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VIRENDER K SHARMA
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VIRENDER K SHARMA

Listed Specialty: Gastroenterology
2680 S VAL VISTA DR STE 116, GILBERT, AZ, 85295-2154
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DR. VIRENDER SHARMA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

41

payments

$16,558

payment total

16

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
 1 $15,671
Food and Beverage
 40 $887

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†
PRODUCT IN DEVELOPMENT

device

 $15,671
EARLY STAGE DEVICE

device

 $130
OLYMPUS EMR & ESD DEVICES

device

 $112
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $83
HUMIRA

drug

 $71
CLENPIQ

drug

 $62
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $53
CIMZIA

drug

 $51
XIFAXAN

drug

 $47
LINZESS

drug

 $47
CREON

drug

 $40
MAVYRET

drug

 $38
TRULANCE

drug

 $31
VIBERZI

drug

 $30
DIFICID

drug

 $28
ZINPLAVA

drug

 $28
OCALIVA

drug

 $24
OLYMPUS ULTRASOUND DEVICES

device

 $22
SMART PILL

device

 $21
CANASA

drug

 $17
ORBERA

device

 $13
OVERSTITCH

device

 $13
UCERIS

drug

 $13
† 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 23, 2018 $15,671 PRODUCT IN DEVELOPMENT Consulting W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $112 OLYMPUS EMR & ESD DEVICES Food and Beverage OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $97 EARLY STAGE DEVICE Food and Beverage MICRO-TECH ENDOSCOPY USA, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $83 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 23, 2018 $33 EARLY STAGE DEVICE Food and Beverage MICRO-TECH ENDOSCOPY USA, INC.
Jul 23, 2018 $32 CIMZIA Food and Beverage UCB, INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $26 CLENPIQ Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $24 OCALIVA Food and Beverage INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $24 CLENPIQ Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
May 7, 2018 $23 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Jun 26, 2018 $22 OLYMPUS ULTRASOUND DEVICES Food and Beverage OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
Jan 3, 2018 $21 SMART PILL Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Apr 26, 2018 $21 MAVYRET Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $19 CIMZIA Food and Beverage UCB, INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $19 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
May 17, 2018 $18 MAVYRET Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jun 25, 2018 $18 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Sep 17, 2018 $17 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
May 3, 2018 $17 LINZESS VIBERZI CANASA Food and Beverage IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Mar 28, 2018 $16 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Apr 18, 2018 $16 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $15 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Nov 1, 2018 $15 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 9, 2018 $15 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Mar 6, 2018 $15 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $14 DIFICID ZINPLAVA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Aug 20, 2018 $14 DIFICID ZINPLAVA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jul 9, 2018 $14 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Oct 4, 2018 $13 OVERSTITCH ORBERA Food and Beverage APOLLO ENDOSURGERY US INC
Oct 15, 2018 $13 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 31, 2018 $13 CLENPIQ Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $13 VIBERZI LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Aug 13, 2018 $13 UCERIS Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jun 29, 2018 $13 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 30, 2018 $13 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $9 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 29, 2018 $8 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $8 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $7 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $6 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $3 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.