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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.

VIKAS Y RAO
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VIKAS Y RAO

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
1709 DRYDEN RD, SUITE 750, HOUSTON, TX, 77030-2400
* Note: This physician had a California practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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DR. VIKAS RAO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

25

payments

$2,420

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
Food and Beverage
 22 $1,972
Travel and Lodging
 3 $448

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†
XLIF

device

 $1,141
PIPELINE

device

 $649
OSTEOCEL

device

 $322
COHERE

device

 $64
AXIUM

device

 $48
SOLITAIRE

device

 $46
COROENT

device

 $42
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $25
O-ARM-ST

device

 $24
VERCISE

device

 $21
EMBOTRAP II REVASCULARIZATION DEVICE

device

 $21
1.5MM NEURO

device

 $16
IQ DEVICES/BATTERIES

device

 $16
THINFLAP

device

 $16
† 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
Sep 12, 2018 $576 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $328 PIPELINE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $322 OSTEOCEL Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 28, 2018 $252 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $194 PIPELINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 8, 2018 $91 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $79 PIPELINE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $72 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $64 COHERE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 22, 2018 $49 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $48 AXIUM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $46 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $42 COROENT Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $36 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 5, 2018 $25 PIPELINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $25 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ANALOGIC CORPORATION
Jul 9, 2018 $25 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $24 O-ARM-ST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $23 PIPELINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $23 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $21 VERCISE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 9, 2018 $21 EMBOTRAP II REVASCULARIZATION DEVICE Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $16 THINFLAP IQ DEVICES/BATTERIES 1.5MM NEURO Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $9 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $9 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.