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AKIRA NISHIKAWA
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AKIRA NISHIKAWA

Listed Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
6400 FANNIN ST, SUITE 3000, HOUSTON, TX, 77030-1527
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DR. AKIRA NISHIKAWA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

102

payments

$6,176

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
 97 $3,992
Travel and Lodging
 5 $2,184

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†
WATCHMAN

device

 $2,050
GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS

device

 $860
CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $681
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $405
PACEMAKERS

device

 $247
CATHETER - GUIDELINER

device

 $213
QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR

device

 $182
ASSURITY PACEMAKER

device

 $164
JARDIANCE

drug

 $151
ENTRESTO

drug

 $138
STINGRAY

device

 $125
GENERAL ATHERECTOMY

device

 $123
XARELTO

drug

 $121
CRT-DS

device

 $118
GENERAL STENTS

device

 $101
ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM

device

 $78
ELIQUIS

drug

 $76
RESONATE

device

 $67
PRALUENT

drug

 $64
SYNERGY

device

 $59
CHANTIX

drug

 $59
ACUTHERM CATHETER

device

 $41
INGEVITY

device

 $37
ENDOTAK

device

 $35
PRADAXA

drug

 $28
CONFIRM RX

device

 $25
BRILINTA

drug

 $14
† 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
Apr 20, 2018 $850 WATCHMAN Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 20, 2018 $531 WATCHMAN Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 31, 2018 $364 GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 21, 2018 $321 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 1, 2018 $264 GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 1, 2018 $231 GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 27, 2018 $208 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Travel and Lodging CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $175 PACEMAKERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 22, 2018 $172 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $149 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
May 22, 2018 $146 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 10, 2018 $145 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $144 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
May 10, 2018 $140 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
May 24, 2018 $125 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 11, 2018 $125 STINGRAY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 10, 2018 $123 GENERAL ATHERECTOMY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 23, 2018 $123 JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $110 CATHETER - GUIDELINER Food and Beverage ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $103 CATHETER - GUIDELINER Food and Beverage ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $101 GENERAL STENTS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 21, 2018 $87 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 16, 2018 $78 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 11, 2018 $59 SYNERGY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 30, 2018 $41 ACUTHERM CATHETER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 16, 2018 $41 CRT-DS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 17, 2018 $37 PACEMAKERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 22, 2018 $37 INGEVITY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 6, 2018 $36 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 9, 2018 $36 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 17, 2018 $36 RESONATE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 4, 2018 $36 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 9, 2018 $35 ENDOTAK Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 30, 2018 $34 PACEMAKERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 22, 2018 $32 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 8, 2018 $32 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 12, 2018 $32 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 27, 2018 $30 RESONATE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 4, 2018 $30 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 30, 2018 $29 CRT-DS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 6, 2018 $28 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $28 CRT-DS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 23, 2018 $25 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 26, 2018 $25 CONFIRM RX Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 22, 2018 $23 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Jun 19, 2018 $22 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Oct 19, 2018 $21 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $21 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Apr 21, 2018 $21 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 1, 2018 $20 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Feb 12, 2018 $20 CRT-DS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 3, 2018 $20 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Feb 8, 2018 $20 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Nov 11, 2018 $19 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
May 24, 2018 $19 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 19, 2018 $18 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Feb 9, 2018 $18 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Jul 16, 2018 $18 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 7, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Apr 9, 2018 $16 PRADAXA JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $16 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $16 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Nov 10, 2018 $16 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Oct 8, 2018 $15 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Nov 2, 2018 $14 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Mar 6, 2018 $12 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Nov 14, 2018 $12 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Dec 14, 2018 $12 PRADAXA JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $11 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jan 30, 2018 $11 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Aug 8, 2018 $11 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 7, 2018 $10 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jan 18, 2018 $9 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 11, 2018 $9 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Apr 20, 2018 $8 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jan 12, 2018 $8 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Oct 26, 2018 $8 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 3, 2018 $7 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Nov 13, 2018 $7 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Oct 16, 2018 $7 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 12, 2018 $7 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
May 2, 2018 $6 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
May 3, 2018 $6 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Sep 11, 2018 $6 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
May 29, 2018 $6 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Apr 6, 2018 $5 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jun 26, 2018 $5 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 17, 2018 $5 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Feb 6, 2018 $5 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Aug 28, 2018 $5 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
May 18, 2018 $5 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Aug 17, 2018 $5 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jun 8, 2018 $5 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Dec 4, 2018 $5 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Apr 3, 2018 $5 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Feb 22, 2018 $4 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 20, 2018 $4 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
May 3, 2018 $4 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Feb 6, 2018 $4 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Feb 23, 2018 $4 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Sep 14, 2018 $2 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Sep 18, 2018 $2 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.