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This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.

STEVEN P SPARAGANA
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STEVEN P SPARAGANA

Listed Specialty: Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology
2222 WELBORN ST, DALLAS, TX, 75219-3924
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DR. STEVEN SPARAGANA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

17

payments

$2,044

payment total

7

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
 13 $1,018
Travel and Lodging
 3 $1,011
Gift
 1 $15

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†
VNS THERAPY

device

 $1,251
DYSPORT

drug

 $343
SYNCHROMED

device

 $126
APTIOM

drug

 $122
BOTOX

drug

 $101
ONFI

drug

 $85
LIORESAL

device

 $26
† 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
Mar 9, 2018 $807 VNS THERAPY Travel and Lodging LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $177 DYSPORT Food and Beverage IPSEN BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Mar 10, 2018 $175 VNS THERAPY Travel and Lodging LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $126 SYNCHROMED Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 21, 2018 $120 DYSPORT Food and Beverage IPSEN BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC
May 9, 2018 $109 APTIOM Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Mar 9, 2018 $103 VNS THERAPY Food and Beverage LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $101 BOTOX Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Mar 10, 2018 $98 VNS THERAPY Food and Beverage LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $85 ONFI Food and Beverage LUNDBECK LLC
Feb 26, 2018 $34 DYSPORT Food and Beverage IPSEN BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Mar 9, 2018 $29 VNS THERAPY Travel and Lodging LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Mar 9, 2018 $21 VNS THERAPY Food and Beverage LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $17 VNS THERAPY Food and Beverage LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $15 LIORESAL Gift SAOL THERAPEUTICS INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $13 APTIOM Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $11 LIORESAL DYSPORT Food and Beverage SAOL THERAPEUTICS INC.
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.