
BEVYXXA

drug

 $36
NORTHERA

drug

 $24
LIFEVEST

device

 $24
IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY DEVICES _ FM

device

 $15
ARCTIC FRONT

device

 $15
REVEAL LINQ

device

 $12
BYSTOLIC

drug

 $11
RESONATE

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
Aug 1, 2018 $3,800 XARELTO Promotional Speaking/Other JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Mar 21, 2018 $3,800 XARELTO Promotional Speaking/Other JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Dec 12, 2018 $3,800 XARELTO Promotional Speaking/Other JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Oct 31, 2018 $3,800 XARELTO Promotional Speaking/Other JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Apr 24, 2018 $3,500 ELIQUIS Promotional Speaking/Other E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Feb 28, 2018 $3,500 ELIQUIS Promotional Speaking/Other E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Mar 30, 2018 $2,950 ELIQUIS Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
May 11, 2018 $2,950 ELIQUIS Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $2,625 ELIQUIS Promotional Speaking/Other E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
May 15, 2018 $2,200 ELIQUIS Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $2,200 ELIQUIS Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $2,000 XARELTO Promotional Speaking/Other JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jun 15, 2018 $1,000 XARELTO Promotional Speaking/Other JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Apr 21, 2018 $661 XARELTO Travel and Lodging JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Apr 4, 2018 $250 ELIQUIS Consulting E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Nov 13, 2018 $250 ELIQUIS Consulting E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Nov 8, 2018 $150 XARELTO Promotional Speaking/Other JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jun 21, 2018 $137 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $128 CLARIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 21, 2018 $125 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Nov 15, 2018 $124 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $124 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS, LLC
Jan 31, 2018 $124 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Feb 22, 2018 $122 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Mar 12, 2018 $122 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jul 17, 2018 $106 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 23, 2018 $102 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jan 29, 2018 $100 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jan 30, 2018 $90 EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $90 OPSUMIT VELETRI EPOPROSTENOL VENTAVIS ILOPROST Food and Beverage ACTELION PHARMACEUTICALS US, INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $89 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $89 EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
May 8, 2018 $87 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
May 30, 2018 $85 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Dec 6, 2018 $76 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Sep 18, 2018 $74 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $66 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
May 3, 2018 $56 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $55 ECM Food and Beverage AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.
Dec 21, 2018 $52 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 22, 2018 $47 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Sep 30, 2018 $38 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $38 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 30, 2018 $35 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Apr 22, 2018 $33 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Apr 12, 2018 $32 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Apr 22, 2018 $28 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Oct 16, 2018 $24 NORTHERA Food and Beverage LUNDBECK LLC
Jan 30, 2018 $21 EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $20 PRALUENT Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Jul 3, 2018 $19 BEVYXXA Food and Beverage PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $18 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Nov 16, 2018 $18 PRADAXA JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $18 PRALUENT Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Jan 9, 2018 $17 PRADAXA JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $17 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Aug 10, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $16 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $16 BEVYXXA Food and Beverage PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $16 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
May 1, 2018 $16 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $15 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Dec 5, 2018 $15 IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY DEVICES _ FM Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Feb 26, 2018 $15 ARCTIC FRONT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $14 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Sep 27, 2018 $14 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Dec 4, 2018 $13 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Feb 27, 2018 $13 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $13 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Jul 24, 2018 $13 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $13 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jan 2, 2018 $13 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Apr 24, 2018 $13 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Nov 7, 2018 $13 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jun 5, 2018 $13 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jan 22, 2018 $12 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jan 16, 2018 $12 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $12 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Dec 5, 2018 $12 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $12 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Oct 22, 2018 $12 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Feb 20, 2018 $12 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
May 29, 2018 $12 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Nov 7, 2018 $12 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Sep 27, 2018 $11 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
May 22, 2018 $11 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Nov 6, 2018 $11 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Oct 4, 2018 $11 PRADAXA JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 15, 2018 $11 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $11 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Sep 4, 2018 $11 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
May 10, 2018 $11 BYSTOLIC Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $10 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Aug 7, 2018 $10 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Feb 13, 2018 $10 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Nov 27, 2018 $10 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Apr 3, 2018 $10 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Mar 20, 2018 $9 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jul 17, 2018 $9 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Dec 11, 2018 $8 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Dec 18, 2018 $7 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Jul 26, 2018 $7 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
May 11, 2018 $6 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Oct 22, 2018 $5 RESONATE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 26, 2018 $1 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.