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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.

ARA SAHAKIAN
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ARA SAHAKIAN

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
1520 SAN PABLO ST, SUITE 1000, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90033-5310
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DR. ARA SAHAKIAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

9

payments

$2,809

payment total

6

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
1 $1,750
Travel and Lodging
2 $533
Food and Beverage
6 $526

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
COOK MEDICAL HEMOSPRAY

device

$2,106
ESOPHYX

device

$415
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

$122
OLYMPUS BILIARY DEVICES

device

$97
OLYMPUS EUS DEVICES

device

$97
BARRX

device

$69
† 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
Nov 7, 2018 $1,750 COOK MEDICAL HEMOSPRAY Consulting WILSON COOK MEDICAL INCORPORATED
Jul 3, 2018 $290 ESOPHYX Travel and Lodging ENDOGASTRIC SOLUTIONS, INC
Nov 14, 2018 $243 COOK MEDICAL HEMOSPRAY Travel and Lodging WILSON COOK MEDICAL INCORPORATED
Jun 21, 2018 $125 ESOPHYX Food and Beverage ENDOGASTRIC SOLUTIONS, INC
Oct 9, 2018 $113 COOK MEDICAL HEMOSPRAY Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Jul 18, 2018 $97 OLYMPUS BILIARY DEVICES OLYMPUS EUS DEVICES Food and Beverage OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $74 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 3, 2018 $69 BARRX Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jun 14, 2018 $49 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.