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RAJ POLAVARAM
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RAJ POLAVARAM

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
907 KILDAIRE FARM RD, CARY, NC, 27511-3922
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DR. RAJ POLAVARAM,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

21

payments

$185

payment total

5

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
 21 $185

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†
LIVALO

drug

 $123
VASCEPA

drug

 $123
REPATHA

drug

 $28
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $12
GARDASIL

drug

 $11
PNEUMOVAX 23

drug

 $11
RECOMBIVAX HIB

drug

 $11
IPRO2

device

 $11
† 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 $28 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Apr 2, 2018 $12 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 19, 2018 $11 PNEUMOVAX 23 RECOMBIVAX HIB GARDASIL Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Sep 20, 2018 $11 IPRO2 Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $10 LIVALO VASCEPA Food and Beverage KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.
May 11, 2018 $9 LIVALO VASCEPA Food and Beverage KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $9 LIVALO VASCEPA Food and Beverage KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $8 LIVALO VASCEPA Food and Beverage KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $8 LIVALO VASCEPA Food and Beverage KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $8 LIVALO VASCEPA Food and Beverage KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $8 LIVALO VASCEPA Food and Beverage KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $8 LIVALO VASCEPA Food and Beverage KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $8 LIVALO VASCEPA Food and Beverage KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $8 LIVALO VASCEPA Food and Beverage KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $7 LIVALO VASCEPA Food and Beverage KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $7 LIVALO VASCEPA Food and Beverage KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $7 LIVALO VASCEPA Food and Beverage KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $6 LIVALO VASCEPA Food and Beverage KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $5 LIVALO VASCEPA Food and Beverage KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $5 LIVALO VASCEPA Food and Beverage KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.
Aug 31, 2018 $4 LIVALO VASCEPA Food and Beverage KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.