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JOSEPH K MELANCON
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JOSEPH K MELANCON

Listed Specialty: Surgery
2150 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW, SUITE #6B-417, WASHINGTON, DC, 20037-3201
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JOSEPH MELANCON,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

58

payments

$53,457

payment total

5

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
 13 $30,000
Travel and Lodging
 22 $13,248
Consulting
 2 $8,576
Food and Beverage
 21 $1,632

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†
ENVARSUS XR

drug

 $42,352
THYMOGLOBULIN

drug

 $7,475
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $2,483
1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA

device

 $890
SENHANCE SURGICAL ROBOTICS SYSTEM

device

 $257
† 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 4, 2018 $6,176 THYMOGLOBULIN Consulting GENZYME CORPORATION
May 17, 2018 $2,500 ENVARSUS XR Promotional Speaking/Other VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 4, 2018 $2,500 ENVARSUS XR Promotional Speaking/Other VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $2,500 ENVARSUS XR Promotional Speaking/Other VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $2,500 ENVARSUS XR Promotional Speaking/Other VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 30, 2018 $2,500 ENVARSUS XR Promotional Speaking/Other VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $2,500 ENVARSUS XR Promotional Speaking/Other VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $2,500 ENVARSUS XR Promotional Speaking/Other VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $2,500 ENVARSUS XR Promotional Speaking/Other VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $2,500 ENVARSUS XR Promotional Speaking/Other VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $2,500 ENVARSUS XR Promotional Speaking/Other VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $2,500 ENVARSUS XR Promotional Speaking/Other VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $2,400 No Listed Product Consulting VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $1,638 ENVARSUS XR Travel and Lodging VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 4, 2018 $1,501 ENVARSUS XR Travel and Lodging VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $1,488 ENVARSUS XR Travel and Lodging VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 30, 2018 $1,250 ENVARSUS XR Promotional Speaking/Other VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $1,250 ENVARSUS XR Promotional Speaking/Other VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $1,233 ENVARSUS XR Travel and Lodging VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $1,149 ENVARSUS XR Travel and Lodging VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $1,062 ENVARSUS XR Travel and Lodging VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $890 1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 30, 2018 $850 ENVARSUS XR Travel and Lodging VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $462 ENVARSUS XR Travel and Lodging VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 17, 2018 $394 ENVARSUS XR Travel and Lodging VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 4, 2018 $378 ENVARSUS XR Travel and Lodging VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 30, 2018 $376 ENVARSUS XR Travel and Lodging VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 4, 2018 $356 THYMOGLOBULIN Travel and Lodging GENZYME CORPORATION
Feb 15, 2018 $332 ENVARSUS XR Travel and Lodging VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $310 ENVARSUS XR Travel and Lodging VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 4, 2018 $259 THYMOGLOBULIN Travel and Lodging GENZYME CORPORATION
May 17, 2018 $257 ENVARSUS XR Food and Beverage VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 17, 2018 $225 ENVARSUS XR Travel and Lodging VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $140 SENHANCE SURGICAL ROBOTICS SYSTEM Food and Beverage TRANSENTERIX, INC.
Nov 4, 2018 $125 THYMOGLOBULIN Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Nov 7, 2018 $122 ENVARSUS XR Food and Beverage VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $121 THYMOGLOBULIN Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
May 16, 2018 $120 THYMOGLOBULIN Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Jul 31, 2018 $117 SENHANCE SURGICAL ROBOTICS SYSTEM Food and Beverage TRANSENTERIX, INC.
May 4, 2018 $116 ENVARSUS XR Travel and Lodging VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $115 THYMOGLOBULIN Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Feb 15, 2018 $104 ENVARSUS XR Food and Beverage VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $83 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ORGAN RECOVERY SYSTEMS, INC.
Aug 30, 2018 $82 ENVARSUS XR Travel and Lodging VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 30, 2018 $82 ENVARSUS XR Travel and Lodging VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 4, 2018 $70 THYMOGLOBULIN Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Nov 4, 2018 $67 THYMOGLOBULIN Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Nov 4, 2018 $50 THYMOGLOBULIN Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Jan 31, 2018 $40 ENVARSUS XR Travel and Lodging VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $25 ENVARSUS XR Travel and Lodging VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $23 ENVARSUS XR Food and Beverage VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $19 ENVARSUS XR Food and Beverage VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $19 ENVARSUS XR Food and Beverage VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $17 ENVARSUS XR Food and Beverage VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $17 ENVARSUS XR Food and Beverage VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 4, 2018 $16 THYMOGLOBULIN Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Apr 19, 2018 $16 ENVARSUS XR Food and Beverage VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $14 ENVARSUS XR Food and Beverage VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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