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KUSH R DESAI
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KUSH R DESAI

Listed Specialty: Vascular & Interventional Radiology
676 N SAINT CLAIR ST, SUITE 800, CHICAGO, IL, 60611-2927
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DR. KUSH DESAI,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

48

payments

$47,482

payment total

8

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
 10 $29,950
Nonaccredited Training
 3 $9,800
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $5,000
Food and Beverage
 25 $1,412
Travel and Lodging
 8 $1,320

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†
TURBO ELITE

device

 $23,600
COOK MEDICAL IAA

device

 $8,000
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $4,690
ANGIOJET

device

 $2,570
JETSTREAM

device

 $2,569
GENERAL THROMBECTOMY

device

 $2,500
GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION

device

 $1,528
THERAPIES

device

 $1,286
KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY

device

 $174
COOK MEDICAL FILTERS

device

 $111
COOK MEDICAL PERIPHERAL INTERVENTION

device

 $100
SOLITAIRE

device

 $100
COOK MEDICAL

device

 $90
FLEXITOUCH

device

 $41
ACTITOUCH

device

 $41
ENTRE

device

 $41
GENERAL ATHERECTOMY

device

 $34
OPTION

device

 $28
COOK MEDICAL LIVER ACCESS

device

 $21
IGT_D THERAPY

device

 $17
IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY DEVICES _ CORONARY

device

 $12
COOK MEDICAL EMBOLIZATION

device

 $10
† 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
Jul 3, 2018 $8,000 TURBO ELITE Consulting PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION R2K CONSULTANTS, LLC
Mar 9, 2018 $8,000 TURBO ELITE Consulting PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION R2K CONSULTANTS LLC
Jul 3, 2018 $4,000 COOK MEDICAL IAA Nonaccredited Training COOK INCORPORATED R2K CONSULTANTS LLC
Dec 21, 2018 $4,000 COOK MEDICAL IAA Nonaccredited Training COOK INCORPORATED R2K CONSULTANTS LLC
Apr 20, 2018 $3,200 TURBO ELITE Consulting PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION R2K CONSULTANTS, LLC
Jul 26, 2018 $3,200 TURBO ELITE Consulting PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION R2K CONSULTANTS, LLC
Mar 14, 2018 $2,600 No Listed Product Consulting ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $2,500 ANGIOJET Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION R2K CONSULTANTS LLC
Mar 7, 2018 $2,500 JETSTREAM Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION R2K CONSULTANTS LLC
Jun 6, 2018 $2,500 GENERAL THROMBECTOMY Consulting BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION R2K CONSULTANTS LLC
Dec 19, 2018 $1,800 No Listed Product Nonaccredited Training COOK INCORPORATED
Dec 19, 2018 $1,250 GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION Consulting BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION R2K CONSULTANTS LLC
Feb 28, 2018 $446 THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 3, 2018 $401 THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 6, 2018 $400 TURBO ELITE Consulting PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION R2K CONSULTANTS LLC
Jun 13, 2018 $400 TURBO ELITE Consulting PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION R2K CONSULTANTS, LLC
Aug 1, 2018 $400 TURBO ELITE Consulting PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION R2K CONSULTANTS, LLC
Dec 20, 2018 $290 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $146 THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 1, 2018 $144 THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 28, 2018 $143 GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 31, 2018 $100 COOK MEDICAL PERIPHERAL INTERVENTION Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Mar 20, 2018 $100 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $94 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $90 COOK MEDICAL Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Nov 14, 2018 $84 COOK MEDICAL FILTERS Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Mar 20, 2018 $81 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $69 JETSTREAM Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION R2K CONSULTANTS LLC
Mar 12, 2018 $57 ANGIOJET Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 1, 2018 $53 THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 8, 2018 $41 FLEXITOUCH ACTITOUCH ENTRE Food and Beverage TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC
Nov 28, 2018 $39 GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 1, 2018 $35 THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 4, 2018 $34 GENERAL ATHERECTOMY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 1, 2018 $32 THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 19, 2018 $32 GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION R2K CONSULTANTS LLC
Mar 20, 2018 $30 GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 1, 2018 $29 THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 27, 2018 $28 OPTION Food and Beverage ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $26 GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 31, 2018 $22 COOK MEDICAL FILTERS Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Dec 26, 2018 $21 COOK MEDICAL LIVER ACCESS Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Apr 18, 2018 $17 IGT_D THERAPY Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Dec 21, 2018 $13 ANGIOJET Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 7, 2018 $12 IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY DEVICES _ CORONARY Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Sep 6, 2018 $10 COOK MEDICAL EMBOLIZATION Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Feb 27, 2018 $8 GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 9, 2018 $5 COOK MEDICAL FILTERS Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
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