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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.

ABHINAV SHARMA
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ABHINAV SHARMA

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
300 PASTEUR LANE, PALO ALTO, CA, 94305
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ABHINAV SHARMA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

12

payments

$10,208

payment total

3

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
Travel and Lodging
 6 $7,478
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $2,500
Food and Beverage
 5 $230

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†
JANUVIA

drug

 $6,572
CD COBAS REAGENTS

device

 $3,580
HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV

device

 $57
† 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
Nov 7, 2018 $6,149 JANUVIA Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Oct 17, 2018 $2,500 CD COBAS REAGENTS Promotional Speaking/Other ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION
Oct 10, 2018 $370 CD COBAS REAGENTS Travel and Lodging ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION
Nov 7, 2018 $343 JANUVIA Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Oct 9, 2018 $315 CD COBAS REAGENTS Travel and Lodging ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION
Oct 10, 2018 $166 CD COBAS REAGENTS Travel and Lodging ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION
Oct 17, 2018 $135 CD COBAS REAGENTS Travel and Lodging ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION
Nov 7, 2018 $80 JANUVIA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 16, 2018 $57 HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 17, 2018 $47 CD COBAS REAGENTS Food and Beverage ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION
Oct 9, 2018 $33 CD COBAS REAGENTS Food and Beverage ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION
Nov 12, 2018 $13 CD COBAS REAGENTS Food and Beverage ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.