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JOEL R HECHT
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JOEL R HECHT

Listed Specialty: Hematology & Oncology
200 MEDICAL PLAZA, #365,420,530,120, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90095
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JOEL HECHT,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

29

payments

$19,998

payment total

5

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
Consulting
 3 $11,887
Travel and Lodging
 10 $5,913
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $1,551
Food and Beverage
 13 $627
Education
 1 $20

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $9,146
KEYTRUDA

drug

 $6,860
POC COAGUCHEK METERS, STRIPS AND ACCESSORIES

device

 $2,152
RDI RESEARCH

device

 $1,180
IMFINZI

drug

 $661
† 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
Jul 24, 2018 $5,950 KEYTRUDA Consulting MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jul 10, 2018 $5,400 No Listed Product Consulting E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Oct 19, 2018 $1,751 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Oct 4, 2018 $1,500 POC COAGUCHEK METERS, STRIPS AND ACCESSORIES Promotional Speaking/Other ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS INTERNATIONAL LTD
Jun 15, 2018 $1,136 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Oct 4, 2018 $1,129 RDI RESEARCH Travel and Lodging ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS INTERNATIONAL LTD
Oct 4, 2018 $652 POC COAGUCHEK METERS, STRIPS AND ACCESSORIES Travel and Lodging ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS INTERNATIONAL LTD
Feb 22, 2018 $537 IMFINZI Consulting ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Oct 19, 2018 $313 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Apr 17, 2018 $274 KEYTRUDA Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 18, 2018 $274 KEYTRUDA Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jun 15, 2018 $209 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Jul 24, 2018 $150 KEYTRUDA Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jan 19, 2018 $124 IMFINZI Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jun 3, 2018 $118 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jun 16, 2018 $65 No Listed Product Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Apr 18, 2018 $62 KEYTRUDA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Oct 4, 2018 $51 RDI RESEARCH Promotional Speaking/Other ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS INTERNATIONAL LTD
Apr 19, 2018 $50 KEYTRUDA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jun 16, 2018 $46 No Listed Product Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Jun 16, 2018 $32 No Listed Product Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Jun 16, 2018 $28 No Listed Product Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Jun 15, 2018 $25 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Apr 18, 2018 $25 KEYTRUDA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 19, 2018 $25 KEYTRUDA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 19, 2018 $25 KEYTRUDA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 19, 2018 $25 KEYTRUDA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jun 15, 2018 $20 No Listed Product Education E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Jun 14, 2018 $1 No Listed Product Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.