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THOMAS R KOSTEN
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THOMAS R KOSTEN

Listed Specialty: Addiction Medicine
2002 HOLCOMBE BLVD, VA BLDG 110, ROOM 229, HOUSTON, TX, 77030-4211
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DR. THOMAS KOSTEN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

60

payments

$50,316

payment total

3

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 $37,950
Travel and Lodging
24 $9,337
Food and Beverage
24 $3,016
Education
2 $13

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
VIVITROL

drug

$32,527
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$15,078
LUCEMYRA

drug

$1,811
BREXPIPRAZOLE

drug

$900
† 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 2, 2018 $7,500 VIVITROL Consulting ALKERMES, INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $7,500 No Listed Product Consulting ALKERMES, INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $7,500 VIVITROL Consulting ALKERMES, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $6,750 VIVITROL Consulting ALKERMES, INC.
Jan 15, 2018 $4,000 VIVITROL Consulting ALKERMES, INC.
Sep 4, 2018 $1,800 VIVITROL Consulting ALKERMES, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $1,274 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging US WORLDMEDS, LLC
Apr 17, 2018 $1,200 VIVITROL Consulting ALKERMES, INC.
Jul 2, 2018 $1,190 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ALKERMES, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $900 BREXPIPRAZOLE Consulting OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT & COMMERCIALIZATION, INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $705 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ALKERMES, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $559 LUCEMYRA Food and Beverage US WORLDMEDS, LLC
Jan 23, 2018 $550 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging US WORLDMEDS, LLC
Feb 20, 2018 $544 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging US WORLDMEDS, LLC
Mar 27, 2018 $544 LUCEMYRA Travel and Lodging US WORLDMEDS, LLC
Jul 13, 2018 $534 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ALKERMES, INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $523 VIVITROL Travel and Lodging ALKERMES, INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $520 No Listed Product Food and Beverage US WORLDMEDS, LLC
Jan 23, 2018 $517 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging US WORLDMEDS, LLC
Mar 27, 2018 $470 LUCEMYRA Travel and Lodging US WORLDMEDS, LLC
Feb 20, 2018 $449 No Listed Product Food and Beverage US WORLDMEDS, LLC
Oct 9, 2018 $400 VIVITROL Consulting ALKERMES, INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $400 VIVITROL Consulting ALKERMES, INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $322 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ALKERMES, INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $318 VIVITROL Travel and Lodging ALKERMES, INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $269 VIVITROL Travel and Lodging ALKERMES, INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $240 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ALKERMES, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $220 VIVITROL Travel and Lodging ALKERMES, INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $209 VIVITROL Travel and Lodging ALKERMES, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $203 VIVITROL Travel and Lodging ALKERMES, INC.
Apr 2, 2018 $203 VIVITROL Travel and Lodging ALKERMES, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $203 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging US WORLDMEDS, LLC
Mar 27, 2018 $158 LUCEMYRA Travel and Lodging US WORLDMEDS, LLC
Jan 23, 2018 $134 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging US WORLDMEDS, LLC
Jun 26, 2018 $132 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ALKERMES, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $125 VIVITROL Food and Beverage ALKERMES, INC.
Feb 12, 2018 $107 VIVITROL Travel and Lodging ALKERMES, INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $100 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ALKERMES, INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $94 VIVITROL Travel and Lodging ALKERMES, INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $91 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ALKERMES, INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $80 LUCEMYRA Food and Beverage US WORLDMEDS, LLC
Jun 26, 2018 $73 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ALKERMES, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $70 VIVITROL Food and Beverage ALKERMES, INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $70 VIVITROL Food and Beverage ALKERMES, INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $69 VIVITROL Food and Beverage ALKERMES, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $68 VIVITROL Food and Beverage ALKERMES, INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $55 VIVITROL Food and Beverage ALKERMES, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $50 VIVITROL Food and Beverage ALKERMES, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $47 VIVITROL Food and Beverage ALKERMES, INC.
Apr 2, 2018 $43 VIVITROL Travel and Lodging ALKERMES, INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $36 VIVITROL Food and Beverage ALKERMES, INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $36 VIVITROL Food and Beverage ALKERMES, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $34 VIVITROL Food and Beverage ALKERMES, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $32 VIVITROL Food and Beverage ALKERMES, INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $27 VIVITROL Food and Beverage ALKERMES, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $27 VIVITROL Food and Beverage ALKERMES, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $27 VIVITROL Food and Beverage ALKERMES, INC.
Mar 12, 2018 $7 VIVITROL Education ALKERMES, INC.
Mar 12, 2018 $6 VIVITROL Education ALKERMES, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $2 VIVITROL Travel and Lodging ALKERMES, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.