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MICHAEL J GERMAIN
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MICHAEL J GERMAIN

Listed Specialty: Nephrology
100 WASON AVE, SUITE 200, SPRINGFIELD, MA, 01107-1119
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DR. MICHAEL GERMAIN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

84

payments

$59,613

payment total

15

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 $33,518
Honoraria
 5 $9,575
Consulting
 3 $9,500
Travel and Lodging
 18 $4,917
Food and Beverage
 45 $1,972
Education
 2 $132

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†
VELTASSA

drug

 $28,272
RAYALDEE

drug

 $12,992
NEPHROCHECK

device

 $7,339
PARSABIV

drug

 $3,500
SOLIRIS

drug

 $2,911
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $2,555
KRYSTEXXA

drug

 $1,618
NO RELATED PRODUCT

device

 $172
ACTHAR

drug

 $62
AURYXIA

drug

 $42
JYNARQUE

drug

 $40
NATPARA

drug

 $32
INJECTAFER

drug

 $25
RITUXAN

drug

 $20
LOKELMA

drug

 $20
ENVARSUS XR

drug

 $14
† 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 14, 2018 $9,006 RAYALDEE Promotional Speaking/Other OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Mar 2, 2018 $4,800 VELTASSA Consulting RELYPSA, INC.
May 18, 2018 $4,000 NEPHROCHECK Honoraria ASTUTE MEDICAL, INC.
May 2, 2018 $3,840 RAYALDEE Promotional Speaking/Other OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Oct 25, 2018 $3,500 PARSABIV Consulting AMGEN INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $2,800 VELTASSA Promotional Speaking/Other RELYPSA, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $2,800 VELTASSA Promotional Speaking/Other RELYPSA, INC.
May 18, 2018 $2,800 VELTASSA Promotional Speaking/Other RELYPSA, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $2,800 VELTASSA Promotional Speaking/Other RELYPSA, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $2,800 VELTASSA Promotional Speaking/Other RELYPSA, INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $2,500 SOLIRIS Promotional Speaking/Other ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $2,500 No Listed Product Honoraria ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $2,250 NEPHROCHECK Honoraria ASTUTE MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $2,000 VELTASSA Promotional Speaking/Other RELYPSA, INC.
May 4, 2018 $2,000 VELTASSA Promotional Speaking/Other RELYPSA, INC.
Nov 23, 2018 $1,200 VELTASSA Consulting RELYPSA, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $997 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $717 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $670 KRYSTEXXA Travel and Lodging HORIZON PHARMA PLC
May 15, 2018 $612 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $558 KRYSTEXXA Travel and Lodging HORIZON PHARMA PLC
May 3, 2018 $495 NEPHROCHECK Honoraria ASTUTE MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $410 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $330 NEPHROCHECK Honoraria ASTUTE MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $214 KRYSTEXXA Travel and Lodging HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Feb 2, 2018 $212 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $172 NO RELATED PRODUCT Promotional Speaking/Other BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Apr 27, 2018 $137 NEPHROCHECK Food and Beverage ASTUTE MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $125 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $124 SOLIRIS Food and Beverage ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Feb 3, 2018 $123 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $109 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $103 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $101 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $101 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $99 SOLIRIS Education ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $98 SOLIRIS Food and Beverage ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $82 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
May 15, 2018 $74 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
May 2, 2018 $69 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $67 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $67 KRYSTEXXA Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Mar 16, 2018 $66 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Dec 13, 2018 $66 SOLIRIS Food and Beverage ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $65 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
May 18, 2018 $65 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $62 KRYSTEXXA Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Feb 3, 2018 $60 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $55 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $52 NEPHROCHECK Food and Beverage ASTUTE MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $48 KRYSTEXXA Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
May 18, 2018 $42 NEPHROCHECK Travel and Lodging ASTUTE MEDICAL, INC.
May 11, 2018 $38 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $33 NEPHROCHECK Education ASTUTE MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $31 No Listed Product Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $25 INJECTAFER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $25 SOLIRIS Food and Beverage ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $24 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $21 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 6, 2018 $21 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $21 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $20 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $20 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $20 RITUXAN Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $20 LOKELMA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jul 23, 2018 $20 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $19 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Dec 7, 2018 $18 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
May 21, 2018 $18 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Jun 27, 2018 $17 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Aug 13, 2018 $17 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Oct 3, 2018 $17 NATPARA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
May 16, 2018 $16 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Apr 25, 2018 $15 NATPARA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Jan 23, 2018 $14 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Feb 12, 2018 $14 ENVARSUS XR Food and Beverage VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $13 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Jul 18, 2018 $12 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Dec 10, 2018 $11 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Nov 7, 2018 $11 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Apr 5, 2018 $7 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Sep 21, 2018 $6 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $5 VELTASSA Travel and Lodging RELYPSA, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $4 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
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