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.

PAULA M BENCHIK-ABRINKO
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PAULA M BENCHIK-ABRINKO

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
1534 119TH ST, WHITING, IN, 46394-1733
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PAULA BENCHIK-ABRINKO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

33

payments

$899

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
Food and Beverage
31 $897
Education
2 $2

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
REPATHA

drug

$595
VELTASSA

drug

$234
BASAGLAR

drug

$54
TRULICITY

drug

$54
AIMOVIG

drug

$35
DC ACCU-CHEK EDUCATION MATERIALS

device

$16
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$1
† 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
Nov 15, 2018 $114 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $108 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $104 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $99 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $95 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $20 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $20 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $20 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $19 AIMOVIG REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $18 TRULICITY BASAGLAR Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Jan 10, 2018 $17 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $16 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $16 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $16 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $16 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $16 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $16 AIMOVIG REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $16 DC ACCU-CHEK EDUCATION MATERIALS Food and Beverage ROCHE DIABETES CARE, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $15 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $15 TRULICITY BASAGLAR Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Nov 20, 2018 $15 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $14 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $13 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jan 2, 2018 $13 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $11 TRULICITY BASAGLAR Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Aug 2, 2018 $11 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $11 TRULICITY BASAGLAR Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
May 30, 2018 $11 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $9 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $9 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $5 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $1 VELTASSA Education RELYPSA, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $1 No Listed Product Education RELYPSA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.