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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.

MARK SPITZER
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MARK SPITZER

Listed Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynecology
1991 MARCUS AVE, SUITE M101, NEW HYDE PARK, NY, 11042-2057
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Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

17

payments

$26,147

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
 4 $13,846
Promotional Speaking/Other
 4 $10,500
Travel and Lodging
 5 $1,329
Food and Beverage
 4 $471

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

 $13,846
GARDASIL

drug

 $11,814
APTIMA

device

 $237
OSPHENA

drug

 $125
INGREZZA

drug

 $125
† 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
May 10, 2018 $8,534 No Listed Product Consulting GEN-PROBE SALES & SERVICE, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $3,719 No Listed Product Consulting GEN-PROBE SALES & SERVICE, INC.
May 25, 2018 $2,625 GARDASIL Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION MARK SPITZER, MD PC
Oct 22, 2018 $2,625 GARDASIL Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION MARK SPITZER, MD PC
Jan 18, 2018 $2,625 GARDASIL Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION MARK SPITZER, MD PC
Jun 13, 2018 $2,625 GARDASIL Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION MARK SPITZER, MD PC
Nov 15, 2018 $937 No Listed Product Consulting CYTYC SURGICAL PRODUCTS, LLC
Jul 12, 2018 $656 No Listed Product Consulting GEN-PROBE SALES & SERVICE, INC.
May 22, 2018 $517 GARDASIL Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jan 16, 2018 $475 GARDASIL Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Feb 20, 2018 $237 APTIMA Travel and Lodging CYTYC SURGICAL PRODUCTS, LLC
Feb 7, 2018 $125 OSPHENA Food and Beverage DUCHESNAY USA INCORPORATED
Oct 25, 2018 $125 INGREZZA Food and Beverage NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
May 22, 2018 $120 GARDASIL Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jun 7, 2018 $101 GARDASIL Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Oct 22, 2018 $75 GARDASIL Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION MARK SPITZER, MD PC
Jun 13, 2018 $25 GARDASIL Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION MARK SPITZER, MD PC
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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.