Dollars for Docs

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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.

JOHN M VIERLING
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JOHN M VIERLING

Listed Specialty: Gastroenterology
6620 MAIN ST, HOUSTON, TX, 77030-2348
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JOHN VIERLING,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

11

payments

$7,828

payment total

9

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
2 $3,680
Promotional Speaking/Other
1 $2,500
Honoraria
1 $1,040
Food and Beverage
6 $453
Travel and Lodging
1 $155

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

$3,159
XIFAXAN

drug

$2,500
OCALIVA

drug

$1,113
HARVONI

drug

$680
WAKO HCC BIOMARKER(S) DCP AND AFP-L3

device

$127
CABOMETYX

drug

$125
HEARTWARE HVAD

device

$79
ZEPATIER

drug

$46
† 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
Feb 21, 2018 $3,000 No Listed Product Consulting ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Apr 30, 2018 $2,500 XIFAXAN Promotional Speaking/Other SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC St. Lukes Foundation
Apr 27, 2018 $1,040 OCALIVA Honoraria INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $680 HARVONI Consulting GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Jan 11, 2018 $155 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Feb 24, 2018 $127 WAKO HCC BIOMARKER(S) DCP AND AFP-L3 Food and Beverage FUJIFILM WAKO DIAGNOSTICS U.S.A. CORPORATION
Nov 9, 2018 $125 CABOMETYX Food and Beverage EXELIXIS INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $79 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $73 OCALIVA Food and Beverage INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Apr 14, 2018 $46 ZEPATIER Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 9, 2018 $3 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.