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SUSAN M O'BRIEN
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SUSAN M O'BRIEN

Listed Specialty: Medical Oncology
1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD, HOUSTON, TX, 77030-4009
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SUSAN O'BRIEN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

49

payments

$33,775

payment total

11

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
 5 $16,263
Promotional Speaking/Other
 18 $14,440
Travel and Lodging
 6 $1,644
Food and Beverage
 20 $1,429

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†
BESPONSA

drug

 $14,440
IMBRUVICA

drug

 $10,541
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $5,477
CALQUENCE

drug

 $2,698
VENCLEXTA

drug

 $360
YESCARTA

drug

 $226
GAZYVA

drug

 $33
VENCLEXTA

drug

 $33
† 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
Apr 9, 2018 $4,500 IMBRUVICA Consulting PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Apr 19, 2018 $4,500 No Listed Product Consulting CELGENE CORPORATION
Feb 20, 2018 $3,200 BESPONSA Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $3,175 IMBRUVICA Consulting JANSSEN GLOBAL SERVICES, LLC
Jun 12, 2018 $2,500 CALQUENCE Consulting ACERTA PHARMA LLC
Aug 23, 2018 $1,588 IMBRUVICA Consulting JANSSEN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, LLC
Jul 13, 2018 $1,400 BESPONSA Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $940 BESPONSA Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $940 BESPONSA Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $940 BESPONSA Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $940 BESPONSA Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $940 BESPONSA Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $940 BESPONSA Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $940 BESPONSA Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $808 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging CELGENE CORPORATION
Oct 13, 2018 $620 BESPONSA Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $460 IMBRUVICA Travel and Lodging PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Feb 13, 2018 $330 BESPONSA Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $330 BESPONSA Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $330 BESPONSA Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $330 BESPONSA Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $330 BESPONSA Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $330 BESPONSA Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $330 BESPONSA Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $330 BESPONSA Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $200 IMBRUVICA Travel and Lodging PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Feb 14, 2018 $125 IMBRUVICA Food and Beverage PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Nov 29, 2018 $124 VENCLEXTA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 31, 2018 $120 VENCLEXTA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $116 IMBRUVICA Food and Beverage PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Jul 19, 2018 $116 VENCLEXTA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $114 YESCARTA Food and Beverage KITE PHARMA, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $112 YESCARTA Food and Beverage KITE PHARMA, INC.
Jun 2, 2018 $85 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jun 2, 2018 $84 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GENENTECH, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $78 IMBRUVICA Travel and Lodging PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Jun 1, 2018 $77 CALQUENCE Food and Beverage ACERTA PHARMA LLC
Jun 1, 2018 $60 CALQUENCE Food and Beverage ACERTA PHARMA LLC
Mar 23, 2018 $56 IMBRUVICA Food and Beverage PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Mar 23, 2018 $52 IMBRUVICA Travel and Lodging PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Apr 9, 2018 $45 IMBRUVICA Travel and Lodging PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Mar 23, 2018 $42 IMBRUVICA Food and Beverage PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Dec 4, 2018 $39 IMBRUVICA Food and Beverage JANSSEN GLOBAL SERVICES, LLC
Dec 1, 2018 $33 GAZYVA VENCLEXTA Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $31 CALQUENCE Food and Beverage ACERTA PHARMA LLC
Jun 1, 2018 $29 CALQUENCE Food and Beverage ACERTA PHARMA LLC
Mar 22, 2018 $27 IMBRUVICA Food and Beverage PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Mar 23, 2018 $23 IMBRUVICA Food and Beverage PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Dec 4, 2018 $14 IMBRUVICA Food and Beverage JANSSEN GLOBAL SERVICES, LLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.