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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 J VARUGHESE
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CHRISTOPHER J VARUGHESE

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
555 VALLEYVIEW PL, STATEN ISLAND, NY, 10314-5534
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DR. CHRISTOPHER VARUGHESE,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

23

payments

$671

payment total

9

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
Food and Beverage
 23 $671

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†
CLOSUREFAST

device

 $360
PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $89
HEALTH&WELLNESSUNDIV

device

 $64
ELIQUIS

drug

 $44
CORLANOR

drug

 $41
REPATHA

drug

 $41
CHANTIX

drug

 $23
BRILINTA

drug

 $20
VASCEPA

drug

 $20
TURBOHAWK

device

 $20
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $13
† 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 23, 2018 $195 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $77 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $66 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $64 HEALTH&WELLNESSUNDIV Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Dec 14, 2018 $28 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $23 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $21 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Oct 15, 2018 $20 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Oct 10, 2018 $20 VASCEPA Food and Beverage AMARIN PHARMA INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $20 TURBOHAWK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $18 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $15 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Oct 15, 2018 $13 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Dec 15, 2018 $12 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Apr 9, 2018 $12 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 29, 2018 $12 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $11 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Nov 10, 2018 $10 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Nov 10, 2018 $10 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
May 18, 2018 $10 CLOSUREFAST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 10, 2018 $7 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Dec 14, 2018 $4 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $3 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.