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.

RAMON KUMAR
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RAMON KUMAR

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
703 S FLEISHEL AVE, STE 4000, TYLER, TX, 75701-2015
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DR. RAMON KUMAR,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

26

payments

$333

payment total

11

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
26 $333

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
RESOLUTE

device

$101
PRALUENT

drug

$32
CORLANOR

drug

$22
REPATHA

drug

$22
ELIQUIS

drug

$20
IN.PACT ADMIRAL

device

$18
ENTRESTO

drug

$18
IMPELLA

device

$18
LEXISCAN

drug

$15
BRILINTA

drug

$13
TURBOHAWK

device

$12
LIFEVEST

device

$11
GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION

device

$11
EVERFLEX

device

$10
CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

$10
HAWKONE

device

$9
TRAILBLAZER

device

$8
PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

$7
PACIFIC

device

$4
† 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
Jan 30, 2018 $24 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $22 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 29, 2018 $22 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $20 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Feb 16, 2018 $19 PRALUENT Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Aug 14, 2018 $19 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 1, 2018 $18 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 25, 2018 $18 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Aug 2, 2018 $18 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Jun 5, 2018 $16 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $15 LEXISCAN Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Apr 18, 2018 $14 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $13 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Apr 26, 2018 $13 PRALUENT Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
May 23, 2018 $12 TURBOHAWK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $11 GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 19, 2018 $10 EVERFLEX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $9 HAWKONE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $8 TRAILBLAZER Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 8, 2018 $8 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Feb 21, 2018 $7 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $4 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $4 PACIFIC Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $3 CORONARY ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Feb 9, 2018 $3 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Jul 18, 2018 $3 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.