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VIKRAM R RAO
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VIKRAM R RAO

Listed Specialty: Neurology
505 PARNASSUS AVE, ROOM M-793, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94143-0114
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VIKRAM RAO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

58

payments

$32,744

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
Consulting
 12 $24,192
Travel and Lodging
 18 $5,287
Food and Beverage
 28 $3,265

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†
RNS SYSTEM

device

 $32,276
VNS THERAPY

device

 $400
ACTIVA

device

 $68
† 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 30, 2018 $4,800 RNS SYSTEM Consulting NEUROPACE, INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $3,600 RNS SYSTEM Consulting NEUROPACE, INC.
Feb 9, 2018 $3,600 RNS SYSTEM Consulting NEUROPACE, INC.
Nov 19, 2018 $2,400 RNS SYSTEM Consulting NEUROPACE, INC.
Aug 31, 2018 $1,800 RNS SYSTEM Consulting NEUROPACE, INC.
Jul 30, 2018 $1,792 RNS SYSTEM Consulting NEUROPACE, INC.
Oct 31, 2018 $1,600 RNS SYSTEM Consulting NEUROPACE, INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $1,600 RNS SYSTEM Consulting NEUROPACE, INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $1,200 RNS SYSTEM Consulting NEUROPACE, INC.
May 31, 2018 $1,000 RNS SYSTEM Consulting NEUROPACE, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $756 RNS SYSTEM Travel and Lodging NEUROPACE, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $692 RNS SYSTEM Travel and Lodging NEUROPACE, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $692 RNS SYSTEM Travel and Lodging NEUROPACE, INC.
Sep 16, 2018 $585 RNS SYSTEM Travel and Lodging NEUROPACE, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $558 RNS SYSTEM Travel and Lodging NEUROPACE, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $558 RNS SYSTEM Travel and Lodging NEUROPACE, INC.
Jan 16, 2018 $400 VNS THERAPY Consulting LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $400 RNS SYSTEM Consulting NEUROPACE, INC.
Sep 15, 2018 $360 RNS SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEUROPACE, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $319 RNS SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEUROPACE, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $319 RNS SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEUROPACE, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $256 RNS SYSTEM Travel and Lodging NEUROPACE, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $247 RNS SYSTEM Travel and Lodging NEUROPACE, INC.
Feb 3, 2018 $199 RNS SYSTEM Travel and Lodging NEUROPACE, INC.
Feb 3, 2018 $199 RNS SYSTEM Travel and Lodging NEUROPACE, INC.
Feb 3, 2018 $196 RNS SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEUROPACE, INC.
Feb 3, 2018 $196 RNS SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEUROPACE, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $176 RNS SYSTEM Travel and Lodging NEUROPACE, INC.
Oct 13, 2018 $163 RNS SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEUROPACE, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $143 RNS SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEUROPACE, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $125 RNS SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEUROPACE, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $123 RNS SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEUROPACE, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $123 RNS SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEUROPACE, INC.
Dec 2, 2018 $121 RNS SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEUROPACE, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $113 RNS SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEUROPACE, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $88 RNS SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEUROPACE, INC.
Feb 4, 2018 $85 RNS SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEUROPACE, INC.
Feb 4, 2018 $85 RNS SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEUROPACE, INC.
Sep 16, 2018 $84 RNS SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEUROPACE, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $78 RNS SYSTEM Travel and Lodging NEUROPACE, INC.
Feb 25, 2018 $69 RNS SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEUROPACE, INC.
Feb 25, 2018 $69 RNS SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEUROPACE, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $68 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 30, 2018 $65 RNS SYSTEM Travel and Lodging NEUROPACE, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $61 RNS SYSTEM Travel and Lodging NEUROPACE, INC.
Feb 25, 2018 $60 RNS SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEUROPACE, INC.
Feb 4, 2018 $56 RNS SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEUROPACE, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $50 RNS SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEUROPACE, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $50 RNS SYSTEM Travel and Lodging NEUROPACE, INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $49 RNS SYSTEM Travel and Lodging NEUROPACE, INC.
Oct 31, 2018 $49 RNS SYSTEM Travel and Lodging NEUROPACE, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $47 RNS SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEUROPACE, INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $45 RNS SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEUROPACE, INC.
Oct 31, 2018 $45 RNS SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEUROPACE, INC.
Feb 3, 2018 $45 RNS SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEUROPACE, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $36 RNS SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEUROPACE, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $31 RNS SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEUROPACE, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $17 RNS SYSTEM Travel and Lodging NEUROPACE, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.