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AKSHAY S DESAI
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AKSHAY S DESAI

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
75 FRANCIS STREET PBB1, BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL CARDIOVASCULAR DIVISION, BOSTON, MA, 02115
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AKSHAY DESAI,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

54

payments

$76,474

payment total

8

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
 20 $54,738
Travel and Lodging
 19 $21,009
Food and Beverage
 15 $728

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†
FARXIGA

drug

 $21,354
CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM

device

 $17,405
LCZ696B

drug

 $16,589
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $9,560
BELVIQ

drug

 $8,700
ENTRESTO

drug

 $1,895
VELTASSA

drug

 $750
HEARTMATE II LVAS

device

 $108
LCZ696D

drug

 $85
CRM-RESEARCH ONLY

device

 $29
† 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 26, 2018 $8,861 FARXIGA Travel and Lodging ASTRAZENECA AB
Dec 31, 2018 $8,700 BELVIQ Consulting EISAI INC. BRIGHAM AND WOMENS HOSPITAL
May 1, 2018 $8,250 FARXIGA Consulting ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Nov 27, 2018 $8,250 LCZ696B Consulting NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Nov 2, 2018 $7,594 LCZ696B Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Jul 5, 2018 $7,140 No Listed Product Consulting REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $3,750 FARXIGA Consulting ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Oct 4, 2018 $3,016 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 7, 2018 $3,016 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 7, 2018 $3,016 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 5, 2018 $2,380 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $2,262 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 11, 2018 $1,875 ENTRESTO Consulting NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jun 7, 2018 $1,508 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 7, 2018 $754 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 24, 2018 $750 VELTASSA Consulting RELYPSA, INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $460 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 2, 2018 $449 LCZ696B Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Oct 4, 2018 $377 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 4, 2018 $377 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 7, 2018 $377 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 4, 2018 $377 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 4, 2018 $377 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 4, 2018 $377 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 7, 2018 $220 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 26, 2018 $196 FARXIGA Travel and Lodging ASTRAZENECA AB
Oct 4, 2018 $189 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 27, 2018 $161 FARXIGA Travel and Lodging ASTRAZENECA AB
Apr 17, 2018 $139 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 4, 2018 $115 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 4, 2018 $112 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 5, 2018 $108 HEARTMATE II LVAS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 27, 2018 $104 LCZ696B Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
May 22, 2018 $99 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 10, 2018 $85 LCZ696D Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Feb 27, 2018 $75 FARXIGA Travel and Lodging ASTRAZENECA AB
Nov 27, 2018 $70 LCZ696B Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Nov 1, 2018 $69 LCZ696B Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Jun 7, 2018 $53 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 31, 2018 $52 LCZ696B Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Sep 14, 2018 $51 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 17, 2018 $49 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 17, 2018 $36 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 27, 2018 $35 FARXIGA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA AB
Jul 5, 2018 $35 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $25 FARXIGA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA AB
Apr 17, 2018 $24 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 11, 2018 $20 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Oct 24, 2018 $18 CRM-RESEARCH ONLY Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 17, 2018 $11 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 24, 2018 $10 CRM-RESEARCH ONLY Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 4, 2018 $8 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 17, 2018 $7 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 5, 2018 $5 No Listed Product Food and Beverage REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.