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NEPAL C CHOWDHURY
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NEPAL C CHOWDHURY

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
2828 1ST AVE, SUITE 200, HUNTINGTON, WV, 25702-1236
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DR. NEPAL CHOWDHURY,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

59

payments

$2,756

payment total

17

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
 59 $2,756

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†
OVATION

device

 $1,093
AFX

device

 $680
EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $180
EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS

device

 $163
ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION

device

 $149
AORTIC TISSUE VALVE - PERCEVAL

device

 $126
XARELTO

drug

 $117
PREVELEAK

device

 $96
TACHOSIL

drug

 $84
EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM

device

 $65
EVICEL

drug

 $65
ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM

device

 $50
EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE

device

 $47
VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $40
SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS

device

 $39
ECHELON FLEX STAPLER

device

 $39
IMPELLA

device

 $26
ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $25
LIFEVEST

device

 $22
SURGIFLO HEMOSTATIC MATRIX FAMILY OF PRODUCTS

device

 $22
STRATAFIX

device

 $16
TISSEEL

drug

 $16
FUSION BIOLINE

device

 $15
CARDIOTHORACIC

device

 $15
PICO

device

 $15
FLIXENE

device

 $15
CAPIOX

device

 $15
VIRTUOSAPH

device

 $15
COR KNOT

device

 $15
BIO-PUMP

device

 $15
HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY

device

 $13
STERNALOCK 360

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
Jun 18, 2018 $306 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $152 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $140 EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $134 AFX Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Aug 27, 2018 $130 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
May 17, 2018 $129 AFX OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $126 AFX Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $103 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $102 AFX Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $100 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS, LLC
Jan 25, 2018 $97 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $95 AFX OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $94 AFX Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $86 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $84 TACHOSIL PREVELEAK Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Jul 26, 2018 $78 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Feb 19, 2018 $69 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $56 AORTIC TISSUE VALVE - PERCEVAL Food and Beverage LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $38 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $28 AORTIC TISSUE VALVE - PERCEVAL Food and Beverage LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $27 AORTIC TISSUE VALVE - PERCEVAL Food and Beverage LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $26 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Oct 19, 2018 $25 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 29, 2018 $23 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 25, 2018 $22 EVICEL Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Oct 5, 2018 $22 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Aug 30, 2018 $22 SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS SURGIFLO HEMOSTATIC MATRIX FAMILY OF PRODUCTS EVICEL Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Aug 9, 2018 $22 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Jul 5, 2018 $21 EVICEL Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Mar 22, 2018 $18 SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
May 7, 2018 $17 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $17 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Apr 5, 2018 $16 EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jul 13, 2018 $16 STRATAFIX Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Feb 22, 2018 $16 TISSEEL Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
May 4, 2018 $15 FUSION BIOLINE Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Apr 26, 2018 $15 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jan 5, 2018 $15 ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM CARDIOTHORACIC Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Jun 15, 2018 $15 PICO Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $15 FLIXENE Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Feb 8, 2018 $15 AORTIC TISSUE VALVE - PERCEVAL Food and Beverage LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $15 CAPIOX VIRTUOSAPH Food and Beverage TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS CORPORATION
May 14, 2018 $15 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Jan 18, 2018 $15 COR KNOT Food and Beverage LSI SOLUTIONS INC
Apr 16, 2018 $15 BIO-PUMP Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $14 EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $13 HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Oct 18, 2018 $12 PREVELEAK Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Sep 6, 2018 $12 STERNALOCK 360 Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $12 ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $12 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
May 3, 2018 $11 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
May 24, 2018 $11 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 25, 2018 $11 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $11 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Apr 17, 2018 $9 ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $9 EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $8 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 5, 2018 $6 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.