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RAUL VAZQUEZ
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RAUL VAZQUEZ

Listed Specialty: Family Medicine
564 NIAGARA ST, BUFFALO, NY, 14201-1108
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DR. RAUL VAZQUEZ,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

53

payments

$1,676

payment total

21

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
 52 $1,586
Education
 1 $90

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

 $484
BRILINTA

drug

 $125
FARXIGA

drug

 $125
SOLIQUA

drug

 $119
KRYSTEXXA

drug

 $100
OMNIPOD

device

 $99
FREESTYLE FREEDOM LITE SYSTEM

device

 $90
FREESTYLE INSULINX SYSTEM

device

 $90
FREESTYLE LITE SYSTEM

device

 $90
FREESTYLE PRECISION NEO SYSTEM

device

 $90
FREESTYLE PRECISION PRO SYSTEM

device

 $90
CHANTIX

drug

 $68
RELISTOR

drug

 $58
XIFAXAN

drug

 $58
LINZESS

drug

 $47
FREESTYLE LIBRE BLOOD GLUCOSE FLASH MONITORING SYSTEM

device

 $45
TOUJEO

drug

 $45
TRELEGY ELLIPTA

drug

 $37
MINIMED 670G SYSTEM

device

 $34
JARDIANCE

drug

 $33
ELIQUIS

drug

 $26
BROVANA

drug

 $18
LONHALA MAGNAIR

drug

 $18
SEEBRI

drug

 $18
UTIBRON

drug

 $18
V-GO

device

 $15
REPATHA

drug

 $15
SHINGRIX

drug

 $14
PREZISTA

drug

 $14
SIMPONI

drug

 $14
ZYTIGA

drug

 $14
ABILIFY MAINTENA

drug

 $14
LYRICA

drug

 $14
VIBERZI

drug

 $13
TRESIBA

drug

 $13
VICTOZA

drug

 $13
OZEMPIC

drug

 $13
VRAYLAR

drug

 $13
TUDORZA PRESSAIR

drug

 $12
SYMPROIC

drug

 $12
SUBLOCADE

drug

 $11
SUBOXONE SUBLINGUAL FILM

drug

 $11
† 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
Jul 25, 2018 $154 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $125 FARXIGA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jun 12, 2018 $125 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jun 11, 2018 $118 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $100 KRYSTEXXA Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Dec 3, 2018 $90 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $90 FREESTYLE FREEDOM LITE SYSTEM FREESTYLE INSULINX SYSTEM FREESTYLE LITE SYSTEM FREESTYLE PRECISION NEO SYSTEM FREESTYLE PRECISION PRO SYSTEM Education ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 23, 2018 $89 SOLIQUA Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Aug 29, 2018 $75 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $47 OMNIPOD Food and Beverage INSULET CORPORATION
Sep 7, 2018 $46 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Sep 4, 2018 $34 MINIMED 670G SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $33 JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $28 CHANTIX Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Dec 3, 2018 $28 OMNIPOD Food and Beverage INSULET CORPORATION
Aug 1, 2018 $24 OMNIPOD Food and Beverage INSULET CORPORATION
Feb 21, 2018 $24 XIFAXAN RELISTOR Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
May 30, 2018 $21 SOLIQUA Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Jan 10, 2018 $19 TOUJEO Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Mar 10, 2018 $18 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $18 UTIBRON SEEBRI LONHALA MAGNAIR BROVANA Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
May 15, 2018 $18 XIFAXAN RELISTOR Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jun 18, 2018 $17 XIFAXAN RELISTOR Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Mar 23, 2018 $16 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $16 TOUJEO Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Mar 21, 2018 $15 V-GO Food and Beverage VALERITAS, INC.
Jun 11, 2018 $15 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
May 1, 2018 $14 SHINGRIX Food and Beverage GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Sep 7, 2018 $14 ZYTIGA SIMPONI PREZISTA Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Oct 29, 2018 $14 ABILIFY MAINTENA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Jan 16, 2018 $14 CHANTIX LYRICA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Mar 9, 2018 $13 VIBERZI LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
May 18, 2018 $13 VICTOZA TRESIBA Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Sep 13, 2018 $13 OZEMPIC Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Apr 11, 2018 $13 FREESTYLE LIBRE BLOOD GLUCOSE FLASH MONITORING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 15, 2018 $13 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $13 VRAYLAR Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $13 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $13 TRELEGY ELLIPTA Food and Beverage GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Sep 19, 2018 $12 TRELEGY ELLIPTA Food and Beverage GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Jul 30, 2018 $12 TUDORZA PRESSAIR Food and Beverage CIRCASSIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Mar 14, 2018 $12 TRELEGY ELLIPTA Food and Beverage GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Jan 24, 2018 $12 SYMPROIC Food and Beverage PURDUE PHARMA L.P.
Nov 15, 2018 $11 SUBLOCADE SUBOXONE SUBLINGUAL FILM Food and Beverage INDIVIOR INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $10 TOUJEO Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Feb 13, 2018 $10 SOLIQUA Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Mar 22, 2018 $10 FREESTYLE LIBRE BLOOD GLUCOSE FLASH MONITORING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 7, 2018 $8 FREESTYLE LIBRE BLOOD GLUCOSE FLASH MONITORING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 7, 2018 $8 FREESTYLE LIBRE BLOOD GLUCOSE FLASH MONITORING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 19, 2018 $5 FREESTYLE LIBRE BLOOD GLUCOSE FLASH MONITORING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 22, 2018 $1 FREESTYLE LIBRE BLOOD GLUCOSE FLASH MONITORING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 22, 2018 $1 FREESTYLE LIBRE BLOOD GLUCOSE FLASH MONITORING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 5, 2018 $1 FREESTYLE LIBRE BLOOD GLUCOSE FLASH MONITORING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
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