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SADDAM S ABISSE
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SADDAM S ABISSE

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
2546 BALLTOWN RD, SCHENECTADY, NY, 12309-1082
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SADDAM ABISSE,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

44

payments

$1,698

payment total

15

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
 42 $1,180
Travel and Lodging
 1 $461
Education
 1 $57

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†
WATCHMAN

device

 $957
XARELTO

drug

 $145
PRALUENT

drug

 $122
LIFEVEST

device

 $104
ELIQUIS

drug

 $92
BRILINTA

drug

 $71
JARDIANCE

drug

 $64
PRADAXA

drug

 $64
CHANTIX

drug

 $51
IMPELLA

device

 $29
INDIGO

device

 $25
REPATHA

drug

 $25
DEFINITY

drug

 $20
PRAXBIND

drug

 $20
SPECT SYMBIA INTEVO

device

 $18
ENTRESTO

drug

 $14
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $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
Sep 14, 2018 $461 WATCHMAN Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 15, 2018 $266 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 12, 2018 $118 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 2, 2018 $78 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 12, 2018 $74 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Sep 26, 2018 $57 BRILINTA Education ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Oct 16, 2018 $33 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jan 9, 2018 $32 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
May 7, 2018 $28 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Mar 27, 2018 $28 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Mar 6, 2018 $25 INDIGO Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $24 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jul 18, 2018 $24 PRADAXA JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $22 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $21 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 1, 2018 $20 DEFINITY Food and Beverage LANTHEUS MEDICAL IMAGING, INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $20 PRADAXA JARDIANCE PRAXBIND Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $20 PRADAXA JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $18 SPECT SYMBIA INTEVO Food and Beverage SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $17 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $16 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $15 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Feb 12, 2018 $15 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Jan 4, 2018 $15 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Apr 16, 2018 $15 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $15 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $15 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $15 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Apr 25, 2018 $15 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Dec 5, 2018 $14 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $14 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Apr 5, 2018 $14 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Nov 5, 2018 $14 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Jan 31, 2018 $14 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Sep 26, 2018 $13 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
May 2, 2018 $13 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 22, 2018 $13 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
May 14, 2018 $12 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $12 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $12 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Apr 10, 2018 $11 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $11 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jan 8, 2018 $10 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $1 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.