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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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BIJAN AFAR

Listed Specialty: Dentist, Periodontics
6200 WILSHIRE BLVD, SUITE 1508, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90048
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BIJAN AFAR,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

14

payments

$483

payment total

9

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
 10 $338
Gift
 3 $110
Education
 1 $35

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $234
HU-FRIEDY/EMS AIR FLOW UNITS

device

 $95
ENAMELON TREATMENT GEL 4.0 OZ (12)

drug

 $51
PUROS

device

 $41
ARESTIN

drug

 $26
KAVO

device

 $17
ZOOM KITS

device

 $12
BONE GRAFTING & REGENERATIVE

drug

 $8
† 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
Jan 17, 2018 $124 No Listed Product Food and Beverage KEYSTONE DENTAL INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $100 No Listed Product Gift AMERICAN MEDICAL HOSPITAL SUPPLY COMPANY, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $95 HU-FRIEDY/EMS AIR FLOW UNITS Food and Beverage HU-FRIEDY MFG. CO., LLC
Aug 7, 2018 $35 ENAMELON TREATMENT GEL 4.0 OZ (12) Education PREMIER DENTAL PRODUCTS COMPANY
Sep 29, 2018 $25 PUROS Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 8, 2018 $17 KAVO Food and Beverage KERR CORPORATION
Sep 28, 2018 $16 PUROS Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $16 ENAMELON TREATMENT GEL 4.0 OZ (12) Food and Beverage PREMIER DENTAL PRODUCTS COMPANY
Jan 30, 2018 $13 ARESTIN Food and Beverage ORAPHARMA, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Apr 25, 2018 $12 ARESTIN Food and Beverage ORAPHARMA, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Aug 29, 2018 $12 ZOOM KITS Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Jul 16, 2018 $8 BONE GRAFTING & REGENERATIVE Food and Beverage ACE SURGICAL SUPPLY CO., INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $5 No Listed Product Gift AMERICAN MEDICAL HOSPITAL SUPPLY COMPANY, INC.
May 14, 2018 $5 No Listed Product Gift AMERICAN MEDICAL HOSPITAL SUPPLY COMPANY, 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.