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This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.

AL BENSON
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AL BENSON

Listed Specialty: Medical Oncology
675 N SAINT CLAIR ST, SUITE 100, CHICAGO, IL, 60611-5975
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AL BENSON,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

38

payments

$22,943

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
Consulting
 10 $19,744
Travel and Lodging
 10 $1,919
Food and Beverage
 12 $1,030
Education
 6 $250

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

 $13,156
NON-COVERED PRODUCT

drug

 $3,294
LENVIMA

drug

 $2,570
NON-COVERED

device

 $2,262
IMFINZI

drug

 $1,198
SOMATULINE DEPOT

drug

 $250
AVASTIN

drug

 $191
OPDIVO

drug

 $22
† 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
May 11, 2018 $5,500 No Listed Product Consulting MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jul 17, 2018 $3,750 No Listed Product Consulting PFIZER INC. AL B BENSON III
Nov 9, 2018 $2,500 NON-COVERED PRODUCT Consulting GENENTECH USA, INC.
Jun 3, 2018 $2,420 LENVIMA Consulting EISAI INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $1,500 NON-COVERED Consulting BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jul 3, 2018 $1,000 No Listed Product Consulting MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jan 8, 2018 $1,000 No Listed Product Consulting MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jan 19, 2018 $1,000 No Listed Product Consulting E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Feb 22, 2018 $537 IMFINZI Consulting ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Mar 28, 2018 $537 IMFINZI Consulting ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Apr 19, 2018 $452 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 2, 2018 $353 NON-COVERED Travel and Lodging BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $328 NON-COVERED PRODUCT Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $312 NON-COVERED PRODUCT Travel and Lodging GENENTECH USA, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $186 NON-COVERED Travel and Lodging BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $180 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
May 11, 2018 $150 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jun 3, 2018 $125 LENVIMA Food and Beverage EISAI INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $124 IMFINZI Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jan 19, 2018 $122 AVASTIN Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $114 NON-COVERED PRODUCT Travel and Lodging GENENTECH USA, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $110 NON-COVERED Travel and Lodging BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $84 NON-COVERED Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Oct 15, 2018 $59 SOMATULINE DEPOT Education IPSEN BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Oct 20, 2018 $55 AVASTIN Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $50 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jun 18, 2018 $47 SOMATULINE DEPOT Education IPSEN BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jun 26, 2018 $42 SOMATULINE DEPOT Education IPSEN BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Apr 11, 2018 $42 SOMATULINE DEPOT Education IPSEN BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jun 26, 2018 $42 SOMATULINE DEPOT Education IPSEN BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Nov 9, 2018 $40 NON-COVERED PRODUCT Travel and Lodging GENENTECH USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $40 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 20, 2018 $35 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 2, 2018 $29 NON-COVERED Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jun 3, 2018 $25 LENVIMA Food and Beverage EISAI INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $22 OPDIVO Travel and Lodging E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Apr 11, 2018 $18 SOMATULINE DEPOT Education IPSEN BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jan 18, 2018 $14 AVASTIN Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.