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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.

RAJAA M ALMESTADY
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RAJAA M ALMESTADY

Listed Specialty: Diagnostic Radiology
5323 HARRY HINES BLVD, DALLAS, TX, 75390-7201
* Note: This physician had a Georgia practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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DR. RAJAA ALMESTADY,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

16

payments

$2,998

payment total

4

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
 10 $2,569
Food and Beverage
 6 $429

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†
JETSTREAM

device

 $1,151
KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY

device

 $763
STABILIT VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION SYSTEM

device

 $451
STAR TUMOR ABLATION SYSTEM

device

 $451
THERASPHERE

device

 $367
OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION

device

 $267
† 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 10, 2018 $563 JETSTREAM Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 9, 2018 $451 STAR TUMOR ABLATION SYSTEM STABILIT VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION SYSTEM Travel and Lodging MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
Oct 10, 2018 $442 JETSTREAM Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 8, 2018 $424 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $267 OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $215 THERASPHERE Food and Beverage BIOCOMPATIBLES, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $151 THERASPHERE Travel and Lodging BIOCOMPATIBLES, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $119 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $64 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $64 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $58 JETSTREAM Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 11, 2018 $57 JETSTREAM Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 9, 2018 $56 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $30 JETSTREAM Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 9, 2018 $27 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 9, 2018 $8 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.