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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.

SHANKHA S BISWAS
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SHANKHA S BISWAS

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
901 SAN BERNARDINO RD, STE. 102, UPLAND, CA, 91786-4912
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DR. SHANKHA BISWAS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

23

payments

$1,297

payment total

12

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
 20 $638
Consulting
 2 $600
Travel and Lodging
 1 $59

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†
PLEURAFLOW

device

 $659
AVALUS

device

 $195
ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM

device

 $189
ACC2 CARDIAC CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $70
ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION

device

 $70
THROMBATE III

drug

 $40
ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM

device

 $39
VASCUTEK

device

 $36
EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM

device

 $28
UPTRAVI

drug

 $28
ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $24
KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY

device

 $23
LIFEVEST

device

 $23
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $22
PERCEVAL S

device

 $22
EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE

device

 $16
OPSUMIT

drug

 $13
ON-X

device

 $2
† 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
Jul 26, 2018 $400 PLEURAFLOW Consulting CLEARFLOW, INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $200 PLEURAFLOW Consulting CLEARFLOW, INC.
May 14, 2018 $170 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $70 ACC2 CARDIAC CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $59 PLEURAFLOW Travel and Lodging CLEARFLOW, INC.
Nov 22, 2018 $54 ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Nov 22, 2018 $42 ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $36 VASCUTEK Food and Beverage TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Aug 9, 2018 $25 AVALUS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $24 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $23 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $23 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Aug 20, 2018 $22 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Sep 24, 2018 $22 PERCEVAL S Food and Beverage LIVANOVA USA, INC.
May 15, 2018 $20 THROMBATE III Food and Beverage GRIFOLS USA, LLC
Jul 9, 2018 $20 THROMBATE III Food and Beverage GRIFOLS USA, LLC
Jun 13, 2018 $16 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Sep 20, 2018 $16 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
May 2, 2018 $15 UPTRAVI Food and Beverage ACTELION PHARMACEUTICALS US, INC.
Apr 23, 2018 $15 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $13 OPSUMIT UPTRAVI Food and Beverage ACTELION PHARMACEUTICALS US, INC.
Aug 27, 2018 $12 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jan 25, 2018 $2 ON-X Food and Beverage CRYOLIFE, INC.
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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.