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This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.

DAVID H ALPERS
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DAVID H ALPERS

Listed Specialty: Gastroenterology
4921 PARKVIEW PL, STE 8C, SAINT LOUIS, MO, 63110-1032
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DR. DAVID ALPERS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

49

payments

$126,351

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
Consulting
 37 $122K
Travel and Lodging
 7 $3,144
Food and Beverage
 4 $456
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $260

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $69,873
TOLVAPTAN

drug

 $47,600
SAMSCA

drug

 $32,000
ENTYVIO

drug

 $8,800
COOK MEDICAL HEMOSPRAY

device

 $77
† 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
Aug 8, 2018 $13,600 No Listed Product Consulting PFIZER INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $8,938 No Listed Product Consulting TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $7,425 No Listed Product Consulting TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Jul 1, 2018 $6,325 ENTYVIO Consulting TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Dec 26, 2018 $4,400 TOLVAPTAN Consulting OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT & COMMERCIALIZATION, INC.
Jul 3, 2018 $4,263 No Listed Product Consulting TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
May 1, 2018 $4,125 No Listed Product Consulting TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Apr 23, 2018 $4,000 SAMSCA TOLVAPTAN Consulting OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT & COMMERCIALIZATION, INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $3,900 SAMSCA TOLVAPTAN Consulting OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT & COMMERCIALIZATION, INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $3,850 No Listed Product Consulting TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $3,750 No Listed Product Consulting GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
May 16, 2018 $3,700 SAMSCA TOLVAPTAN Consulting OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT & COMMERCIALIZATION, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $3,600 SAMSCA TOLVAPTAN Consulting OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT & COMMERCIALIZATION, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $3,600 TOLVAPTAN Consulting OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT & COMMERCIALIZATION, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $3,600 TOLVAPTAN Consulting OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT & COMMERCIALIZATION, INC.
Sep 3, 2018 $3,438 No Listed Product Consulting TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $3,400 SAMSCA TOLVAPTAN Consulting OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT & COMMERCIALIZATION, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $3,300 SAMSCA TOLVAPTAN Consulting OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT & COMMERCIALIZATION, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $3,200 SAMSCA TOLVAPTAN Consulting OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT & COMMERCIALIZATION, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $3,100 SAMSCA TOLVAPTAN Consulting OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT & COMMERCIALIZATION, INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $3,000 TOLVAPTAN Consulting OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT & COMMERCIALIZATION, INC.
Mar 4, 2018 $2,750 No Listed Product Consulting TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $2,500 No Listed Product Consulting GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Feb 20, 2018 $2,500 SAMSCA TOLVAPTAN Consulting OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT & COMMERCIALIZATION, INC.
Jul 1, 2018 $2,475 ENTYVIO Consulting TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Mar 31, 2018 $2,200 No Listed Product Consulting TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $1,750 No Listed Product Consulting GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
May 4, 2018 $1,600 No Listed Product Consulting PFIZER INC.
Jul 3, 2018 $1,513 No Listed Product Consulting TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $1,238 No Listed Product Consulting TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Sep 3, 2018 $1,100 No Listed Product Consulting TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $1,090 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging PFIZER INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $1,000 TOLVAPTAN Consulting OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT & COMMERCIALIZATION, INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $1,000 No Listed Product Consulting GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Oct 25, 2018 $913 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging PFIZER INC.
Jan 15, 2018 $800 SAMSCA TOLVAPTAN Consulting OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT & COMMERCIALIZATION, INC.
Mar 4, 2018 $550 No Listed Product Consulting TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $500 No Listed Product Consulting GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Sep 19, 2018 $500 SAMSCA TOLVAPTAN Consulting OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT & COMMERCIALIZATION, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $358 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging PFIZER INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $301 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging PFIZER INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $297 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging PFIZER INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $260 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC. Oxford Pharmagenesis Limited
Jun 2, 2018 $228 No Listed Product Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC. Carlson Wagonlit Italia S.r.l.
Jun 1, 2018 $102 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $101 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $83 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging PFIZER INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $77 COOK MEDICAL HEMOSPRAY Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Apr 25, 2018 $50 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
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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.