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CYNTHIA L SCHAEFFER
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CYNTHIA L SCHAEFFER

Listed Specialty: Gastroenterology
292 EUCLID AVE, SUITE 115, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92114-3643
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CYNTHIA SCHAEFFER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

71

payments

$1,349

payment total

13

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
 71 $1,349

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†
AMITIZA

drug

 $188
LINZESS

drug

 $186
HUMIRA

drug

 $139
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $137
TRULANCE

drug

 $122
MAVYRET

drug

 $87
NUVALINE/NUVAMAP O.R.

device

 $58
XELJANZ

drug

 $57
MAXCESS-C

device

 $54
PILLCAM

device

 $53
OCALIVA

drug

 $46
CLENPIQ

drug

 $35
OSTEOCEL

device

 $34
ATTRAX

device

 $33
PCM

device

 $33
COHERE

device

 $32
XIFAXAN

drug

 $20
CREON

drug

 $17
ZEPATIER

drug

 $17
ENTYVIO

drug

 $12
SIMPONI

drug

 $11
STELARA

drug

 $11
DEXILANT

drug

 $10
† 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
Jan 11, 2018 $120 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $99 AMITIZA Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Jul 15, 2018 $58 NUVALINE/NUVAMAP O.R. Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $54 MAXCESS-C Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 3, 2018 $34 OSTEOCEL Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 1, 2018 $33 ATTRAX PCM Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $32 COHERE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 8, 2018 $27 PILLCAM Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Dec 8, 2018 $26 PILLCAM Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Mar 15, 2018 $25 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $25 OCALIVA Food and Beverage INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $25 MAVYRET Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $25 MAVYRET Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $25 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $25 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $24 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $23 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Apr 16, 2018 $22 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
May 30, 2018 $21 OCALIVA Food and Beverage INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $20 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Aug 1, 2018 $20 XELJANZ Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Dec 17, 2018 $20 XELJANZ Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $19 AMITIZA Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $19 CLENPIQ Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $18 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $18 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $18 AMITIZA Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $17 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Dec 12, 2018 $17 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $17 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $17 MAVYRET Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $17 ZEPATIER Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
May 29, 2018 $16 AMITIZA Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $16 MAVYRET Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $16 XELJANZ Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $16 CLENPIQ Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $15 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 23, 2018 $14 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Mar 5, 2018 $13 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Jun 27, 2018 $13 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $13 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $13 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $13 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Dec 17, 2018 $12 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $12 ENTYVIO Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Jan 16, 2018 $11 AMITIZA Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
May 16, 2018 $11 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $11 STELARA SIMPONI Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Apr 2, 2018 $11 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Oct 22, 2018 $10 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $10 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $10 DEXILANT Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Dec 17, 2018 $10 AMITIZA Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $9 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Apr 30, 2018 $9 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Oct 22, 2018 $9 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Nov 26, 2018 $8 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Jul 2, 2018 $8 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Jul 9, 2018 $8 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Sep 10, 2018 $7 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Nov 5, 2018 $7 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Oct 8, 2018 $6 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Dec 10, 2018 $6 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Aug 6, 2018 $5 AMITIZA Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Jul 14, 2018 $5 MAVYRET Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $5 AMITIZA Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $4 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Jul 23, 2018 $4 AMITIZA Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $2 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Sep 17, 2018 $1 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
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