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KALPESH K PATEL
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KALPESH K PATEL

Listed Specialty: Gastroenterology
1 BAYLOR PLZ, MAIL STOP BCM-620, HOUSTON, TX, 77030-3411
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KALPESH PATEL,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

42

payments

$8,309

payment total

12

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
 2 $4,750
Food and Beverage
 37 $1,859
Travel and Lodging
 2 $900
Consulting
 1 $800

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

 $2,973
CREON

drug

 $2,642
CONMED BILIARY

device

 $1,025
SPIN

device

 $672
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $270
TRULANCE

drug

 $185
CONMED HEMOSTASIS

device

 $172
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $109
ESOPHYX

device

 $78
SPYGLASS

device

 $66
CIMZIA

drug

 $22
GATTEX

drug

 $18
HUMIRA

drug

 $17
XIFAXAN

drug

 $17
GENERAL BILIARY DEVICES

device

 $16
RESOLUTION CLIP

device

 $15
VIO300D

device

 $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
Dec 17, 2018 $2,375 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other ABBVIE, INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $2,375 CREON Promotional Speaking/Other ABBVIE, INC.
Jul 3, 2018 $800 CONMED BILIARY Consulting CONMED CORPORATION
Feb 28, 2018 $518 SPIN Travel and Lodging VERAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $382 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $154 SPIN Food and Beverage VERAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Jun 2, 2018 $137 CONMED BILIARY Food and Beverage CONMED CORPORATION
Dec 11, 2018 $125 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $125 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 11, 2018 $109 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $109 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $101 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 14, 2018 $97 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Jan 22, 2018 $92 CONMED HEMOSTASIS Food and Beverage CONMED CORPORATION
Jul 25, 2018 $91 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 13, 2018 $84 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $78 ESOPHYX Food and Beverage ENDOGASTRIC SOLUTIONS, INC
Oct 2, 2018 $66 SPYGLASS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 29, 2018 $55 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 22, 2018 $46 CONMED HEMOSTASIS Food and Beverage CONMED CORPORATION
Apr 13, 2018 $44 CONMED BILIARY Food and Beverage CONMED CORPORATION
Apr 6, 2018 $34 CONMED HEMOSTASIS Food and Beverage CONMED CORPORATION
May 14, 2018 $28 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Apr 13, 2018 $24 CONMED BILIARY Food and Beverage CONMED CORPORATION
May 25, 2018 $22 CIMZIA Food and Beverage UCB, INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $20 CONMED BILIARY Food and Beverage CONMED CORPORATION
Feb 15, 2018 $20 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 22, 2018 $18 GATTEX Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Dec 5, 2018 $17 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
May 24, 2018 $17 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 11, 2018 $16 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Nov 10, 2018 $16 GENERAL BILIARY DEVICES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 5, 2018 $16 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Jul 6, 2018 $15 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 30, 2018 $15 RESOLUTION CLIP Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 9, 2018 $15 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Apr 3, 2018 $13 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Oct 25, 2018 $13 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jul 14, 2018 $12 VIO300D Food and Beverage ERBE USA INC
Apr 29, 2018 $6 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GI SUPPLY, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $5 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $4 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.