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HESHAM A ABBOUD
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HESHAM A ABBOUD

Listed Specialty: Neurology
9500 EUCLID AVENUE, DESK U10, CLEVELAND CLINIC, CLEVELAND, OH, 44195-0001
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HESHAM ABBOUD,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

57

payments

$55,497

payment total

7

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 11 $38,100
Consulting
 1 $11,638
Travel and Lodging
 14 $4,056
Food and Beverage
 30 $1,673
Education
 1 $30

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†
TYSABRI

drug

 $31,709
TECFIDERA

drug

 $21,163
ZINBRYTA

drug

 $13,065
OCREVUS

drug

 $10,550
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $3,711
SYNCHROMED

device

 $794
ACTIVA

device

 $468
AIMOVIG

drug

 $108
INFINITY DBS PULSE GENERATORS

device

 $105
REBIF

drug

 $67
AVONEX

drug

 $21
AUBAGIO

drug

 $18
LEMTRADA

drug

 $18
† 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 29, 2018 $11,638 TYSABRI TECFIDERA ZINBRYTA Consulting BIOGEN, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $4,725 TYSABRI Promotional Speaking/Other BIOGEN, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $4,200 TECFIDERA Promotional Speaking/Other BIOGEN, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $4,200 TYSABRI Promotional Speaking/Other BIOGEN, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $4,200 TYSABRI Promotional Speaking/Other BIOGEN, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $3,675 TECFIDERA Promotional Speaking/Other BIOGEN, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $3,675 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other BIOGEN, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $3,325 TYSABRI Promotional Speaking/Other BIOGEN, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $2,525 OCREVUS Promotional Speaking/Other GENENTECH USA, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $2,525 OCREVUS Promotional Speaking/Other GENENTECH USA, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $2,525 OCREVUS Promotional Speaking/Other GENENTECH USA, INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $2,525 OCREVUS Promotional Speaking/Other GENENTECH USA, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $946 TYSABRI TECFIDERA ZINBRYTA Travel and Lodging BIOGEN, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $662 TYSABRI Travel and Lodging BIOGEN, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $611 TYSABRI Travel and Lodging BIOGEN, INC.
May 9, 2018 $547 TYSABRI Travel and Lodging BIOGEN, INC.
Jan 13, 2018 $254 TYSABRI TECFIDERA ZINBRYTA Travel and Lodging BIOGEN, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $253 SYNCHROMED Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $207 ACTIVA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $189 SYNCHROMED Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $150 ACTIVA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $125 OCREVUS Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $124 OCREVUS Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $122 TYSABRI Food and Beverage BIOGEN, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $108 AIMOVIG Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $105 INFINITY DBS PULSE GENERATORS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 14, 2018 $103 SYNCHROMED Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $94 OCREVUS Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $85 TYSABRI TECFIDERA ZINBRYTA Travel and Lodging BIOGEN, INC.
Jan 13, 2018 $85 TYSABRI TECFIDERA Food and Beverage BIOGEN, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $84 OCREVUS Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Jan 13, 2018 $73 TYSABRI TECFIDERA ZINBRYTA Travel and Lodging BIOGEN, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $67 REBIF Food and Beverage EMD SERONO, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $59 SYNCHROMED Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $57 SYNCHROMED Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $47 TECFIDERA Food and Beverage BIOGEN, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $47 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $45 TECFIDERA Food and Beverage BIOGEN, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $45 TYSABRI Food and Beverage BIOGEN, INC.
Jan 15, 2018 $39 TYSABRI TECFIDERA ZINBRYTA Travel and Lodging BIOGEN, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $38 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $38 SYNCHROMED Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $38 SYNCHROMED Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $36 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOGEN, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $34 TYSABRI Food and Beverage BIOGEN, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $30 SYNCHROMED Education MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 9, 2018 $29 TYSABRI Food and Beverage BIOGEN, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $28 SYNCHROMED Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $26 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $25 TYSABRI TECFIDERA Food and Beverage BIOGEN, INC.
May 24, 2018 $21 TYSABRI TECFIDERA AVONEX Food and Beverage BIOGEN, INC.
Jan 14, 2018 $19 TYSABRI TECFIDERA ZINBRYTA Food and Beverage BIOGEN, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $18 LEMTRADA AUBAGIO Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Jan 26, 2018 $13 TYSABRI Food and Beverage BIOGEN, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $12 OCREVUS Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $11 OCREVUS Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $11 TYSABRI TECFIDERA ZINBRYTA Travel and Lodging BIOGEN, 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.