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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.

SHEKHAR K CHALLA
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SHEKHAR K CHALLA

Listed Specialty: Gastroenterology
2200 SW 6TH AVE, TOPEKA, KS, 66606-1707
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SHEKHAR CHALLA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

25

payments

$501

payment total

8

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
 23 $311
Nonaccredited Training
 1 $172
Education
 1 $18

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†
ESD - CORE ENDOSCOPY

device

 $172
HUMIRA

drug

 $74
SIMPONI

drug

 $53
STELARA

drug

 $53
TRULANCE

drug

 $43
MAVYRET

drug

 $40
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $34
XIFAXAN

drug

 $32
REMICADE

drug

 $20
SIMPONI ARIA

drug

 $20
RELISTOR

drug

 $15
SUPREP

drug

 $15
ENTYVIO

drug

 $13
AMITIZA

drug

 $5
† 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
May 7, 2018 $172 ESD - CORE ENDOSCOPY Nonaccredited Training FUJIFILM MEDICAL SYSTEMS USA, INC.
Jun 11, 2018 $20 SIMPONI ARIA REMICADE Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $18 TRULANCE Education SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Jul 30, 2018 $17 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jan 5, 2018 $17 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $16 MAVYRET Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $15 RELISTOR XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Nov 14, 2018 $15 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $15 STELARA SIMPONI Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $15 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $15 SUPREP Food and Beverage BRAINTREE LABORATORIES, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $15 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $14 STELARA SIMPONI Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Apr 28, 2018 $14 STELARA SIMPONI Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $13 MAVYRET Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 6, 2018 $13 ENTYVIO Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $13 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Aug 9, 2018 $13 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Jan 31, 2018 $13 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $12 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Jan 5, 2018 $11 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Jun 6, 2018 $11 STELARA SIMPONI Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $10 MAVYRET Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 9, 2018 $10 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $5 AMITIZA Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.