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M BRUCE CHRISTOPHERSON
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M BRUCE CHRISTOPHERSON

Listed Specialty: Gynecology
929 GESSNER RD, STE. 2130, HOUSTON, TX, 77024-2515
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M BRUCE CHRISTOPHERSON,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

48

payments

$1,952

payment total

18

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
Food and Beverage
 46 $1,921
Education
 2 $32

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†
LUPRON

drug

 $482
PROLIA

drug

 $256
OSPHENA

drug

 $164
UTERINE MANIPULATORS & INJECTORS

device

 $144
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $130
SAXENDA

drug

 $123
KYLEENA

drug

 $119
MIRENA

drug

 $119
MYRBETRIQ

drug

 $106
ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES

device

 $65
DIVIGEL

drug

 $58
LO LOESTRIN FE

drug

 $48
APTIMA

device

 $45
CTNG

device

 $45
THIN PREP

device

 $45
ESSURE

device

 $43
ESTRING

drug

 $41
PREMARIN

drug

 $41
GARDASIL

drug

 $30
NEXPLANON

drug

 $30
PVC

drug

 $30
ORILISSA

drug

 $25
BD AFFIRM

device

 $24
TRUCLEAR

device

 $24
INTRAROSA

drug

 $23
SOLOSEC

drug

 $17
MYOSURE

device

 $16
BALCOLTRA

drug

 $14
NOVASURE

device

 $14
NUVARING

drug

 $13
† 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 1, 2018 $144 UTERINE MANIPULATORS & INJECTORS Food and Beverage COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
May 17, 2018 $126 OSPHENA Food and Beverage DUCHESNAY USA INCORPORATED
Nov 7, 2018 $125 LUPRON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $123 SAXENDA Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Oct 1, 2018 $122 LUPRON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $118 LUPRON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $117 LUPRON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $112 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $106 MYRBETRIQ Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Mar 1, 2018 $106 No Listed Product Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
May 9, 2018 $79 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $45 THIN PREP APTIMA CTNG Food and Beverage HOLOGIC, LLC
Nov 27, 2018 $34 ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES Food and Beverage AVANOS MEDICAL
May 14, 2018 $31 ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES Food and Beverage AVANOS MEDICAL
Feb 19, 2018 $25 MIRENA KYLEENA ESSURE Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jul 9, 2018 $24 BD AFFIRM Food and Beverage BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Dec 11, 2018 $24 DIVIGEL Food and Beverage VERTICAL PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Jul 6, 2018 $24 TRUCLEAR Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Sep 13, 2018 $24 KYLEENA MIRENA Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $23 OSPHENA Food and Beverage DUCHESNAY USA INCORPORATED
May 29, 2018 $23 INTRAROSA Education AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $22 KYLEENA MIRENA Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $21 DIVIGEL Food and Beverage VERTICAL PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Apr 23, 2018 $21 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $20 KYLEENA MIRENA Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jan 8, 2018 $19 MIRENA KYLEENA ESSURE Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Feb 8, 2018 $18 LO LOESTRIN FE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $17 NEXPLANON GARDASIL Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jan 23, 2018 $17 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Nov 26, 2018 $17 SOLOSEC Food and Beverage LUPIN INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $16 PREMARIN PVC ESTRING Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $15 OSPHENA Food and Beverage DUCHESNAY USA INCORPORATED
Aug 28, 2018 $15 LO LOESTRIN FE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jan 4, 2018 $15 LO LOESTRIN FE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Food and Beverage VERTICAL PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Nov 29, 2018 $15 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
May 21, 2018 $14 BALCOLTRA Food and Beverage AVION PHARMACEUTICALS
Apr 8, 2018 $14 PREMARIN PVC ESTRING Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $14 NOVASURE MYOSURE Food and Beverage HOLOGIC, LLC
Sep 25, 2018 $14 DIVIGEL Food and Beverage VERTICAL PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Sep 24, 2018 $13 ORILISSA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $13 NUVARING NEXPLANON GARDASIL Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Aug 20, 2018 $13 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $12 ORILISSA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $11 PREMARIN ESTRING Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $9 KYLEENA MIRENA Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $9 No Listed Product Education AMGEN INC.
Mar 12, 2018 $2 MYOSURE Food and Beverage HOLOGIC, LLC
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.