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BALA GANGADHARA R THATIGOTLA
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BALA GANGADHARA R THATIGOTLA

Listed Specialty: Surgery
620 10TH ST, SUITE 703, NIAGARA FALLS, NY, 14301-1841
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DR. BALA GANGADHARA THATIGOTLA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

18

payments

$1,812

payment total

7

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
Travel and Lodging
 4 $956
Food and Beverage
 14 $856

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†
ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER

device

 $1,054
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $226
SPY TECHNOLOGY

device

 $146
ECHELON FLEX STAPLER

device

 $110
HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY

device

 $110
LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

device

 $110
BRAVO

device

 $89
VERSAPORT PLUS

device

 $74
ENDO GIA

device

 $58
EVARREST

drug

 $25
EVICEL

drug

 $25
SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS

device

 $25
SURGIFLO HEMOSTATIC MATRIX FAMILY OF PRODUCTS

device

 $25
GATTEX

drug

 $18
NASCOBAL

drug

 $12
† 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
Feb 25, 2018 $447 ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 25, 2018 $270 ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 25, 2018 $188 ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $161 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $146 SPY TECHNOLOGY Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jan 30, 2018 $110 LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Feb 25, 2018 $102 ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jul 23, 2018 $89 BRAVO Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Mar 20, 2018 $74 VERSAPORT PLUS Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Mar 4, 2018 $58 ENDO GIA Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jul 26, 2018 $50 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $25 EVICEL SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS SURGIFLO HEMOSTATIC MATRIX FAMILY OF PRODUCTS EVARREST Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Feb 26, 2018 $20 ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 25, 2018 $18 GATTEX Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Feb 26, 2018 $16 ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $15 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 28, 2018 $12 NASCOBAL Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $10 ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.