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ALICIA B ROMERO
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ALICIA B ROMERO

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
21720 KINGSLAND BLVD STE 308, KATY, TX, 77450-2551
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DR. ALICIA ROMERO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

57

payments

$1,671

payment total

8

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
 55 $1,652
Education
 2 $19

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†
ACTHAR

drug

 $351
VELTASSA

drug

 $243
RAYALDEE

drug

 $188
PARSABIV

drug

 $182
JYNARQUE

drug

 $170
RENAL - SHARESOURCE

device

 $159
VELPHORO

drug

 $146
RENAL - PD

device

 $132
AURYXIA

drug

 $80
SAMSCA

drug

 $19
† 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
Aug 8, 2018 $159 RENAL - SHARESOURCE Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Oct 17, 2018 $132 RENAL - PD Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Jul 31, 2018 $122 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
May 15, 2018 $120 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $117 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $113 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Jun 13, 2018 $100 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $86 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Jun 13, 2018 $33 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Jul 16, 2018 $31 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Jul 11, 2018 $25 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $23 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $22 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $22 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 7, 2018 $21 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $21 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Nov 29, 2018 $21 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Aug 30, 2018 $20 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
May 14, 2018 $20 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Aug 23, 2018 $19 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Jul 30, 2018 $18 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Jan 10, 2018 $18 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Oct 1, 2018 $18 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $18 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $18 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Mar 7, 2018 $18 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Oct 10, 2018 $18 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $17 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
May 16, 2018 $16 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $16 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Apr 9, 2018 $16 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Oct 17, 2018 $16 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $15 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Jun 6, 2018 $15 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Jun 11, 2018 $15 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $14 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Feb 28, 2018 $14 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $13 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $13 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
May 10, 2018 $13 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Mar 29, 2018 $11 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $11 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $11 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $11 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Jun 20, 2018 $10 SAMSCA Education OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $10 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Jun 20, 2018 $9 SAMSCA Education OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Feb 12, 2018 $8 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Nov 14, 2018 $8 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Mar 28, 2018 $6 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Mar 13, 2018 $6 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $5 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $5 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $5 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Jan 24, 2018 $4 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Oct 29, 2018 $4 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Aug 6, 2018 $3 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.