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RAJESH G ARAKAL
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RAJESH G ARAKAL

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
6020 W PARKER RD, SUITE 200, PLANO, TX, 75093-8171
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DR. RAJESH ARAKAL,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

18

payments

$22,518

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
 4 $21,549
Travel and Lodging
 3 $607
Food and Beverage
 11 $362

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†
EXPEDIUM

device

 $19,144
LIFENET I/C CHAMBERS

device

 $18,299
TRITANIUM

device

 $3,361
AERO

device

 $3,250
ES2

device

 $3,250
CONCORDE

device

 $31
SYNFIX

device

 $31
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $13
† 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
Apr 19, 2018 $9,013 LIFENET I/C CHAMBERS EXPEDIUM Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 28, 2018 $5,166 LIFENET I/C CHAMBERS EXPEDIUM Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $4,120 LIFENET I/C CHAMBERS EXPEDIUM Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $3,250 AERO TRITANIUM ES2 Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 13, 2018 $209 EXPEDIUM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $203 EXPEDIUM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $195 EXPEDIUM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $125 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $88 TRITANIUM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 14, 2018 $27 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Apr 14, 2018 $18 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 14, 2018 $18 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 14, 2018 $18 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Dec 2, 2018 $17 SYNFIX CONCORDE EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $16 TRITANIUM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 2, 2018 $15 SYNFIX CONCORDE EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $13 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $7 TRITANIUM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.