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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.

JAMES E HWANG
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JAMES E HWANG

Listed Specialty: Hospitalist
850 5TH AVE E, TUSCALOOSA, AL, 35401-7419
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JAMES HWANG,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

12

payments

$309

payment total

8

companies paid this doctor

Payment Calendar in 2018

This doctor received a payment on 12 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
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Types of Payments in 2018

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 12 $309

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†
ARTISS

drug

 $118
ELIQUIS

drug

 $97
CHANTIX

drug

 $50
ENTRESTO

drug

 $23
SAMSCA

drug

 $23
TOUJEO

drug

 $20
VELTASSA

drug

 $16
GATTEX

drug

 $13
† 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
Nov 7, 2018 $118 ARTISS Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Mar 20, 2018 $23 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jan 24, 2018 $23 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $20 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Jan 19, 2018 $20 TOUJEO Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Jul 12, 2018 $19 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $16 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
May 17, 2018 $16 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Apr 18, 2018 $16 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $15 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $13 GATTEX Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Apr 5, 2018 $11 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.