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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.
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SANKAR J KAUSIK
Listed Specialty: Urology
201 PLUMTREE RD, SUITE 210, BEL AIR, MD, 21015-6053
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SANKAR KAUSIK,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
96
payments
$28,592
payment total
20
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 |
6 | $12,163 |
Consulting |
2 | $5,250 |
Food and Beverage |
75 | $4,087 |
Travel and Lodging |
11 | $3,592 |
Honoraria |
2 | $3,500 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
UROLIFT |
device |
$18,695 |
GREENLIGHT |
device |
$3,571 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$3,481 |
GENERAL THERAPIES |
device |
$1,180 |
ELIQUIS |
drug |
$345 |
THERAPIES |
device |
$281 |
MYRBETRIQ |
drug |
$185 |
XTANDI |
drug |
$169 |
BOTOX |
drug |
$123 |
MAGIC3 |
device |
$103 |
AVEED |
drug |
$102 |
PROVENGE |
drug |
$93 |
XIAFLEX |
drug |
$76 |
GENERAL KIDNEY STONE DISEASE |
device |
$61 |
PROLIA |
drug |
$60 |
INVOKANA |
drug |
$58 |
XARELTO |
drug |
$58 |
XGEVA |
drug |
$56 |
ELIGARD |
drug |
$37 |
ZYTIGA |
drug |
$35 |
GENERAL BPH |
device |
$30 |
ANDROGEL |
drug |
$23 |
NOCTIVA |
drug |
$20 |
SPACEOAR |
device |
$13 |
REZUM |
device |
$5 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2018 | $3,500 | GREENLIGHT | Consulting | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Aug 29, 2018 | $2,975 | UROLIFT | Promotional Speaking/Other | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Jul 16, 2018 | $2,450 | UROLIFT | Promotional Speaking/Other | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Dec 20, 2018 | $2,450 | UROLIFT | Promotional Speaking/Other | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Jun 16, 2018 | $2,000 | No Listed Product | Honoraria | UROGPO LLC | |
| Mar 28, 2018 | $1,750 | UROLIFT | Consulting | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Mar 15, 2018 | $1,500 | UROLIFT | Honoraria | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Oct 30, 2018 | $1,488 | UROLIFT | Promotional Speaking/Other | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Aug 29, 2018 | $1,400 | UROLIFT | Promotional Speaking/Other | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Nov 15, 2018 | $1,400 | UROLIFT | Promotional Speaking/Other | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Jun 16, 2018 | $904 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | UROGPO LLC | |
| Jul 12, 2018 | $767 | UROLIFT | Travel and Lodging | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Mar 10, 2018 | $677 | UROLIFT | Travel and Lodging | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Mar 10, 2018 | $654 | UROLIFT | Food and Beverage | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Jun 16, 2018 | $577 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | UROGPO LLC | |
| Oct 26, 2018 | $342 | GENERAL THERAPIES | Travel and Lodging | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Oct 27, 2018 | $311 | GENERAL THERAPIES | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Oct 26, 2018 | $297 | GENERAL THERAPIES | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Oct 26, 2018 | $281 | THERAPIES | Travel and Lodging | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Aug 10, 2018 | $157 | UROLIFT | Travel and Lodging | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Aug 29, 2018 | $141 | UROLIFT | Travel and Lodging | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Aug 9, 2018 | $134 | UROLIFT | Food and Beverage | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Oct 25, 2018 | $123 | UROLIFT | Food and Beverage | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Aug 22, 2018 | $120 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $119 | UROLIFT | Food and Beverage | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Oct 26, 2018 | $115 | GENERAL THERAPIES | Travel and Lodging | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Nov 12, 2018 | $115 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Oct 27, 2018 | $115 | GENERAL THERAPIES | Travel and Lodging | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Jun 13, 2018 | $111 | UROLIFT | Food and Beverage | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Jan 31, 2018 | $110 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Oct 11, 2018 | $93 | UROLIFT | Food and Beverage | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Jul 16, 2018 | $71 | UROLIFT | Travel and Lodging | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Jun 23, 2018 | $70 | BOTOX | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Jun 27, 2018 | $61 | GENERAL KIDNEY STONE DISEASE | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| May 11, 2018 | $60 | UROLIFT | Food and Beverage | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Apr 17, 2018 | $58 | XARELTO INVOKANA | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS, LLC | |
| Aug 6, 2018 | $49 | GREENLIGHT | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Jul 19, 2018 | $44 | MAGIC3 | Food and Beverage | ROCHESTER MEDICAL CORPORATION | |
| Jan 26, 2018 | $43 | MAGIC3 | Food and Beverage | ROCHESTER MEDICAL CORPORATION | |
| Jun 29, 2018 | $30 | GENERAL BPH | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Jun 22, 2018 | $30 | UROLIFT | Food and Beverage | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Oct 16, 2018 | $29 | UROLIFT | Food and Beverage | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Jun 12, 2018 | $26 | PROVENGE | Food and Beverage | DENDREON PHARMACEUTICALS LLC | |
