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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.

ROBERT T ADELSON
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ROBERT T ADELSON

Listed Specialty: Otolaryngology
3400 SPRUCE STREET, 5 SILVERSTEIN BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19104-4206
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DR. ROBERT ADELSON,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

8

payments

$2,474

payment total

4

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
 1 $1,500
Consulting
 1 $600
Food and Beverage
 6 $374

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†
NO PRODUCT

device

 $2,100
PROPEL

device

 $323
XHANCE

drug

 $24
CUVITRU

drug

 $15
LIGASURE

device

 $12
† 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 25, 2018 $1,500 NO PRODUCT Promotional Speaking/Other INTERSECT ENT, INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $600 NO PRODUCT Consulting INTERSECT ENT, INC.
Jun 25, 2018 $116 PROPEL Food and Beverage INTERSECT ENT, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $116 PROPEL Food and Beverage INTERSECT ENT, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $91 PROPEL Food and Beverage INTERSECT ENT, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $24 XHANCE Food and Beverage OPTINOSE US, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $15 CUVITRU Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Jun 29, 2018 $12 LIGASURE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.