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SRINIVAS P RAO
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SRINIVAS P RAO

Listed Specialty: Diagnostic Radiology
11221 KATY FWY STE 115, HOUSTON, TX, 77079-2105
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DR. SRINIVAS RAO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

25

payments

$6,725

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $4,800
Food and Beverage
 22 $1,253
Travel and Lodging
 2 $672

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†
CLOSUREFAST

device

 $6,560
CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $91
PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $91
FLEXITOUCH

device

 $56
ACTITOUCH

device

 $56
ENTRE

device

 $56
VENASEAL

device

 $18
† 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 4, 2018 $4,800 CLOSUREFAST Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Texas Vein And Wellness Institute
Mar 10, 2018 $343 CLOSUREFAST Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 11, 2018 $330 CLOSUREFAST Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Texas Vein And Wellness Institute
Apr 3, 2018 $162 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 16, 2018 $149 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 25, 2018 $143 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $135 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 11, 2018 $99 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Texas Vein And Wellness Institute
Mar 27, 2018 $91 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Mar 10, 2018 $73 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 10, 2018 $59 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 11, 2018 $55 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 10, 2018 $53 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 10, 2018 $49 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $40 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 31, 2018 $34 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 23, 2018 $18 VENASEAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $16 FLEXITOUCH ACTITOUCH ENTRE Food and Beverage TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC
Jan 4, 2018 $15 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $15 FLEXITOUCH ACTITOUCH ENTRE Food and Beverage TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC
May 22, 2018 $14 FLEXITOUCH ACTITOUCH ENTRE Food and Beverage TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC
May 25, 2018 $12 FLEXITOUCH ACTITOUCH ENTRE Food and Beverage TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC
Jul 23, 2018 $9 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $6 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 3, 2018 $5 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.