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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.

ALOK D SHARAN
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ALOK D SHARAN

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
73 MARKET ST, YONKERS, NY, 10710-7616
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ALOK SHARAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

41

payments

$24,274

payment total

6

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
 4 $15,595
Promotional Speaking/Other
 4 $6,000
Travel and Lodging
 13 $1,706
Food and Beverage
 20 $974

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†
BENGAL

device

 $15,723
COFLEX

device

 $7,171
EXPAREL

drug

 $717
TLIF

device

 $209
RELINE

device

 $203
AVIATOR

device

 $147
VLIFT

device

 $147
VIPER

device

 $136
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $85
OSTEOCEL

device

 $63
PRECEPT

device

 $41
GRAFT DELIVERY SYSTEM

device

 $25
NVM5

device

 $15
LESSRAY

device

 $11
† 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
Oct 3, 2018 $5,737 BENGAL Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $5,223 BENGAL Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Oct 31, 2018 $2,575 BENGAL Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $2,060 BENGAL Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $1,500 COFLEX Promotional Speaking/Other PARADIGM SPINE, LLC
Sep 27, 2018 $1,500 COFLEX Promotional Speaking/Other PARADIGM SPINE, LLC
Feb 2, 2018 $1,500 COFLEX Promotional Speaking/Other PARADIGM SPINE, LLC
Mar 14, 2018 $1,500 COFLEX Promotional Speaking/Other PARADIGM SPINE, LLC
Feb 2, 2018 $250 COFLEX Travel and Lodging PARADIGM SPINE, LLC
Sep 27, 2018 $250 COFLEX Travel and Lodging PARADIGM SPINE, LLC
Aug 3, 2018 $250 COFLEX Travel and Lodging PARADIGM SPINE, LLC
Mar 14, 2018 $250 COFLEX Travel and Lodging PARADIGM SPINE, LLC
Jun 11, 2018 $179 TLIF RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $147 AVIATOR VLIFT Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 13, 2018 $135 EXPAREL Travel and Lodging PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Dec 13, 2018 $135 EXPAREL Travel and Lodging PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Apr 30, 2018 $128 BENGAL Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $125 EXPAREL Food and Beverage PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Nov 8, 2018 $93 EXPAREL VIPER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $85 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $83 EXPAREL Food and Beverage PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Dec 13, 2018 $68 EXPAREL Travel and Lodging PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Dec 13, 2018 $68 EXPAREL Travel and Lodging PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Sep 27, 2018 $57 COFLEX Travel and Lodging PARADIGM SPINE, LLC
Mar 14, 2018 $54 COFLEX Travel and Lodging PARADIGM SPINE, LLC
Aug 3, 2018 $54 COFLEX Travel and Lodging PARADIGM SPINE, LLC
Feb 12, 2018 $43 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Apr 2, 2018 $41 PRECEPT Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $30 OSTEOCEL Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $18 OSTEOCEL Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $15 GRAFT DELIVERY SYSTEM Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 11, 2018 $15 TLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $15 NVM5 Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $15 OSTEOCEL Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 8, 2018 $14 TLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $12 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $12 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $11 LESSRAY Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $10 EXPAREL Food and Beverage PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Jun 25, 2018 $10 GRAFT DELIVERY SYSTEM Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $6 COFLEX Travel and Lodging PARADIGM SPINE, LLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.