Dollars for Docs

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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.

CHRISTOPHER AOKI
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CHRISTOPHER AOKI

Listed Specialty: Gastroenterology
4150 V ST, PSSB #3500, SACRAMENTO, CA, 95817-1460
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CHRISTOPHER AOKI,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

13

payments

$1,046

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
Travel and Lodging
 2 $820
Food and Beverage
 11 $226

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†
GENERAL BILIARY DEVICES

device

 $849
ACQUIRE

device

 $101
ENTYVIO

drug

 $25
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $23
SMALL BOWEL

device

 $20
GATTEX

drug

 $17
INFLECTRA

drug

 $11
† 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
Sep 19, 2018 $682 GENERAL BILIARY DEVICES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 28, 2018 $139 GENERAL BILIARY DEVICES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 20, 2018 $64 ACQUIRE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 22, 2018 $29 ACQUIRE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 28, 2018 $28 GENERAL BILIARY DEVICES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 29, 2018 $20 SMALL BOWEL Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jan 9, 2018 $17 GATTEX Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Sep 22, 2018 $14 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 25, 2018 $13 ENTYVIO Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Jan 16, 2018 $12 ENTYVIO Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $11 INFLECTRA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $9 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 21, 2018 $8 ACQUIRE 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.