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ROBERT H AKI
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ROBERT H AKI

Listed Specialty: Surgery
605 W CENTRAL RD STE 201, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL, 60005-2364
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MR. ROBERT AKI,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

49

payments

$10,667

payment total

15

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 $5,328
Travel and Lodging
 13 $3,357
Food and Beverage
 35 $1,982

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†
PROGRIP

device

 $5,827
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $2,511
BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT

device

 $725
PHASIX

device

 $314
SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL

device

 $259
BIOZORB

device

 $202
STRATTICE

device

 $167
BIO-A HERNIA PLUG

device

 $158
PROGEL

device

 $142
PARIETEX

device

 $119
PERJETA

drug

 $55
ELIGARD

drug

 $38
CALDOLOR

drug

 $35
SPEEDICATH

device

 $28
GRAFIX & STRAVIX

drug

 $19
GATTEX

drug

 $18
INTERSTIM

device

 $15
NOCTIVA

drug

 $14
AQUAMANTYS

device

 $11
PROVENGE

drug

 $11
† 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
Oct 12, 2018 $5,328 PROGRIP Promotional Speaking/Other COVIDIEN LP
Jun 22, 2018 $558 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 15, 2018 $421 BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $357 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Dec 17, 2018 $356 PROGRIP Travel and Lodging COVIDIEN LP
Jun 9, 2018 $331 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $286 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
May 21, 2018 $263 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
May 16, 2018 $259 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $229 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Mar 11, 2018 $222 PHASIX Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
May 16, 2018 $215 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
May 3, 2018 $202 BIOZORB Food and Beverage FOCAL THERAPEUTICS, INC.
May 24, 2018 $185 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $158 BIO-A HERNIA PLUG Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Dec 17, 2018 $142 PROGEL Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
May 1, 2018 $130 STRATTICE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $119 PARIETEX Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Dec 13, 2018 $108 PROGRIP Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Aug 27, 2018 $92 PHASIX Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Oct 15, 2018 $86 BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 15, 2018 $79 BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 15, 2018 $75 BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 15, 2018 $64 BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $28 SPEEDICATH Food and Beverage COLOPLAST CORP
Jun 13, 2018 $24 STRATTICE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
May 16, 2018 $23 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
May 21, 2018 $23 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $21 ELIGARD Food and Beverage TOLMAR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $19 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
May 23, 2018 $19 PERJETA Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $18 PERJETA Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Jan 10, 2018 $18 PERJETA Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Dec 14, 2018 $18 PROGRIP Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
May 3, 2018 $18 GATTEX Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Dec 14, 2018 $17 PROGRIP Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Nov 7, 2018 $17 ELIGARD Food and Beverage TOLMAR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $16 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 24, 2018 $15 INTERSTIM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $14 NOCTIVA Food and Beverage AVADEL SPECIALTY PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
May 1, 2018 $13 STRATTICE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $13 CALDOLOR Food and Beverage CUMBERLAND PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $12 CALDOLOR Food and Beverage CUMBERLAND PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $11 AQUAMANTYS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $11 CALDOLOR Food and Beverage CUMBERLAND PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $11 PROVENGE Food and Beverage DENDREON PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
Jul 26, 2018 $10 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
May 31, 2018 $9 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $6 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.