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JAMES SMELSER
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JAMES SMELSER

Listed Specialty: Nephrology
810 FRANKLIN ST SE, SUITE A, HUNTSVILLE, AL, 35801-4310
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JAMES SMELSER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

67

payments

$13,840

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
Consulting
 4 $11,140
Travel and Lodging
 7 $1,502
Food and Beverage
 55 $1,196
Education
 1 $1

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†
AQUADEX

device

 $13,036
JYNARQUE

drug

 $161
VELTASSA

drug

 $120
SAMSCA

drug

 $107
PARSABIV

drug

 $86
AURYXIA

drug

 $58
VELPHORO

drug

 $50
RAYALDEE

drug

 $43
INJECTAFER

drug

 $37
ACTHAR

drug

 $31
RITUXAN

drug

 $31
SOLIRIS

drug

 $24
GLIDEPATH

device

 $22
SENSIPAR

drug

 $17
GATTEX

drug

 $16
LOKELMA

drug

 $15
EDARBI

drug

 $15
RENAL - AMIA

device

 $14
RAYALDEE (OLD)

drug

 $13
THIOLA

drug

 $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 14, 2018 $5,040 AQUADEX Consulting CHF SOLUTIONS, INC
Dec 12, 2018 $3,200 AQUADEX Consulting CHF SOLUTIONS, INC
May 9, 2018 $2,500 AQUADEX Consulting CHF SOLUTIONS, INC
Mar 21, 2018 $400 AQUADEX Consulting CHF SOLUTIONS, INC
Oct 17, 2018 $320 AQUADEX Travel and Lodging CHF SOLUTIONS, INC
Apr 12, 2018 $315 AQUADEX Travel and Lodging CHF SOLUTIONS, INC
Oct 18, 2018 $289 AQUADEX Travel and Lodging CHF SOLUTIONS, INC
Apr 12, 2018 $212 AQUADEX Travel and Lodging CHF SOLUTIONS, INC
Oct 17, 2018 $160 AQUADEX Travel and Lodging CHF SOLUTIONS, INC
Apr 13, 2018 $159 AQUADEX Travel and Lodging CHF SOLUTIONS, INC
Nov 29, 2018 $151 AQUADEX Food and Beverage CHF SOLUTIONS, INC
Apr 12, 2018 $115 AQUADEX Food and Beverage CHF SOLUTIONS, INC
Oct 17, 2018 $95 AQUADEX Food and Beverage CHF SOLUTIONS, INC
Oct 12, 2018 $47 AQUADEX Travel and Lodging CHF SOLUTIONS, INC
Feb 15, 2018 $24 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Mar 16, 2018 $24 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $23 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $23 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $22 SAMSCA JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Jan 11, 2018 $22 GLIDEPATH Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $21 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $21 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $20 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $20 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $20 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $19 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $19 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $19 INJECTAFER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $19 SAMSCA JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $18 RITUXAN Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $18 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Sep 18, 2018 $18 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $18 INJECTAFER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $18 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $17 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $17 PARSABIV SENSIPAR Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Aug 20, 2018 $16 GATTEX Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Jan 17, 2018 $16 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $16 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Feb 9, 2018 $15 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $15 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Oct 8, 2018 $15 LOKELMA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Aug 22, 2018 $15 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $15 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Jun 11, 2018 $15 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jan 10, 2018 $15 EDARBI Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jan 15, 2018 $15 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $14 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $14 RENAL - AMIA Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Mar 8, 2018 $14 AQUADEX Food and Beverage CHF SOLUTIONS, INC
Jun 20, 2018 $14 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $13 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jan 22, 2018 $13 RAYALDEE (OLD) Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Nov 28, 2018 $13 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Apr 23, 2018 $12 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $12 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $12 RITUXAN Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Oct 15, 2018 $12 SOLIRIS Food and Beverage ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $12 SOLIRIS Food and Beverage ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $12 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $12 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Feb 19, 2018 $11 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $10 AQUADEX Food and Beverage CHF SOLUTIONS, INC
Sep 12, 2018 $9 AQUADEX Food and Beverage CHF SOLUTIONS, INC
May 4, 2018 $8 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $7 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $1 THIOLA Education RETROPHIN, INC.
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