| Feb 7, 2018 | $24 | PROLIA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Mar 5, 2018 | $24 | PROVENGE | Food and Beverage | DENDREON PHARMACEUTICALS LLC | |
| Nov 16, 2018 | $23 | UROLIFT | Food and Beverage | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Aug 21, 2018 | $22 | UROLIFT | Food and Beverage | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Dec 19, 2018 | $22 | GREENLIGHT | Travel and Lodging | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Nov 19, 2018 | $22 | PROVENGE | Food and Beverage | DENDREON PHARMACEUTICALS LLC | |
| May 16, 2018 | $21 | PROVENGE | Food and Beverage | DENDREON PHARMACEUTICALS LLC | |
| Mar 23, 2018 | $21 | XGEVA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Mar 20, 2018 | $20 | UROLIFT | Food and Beverage | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| May 17, 2018 | $20 | XTANDI MYRBETRIQ | Food and Beverage | ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC | |
| Oct 4, 2018 | $20 | NOCTIVA | Food and Beverage | AVADEL SPECIALTY PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC | |
| Oct 25, 2018 | $20 | XTANDI MYRBETRIQ | Food and Beverage | ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC | |
| Jul 5, 2018 | $20 | XTANDI MYRBETRIQ | Food and Beverage | ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC | |
| May 14, 2018 | $20 | ELIGARD | Food and Beverage | TOLMAR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Jul 16, 2018 | $19 | XIAFLEX | Food and Beverage | ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| Sep 6, 2018 | $19 | AVEED | Food and Beverage | ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| Nov 13, 2018 | $19 | XIAFLEX AVEED | Food and Beverage | ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| Apr 10, 2018 | $19 | XIAFLEX AVEED | Food and Beverage | ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| Jul 31, 2018 | $19 | PROLIA XGEVA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Sep 27, 2018 | $18 | AVEED | Food and Beverage | ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| Oct 3, 2018 | $18 | UROLIFT | Food and Beverage | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Oct 18, 2018 | $18 | XIAFLEX AVEED | Food and Beverage | ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| Aug 2, 2018 | $18 | ZYTIGA | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC. | |
| Aug 27, 2018 | $18 | XTANDI MYRBETRIQ | Food and Beverage | ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC | |
| Oct 15, 2018 | $18 | MYRBETRIQ | Food and Beverage | ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC | |
| Jul 31, 2018 | $17 | ELIGARD | Food and Beverage | TOLMAR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Oct 26, 2018 | $17 | PROLIA XGEVA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Sep 12, 2018 | $17 | ZYTIGA | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC. | |
| Nov 12, 2018 | $16 | MAGIC3 | Food and Beverage | C. R. BARD, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES | |
| Feb 12, 2018 | $16 | XTANDI | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Dec 12, 2018 | $15 | XTANDI MYRBETRIQ | Food and Beverage | ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC | |
| Dec 19, 2018 | $15 | UROLIFT | Food and Beverage | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| May 30, 2018 | $15 | XTANDI MYRBETRIQ | Food and Beverage | ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC | |
| Apr 27, 2018 | $14 | MYRBETRIQ | Food and Beverage | ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC | |
| Nov 15, 2018 | $13 | BOTOX | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Apr 26, 2018 | $13 | BOTOX | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Apr 25, 2018 | $13 | MYRBETRIQ | Food and Beverage | ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC | |
| Feb 26, 2018 | $13 | MYRBETRIQ | Food and Beverage | ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC | |
| Sep 10, 2018 | $13 | BOTOX | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Oct 24, 2018 | $13 | SPACEOAR | Food and Beverage | AUGMENIX, INC. | |
| Feb 15, 2018 | $13 | BOTOX | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Sep 11, 2018 | $13 | XTANDI | Food and Beverage | MEDIVATION FIELD SOLUTIONS LLC | |
| May 7, 2018 | $12 | ANDROGEL | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Dec 6, 2018 | $12 | XTANDI | Food and Beverage | MEDIVATION FIELD SOLUTIONS LLC | |
| Mar 22, 2018 | $11 | XTANDI | Food and Beverage | MEDIVATION FIELD SOLUTIONS LLC | |
| Jan 22, 2018 | $11 | ANDROGEL | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Sep 20, 2018 | $10 | UROLIFT | Food and Beverage | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Sep 5, 2018 | $10 | XTANDI MYRBETRIQ | Food and Beverage | ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC | |
| May 10, 2018 | $8 | AVEED | Food and Beverage | ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| Nov 5, 2018 | $8 | UROLIFT | Food and Beverage | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Apr 5, 2018 | $6 | MYRBETRIQ | Food and Beverage | ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC | |
| Feb 8, 2018 | $5 | REZUM | Food and Beverage | NXTHERA, INC. | |
| May 21, 2018 | $3 | MYRBETRIQ | Food and Beverage | ASTELLAS PHARMA US 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.