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NIRAJ VARMA
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NIRAJ VARMA

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
2160 S FIRST AVE, 101-1740 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, MAYWOOD, IL, 60153
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NIRAJ VARMA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

144

payments

$159,546

payment total

9

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
 60 $97,078
Travel and Lodging
 26 $39,783
Nonaccredited Training
 4 $13,600
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $4,200
Food and Beverage
 51 $4,135
Grant
 1 $750

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†
ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER

device

 $35,697
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $31,878
OTHER

device

 $17,340
CRM-RESEARCH ONLY

device

 $12,800
ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM

device

 $12,800
MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE

device

 $11,674
QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR

device

 $9,090
QUADRA ALLURE MP RF CRT PACEMKR

device

 $8,531
PRO-KINETIC ENERGY

device

 $6,969
CRT-DS

device

 $6,712
CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM

device

 $2,268
CARTO 3 SYSTEM

device

 $1,571
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $997
QUARTET CRT LEAD

device

 $208
UNIFY ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR

device

 $192
GENERAL EP

device

 $125
FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD

device

 $115
ENDURITY PACEMAKER

device

 $105
CLARIA MRI

device

 $101
LIFEVEST

device

 $93
ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

 $82
NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS

device

 $82
XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $82
HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

 $82
FLEXABILITY ABLATION CATHETER

device

 $74
VISIA AF

device

 $52
AMPLIA MRI

device

 $46
CARDIOINSIGHT

device

 $24
† 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
Oct 16, 2018 $7,600 OTHER Consulting BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 4, 2018 $6,812 QUADRA ALLURE MP RF CRT PACEMKR Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 1, 2018 $6,412 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $6,400 CRM-RESEARCH ONLY Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 30, 2018 $6,383 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 23, 2018 $4,717 CRT-DS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 23, 2018 $4,300 No Listed Product Nonaccredited Training BIOTRONIK INC.
Jan 3, 2018 $4,300 No Listed Product Nonaccredited Training BIOTRONIK INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $4,000 OTHER Consulting BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 20, 2018 $3,864 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 20, 2018 $3,864 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 20, 2018 $3,864 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 20, 2018 $3,623 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 24, 2018 $3,558 PRO-KINETIC ENERGY Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $3,411 PRO-KINETIC ENERGY Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $3,200 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 1, 2018 $3,200 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 1, 2018 $3,200 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 1, 2018 $3,000 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 6, 2018 $2,898 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 20, 2018 $2,657 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 3, 2018 $2,550 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 3, 2018 $2,550 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 3, 2018 $2,550 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 22, 2018 $2,500 No Listed Product Nonaccredited Training BIOTRONIK INC.
Jan 3, 2018 $2,500 No Listed Product Nonaccredited Training BIOTRONIK INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $2,400 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Niraj Varma
Jul 16, 2018 $2,400 OTHER Consulting BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 29, 2018 $2,125 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 20, 2018 $1,932 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 12, 2018 $1,800 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Niraj Varma
Oct 16, 2018 $1,740 OTHER Consulting BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 3, 2018 $1,700 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 20, 2018 $1,691 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 20, 2018 $1,691 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 18, 2018 $1,600 CRM-RESEARCH ONLY Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 7, 2018 $1,600 OTHER Consulting BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 22, 2018 $1,600 No Listed Product Consulting BIOTRONIK INC. JOHN WILEY & SONS INC
Sep 20, 2018 $1,449 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 15, 2018 $1,400 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jul 30, 2018 $1,337 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 3, 2018 $1,275 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 20, 2018 $1,208 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 20, 2018 $1,208 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 31, 2018 $1,127 CRT-DS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 17, 2018 $1,032 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $966 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 20, 2018 $966 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 20, 2018 $966 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 20, 2018 $966 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 30, 2018 $750 No Listed Product Grant BIOTRONIK INC. NIRAJ VARMA MD
Dec 10, 2018 $698 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 17, 2018 $679 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC.
May 16, 2018 $600 No Listed Product Consulting MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Niraj Varma
Jul 30, 2018 $578 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 18, 2018 $575 QUADRA ALLURE MP RF CRT PACEMKR Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 23, 2018 $551 CRT-DS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 20, 2018 $483 QUADRA ALLURE MP RF CRT PACEMKR Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 7, 2018 $483 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 1, 2018 $425 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $425 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 17, 2018 $425 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 18, 2018 $400 CRM-RESEARCH ONLY Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 18, 2018 $400 CRM-RESEARCH ONLY Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 18, 2018 $400 CRM-RESEARCH ONLY Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 18, 2018 $400 CRM-RESEARCH ONLY Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 12, 2018 $400 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 22, 2018 $400 CRM-RESEARCH ONLY Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 24, 2018 $400 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 18, 2018 $400 CRM-RESEARCH ONLY Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 22, 2018 $400 CRM-RESEARCH ONLY Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 22, 2018 $400 CRM-RESEARCH ONLY Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 18, 2018 $400 CRM-RESEARCH ONLY Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 22, 2018 $400 CRM-RESEARCH ONLY Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 22, 2018 $400 CRM-RESEARCH ONLY Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 18, 2018 $383 QUADRA ALLURE MP RF CRT PACEMKR Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 27, 2018 $341 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC.
May 26, 2018 $341 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $328 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $221 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $213 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 3, 2018 $204 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 7, 2018 $202 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 1, 2018 $200 ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 22, 2018 $200 CRM-RESEARCH ONLY Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 22, 2018 $200 CRM-RESEARCH ONLY Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 18, 2018 $192 QUADRA ALLURE MP RF CRT PACEMKR Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 31, 2018 $168 CRT-DS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 21, 2018 $165 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $159 QUARTET CRT LEAD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 29, 2018 $154 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 26, 2018 $153 UNIFY ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 12, 2018 $152 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 13, 2018 $149 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
May 11, 2018 $141 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
May 9, 2018 $139 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $128 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $125 GENERAL EP Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 19, 2018 $125 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $120 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 14, 2018 $115 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 10, 2018 $113 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 19, 2018 $110 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 29, 2018 $109 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Apr 2, 2018 $105 ENDURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 6, 2018 $101 CLARIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $98 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 31, 2018 $98 CRT-DS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 10, 2018 $93 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Nov 16, 2018 $91 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 20, 2018 $90 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 16, 2018 $90 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $90 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Dec 3, 2018 $90 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 18, 2018 $89 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 19, 2018 $88 QUADRA ALLURE MP RF CRT PACEMKR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 25, 2018 $82 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 20, 2018 $74 FLEXABILITY ABLATION CATHETER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 18, 2018 $74 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $74 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 10, 2018 $69 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $62 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MICROPORT CRM USA INC
Oct 16, 2018 $61 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BIOTRONIK INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $54 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 10, 2018 $52 VISIA AF Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 10, 2018 $46 AMPLIA MRI Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 3, 2018 $45 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 9, 2018 $43 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $41 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 7, 2018 $38 UNIFY ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 16, 2018 $34 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 13, 2018 $34 QUARTET CRT LEAD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 11, 2018 $33 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 11, 2018 $31 CARTO 3 SYSTEM Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Mar 31, 2018 $29 CRT-DS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 12, 2018 $24 CARDIOINSIGHT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 31, 2018 $23 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 19, 2018 $22 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Aug 26, 2018 $15 QUARTET CRT LEAD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 31, 2018 $15 CRT-DS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 14, 2018 $11 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC, INC.
May 12, 2018 $11 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Mar 31, 2018 $8 CRT-DS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 20, 2018 $8 ALLURE QUADRA RF CRT PACEMAKER Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
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