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HOWARD HAMAT
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HOWARD HAMAT

Listed Specialty: Gastroenterology
275 LANTERN BEND DR, STE 200, HOUSTON, TX, 77090-2831
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DR. HOWARD HAMAT,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

43

payments

$883

payment total

13

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 $683
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $200

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

 $221
STELARA

drug

 $164
REMICADE

drug

 $123
XIFAXAN

drug

 $89
ALINIA

drug

 $77
RELISTOR

drug

 $73
MAVYRET

drug

 $66
OCALIVA

drug

 $56
TRULANCE

drug

 $45
SIMPONI

drug

 $41
SYMPROIC

drug

 $34
LINZESS

drug

 $31
HUMIRA

drug

 $24
VIBERZI

drug

 $24
GATTEX

drug

 $15
CLENPIQ

drug

 $13
ALDEN SOFT IRREGULAR

device

 $12
XELJANZ

drug

 $11
† 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 30, 2018 $200 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Mar 23, 2018 $123 STELARA REMICADE Food and Beverage JANSSEN SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS, LLC
Oct 31, 2018 $24 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Feb 14, 2018 $24 VIBERZI Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Sep 3, 2018 $23 RELISTOR XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Mar 27, 2018 $21 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Apr 25, 2018 $21 OCALIVA Food and Beverage INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 6, 2018 $21 MAVYRET Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 13, 2018 $20 RELISTOR XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jul 26, 2018 $20 OCALIVA Food and Beverage INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $19 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $18 SYMPROIC Food and Beverage SHIONOGI INC
Apr 16, 2018 $18 MAVYRET Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $18 RELISTOR XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Mar 22, 2018 $17 MAVYRET Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $17 ALINIA Food and Beverage ROMARK LABORATORIES, LC
Jan 9, 2018 $16 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $16 SYMPROIC Food and Beverage SHIONOGI INC
Jan 11, 2018 $16 ALINIA Food and Beverage ROMARK LABORATORIES, LC
Aug 21, 2018 $15 GATTEX Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Oct 8, 2018 $15 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Apr 17, 2018 $15 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $15 OCALIVA Food and Beverage INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $14 ALINIA Food and Beverage ROMARK LABORATORIES, LC
Mar 26, 2018 $13 CLENPIQ Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $12 ALDEN SOFT IRREGULAR Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Sep 3, 2018 $12 RELISTOR XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Apr 2, 2018 $12 ALINIA Food and Beverage ROMARK LABORATORIES, LC
May 8, 2018 $12 ALINIA Food and Beverage ROMARK LABORATORIES, LC
Oct 12, 2018 $11 XELJANZ Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jan 5, 2018 $11 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $10 MAVYRET Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $9 STELARA SIMPONI Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Apr 9, 2018 $8 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $8 STELARA SIMPONI Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $8 STELARA SIMPONI Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $7 ALINIA Food and Beverage ROMARK LABORATORIES, LC
Aug 29, 2018 $7 STELARA SIMPONI Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $5 STELARA SIMPONI Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $5 STELARA SIMPONI Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
May 7, 2018 $4 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $3 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $2 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.