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RICHARD A BROWN
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RICHARD A BROWN

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
9850 GENESEE AVENUE, SUITE 210, LA JOLLA, CA, 92037
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RICHARD BROWN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

38

payments

$18,304

payment total

6

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 4 $16,000
Travel and Lodging
 7 $1,581
Food and Beverage
 27 $722

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†
XIAFLEX

drug

 $18,159
FORTEO

drug

 $43
BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS

device

 $31
FIBERGRAFT

device

 $31
PENNSAID

drug

 $28
ZILRETTA

drug

 $25
BIOMET ORTHOPAK

device

 $18
† 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
Feb 13, 2018 $5,000 XIAFLEX Promotional Speaking/Other ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $5,000 XIAFLEX Promotional Speaking/Other ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $3,500 XIAFLEX Promotional Speaking/Other ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $2,500 XIAFLEX Promotional Speaking/Other ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $547 XIAFLEX Travel and Lodging ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $325 XIAFLEX Travel and Lodging ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $226 XIAFLEX Travel and Lodging ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $161 XIAFLEX Travel and Lodging ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $152 XIAFLEX Travel and Lodging ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $137 XIAFLEX Travel and Lodging ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $132 XIAFLEX Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $115 XIAFLEX Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $91 XIAFLEX Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $35 XIAFLEX Travel and Lodging ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $31 FIBERGRAFT BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $25 ZILRETTA Food and Beverage FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $22 XIAFLEX Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $20 XIAFLEX Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $19 XIAFLEX Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $18 XIAFLEX Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Mar 9, 2018 $18 XIAFLEX Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $18 BIOMET ORTHOPAK Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 20, 2018 $17 XIAFLEX Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Oct 15, 2018 $17 XIAFLEX Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
May 7, 2018 $16 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Jan 16, 2018 $16 XIAFLEX Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $15 XIAFLEX Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jun 11, 2018 $15 XIAFLEX Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $14 XIAFLEX Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $14 PENNSAID Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Aug 8, 2018 $14 PENNSAID Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jul 19, 2018 $14 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Nov 29, 2018 $14 XIAFLEX Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Apr 16, 2018 $13 XIAFLEX Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $13 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Jul 15, 2018 $12 XIAFLEX Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $10 XIAFLEX Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jan 15, 2018 $1 XIAFLEX Food and Beverage ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.