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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.

SUNIL S PATEL
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SUNIL S PATEL

Listed Specialty: Ophthalmology
5441 HEALTH CENTER DRIVE, ABILENE, TX, 79606-6884
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DR. SUNIL PATEL,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

26

payments

$27,168

payment total

7

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
 5 $25,389
Travel and Lodging
 3 $1,123
Food and Beverage
 18 $655

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†
NON-COVERED PRODUCT

drug

 $14,386
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $12,465
LUCENTIS

drug

 $232
OZURDEX

drug

 $34
HUMIRA

drug

 $32
JETREA

drug

 $18
† 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 6, 2018 $12,400 No Listed Product Consulting ROCHE TCRC, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $5,000 NON-COVERED PRODUCT Consulting GENENTECH, INC. West Texas Retina Consultants
Jun 30, 2018 $3,298 NON-COVERED PRODUCT Consulting F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AG
Apr 29, 2018 $3,100 NON-COVERED PRODUCT Consulting F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AG RETINA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS
Jun 30, 2018 $1,591 NON-COVERED PRODUCT Consulting F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AG
Jan 12, 2018 $500 NON-COVERED PRODUCT Travel and Lodging GENENTECH, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $463 NON-COVERED PRODUCT Travel and Lodging GENENTECH, INC.
Jan 13, 2018 $213 NON-COVERED PRODUCT Food and Beverage GENENTECH, INC.
Apr 29, 2018 $160 NON-COVERED PRODUCT Travel and Lodging F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AG
Mar 5, 2018 $81 LUCENTIS Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $65 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GENENTECH, INC.
Apr 29, 2018 $60 NON-COVERED PRODUCT Food and Beverage F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AG
Jun 11, 2018 $53 LUCENTIS Food and Beverage GENENTECH, INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $19 LUCENTIS Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
May 2, 2018 $19 OZURDEX Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $18 JETREA Food and Beverage THROMBOGENICS, INC.
May 16, 2018 $16 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $16 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $15 OZURDEX Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
May 3, 2018 $15 LUCENTIS Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $12 LUCENTIS Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
May 4, 2018 $12 LUCENTIS Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
May 18, 2018 $12 LUCENTIS Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $11 LUCENTIS Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $10 LUCENTIS Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $6 LUCENTIS Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, 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.