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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.

KRISHNA POKALA
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KRISHNA POKALA

Listed Specialty: Neurology
601 E 15TH ST, AUSTIN, TX, 78701-1930
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DR. KRISHNA POKALA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

14

payments

$4,735

payment total

5

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
 3 $4,290
Food and Beverage
 8 $394
Education
 2 $33
Travel and Lodging
 1 $18

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†
GAMMAGARD

drug

 $4,539
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $111
SPINRAZA

drug

 $33
AIMOVIG

drug

 $32
GILENYA

drug

 $32
RADICAVA

drug

 $20
† 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 11, 2018 $1,950 GAMMAGARD Promotional Speaking/Other SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Jul 2, 2018 $1,950 GAMMAGARD Promotional Speaking/Other SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
May 18, 2018 $390 GAMMAGARD Promotional Speaking/Other SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Sep 27, 2018 $122 GAMMAGARD Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Jun 21, 2018 $108 GAMMAGARD Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Feb 2, 2018 $99 No Listed Product Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $20 SPINRAZA Education BIOGEN, INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $20 RADICAVA Food and Beverage MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA AMERICA, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $19 AIMOVIG GILENYA Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 2, 2018 $18 GAMMAGARD Travel and Lodging SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Aug 30, 2018 $14 AIMOVIG GILENYA Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jun 22, 2018 $13 SPINRAZA Education BIOGEN, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $12 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Apr 12, 2018 $2 GAMMAGARD Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.