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MICHAEL N CASTRO
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MICHAEL N CASTRO

Listed Specialty: Dermatology
5750 DOWNEY AVE, SUITE 100, LAKEWOOD, CA, 90712-1405
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MICHAEL CASTRO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

55

payments

$896

payment total

22

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
Food and Beverage
 54 $881
Education
 1 $15

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†
HUMIRA

drug

 $141
GARDASIL

drug

 $77
PNEUMOVAX 23

drug

 $77
TYMLOS

drug

 $61
OCALIVA

drug

 $54
TRESIBA

drug

 $50
VICTOZA

drug

 $50
XULTOPHY 100/3.6

drug

 $50
BELSOMRA

drug

 $49
JANUMET

drug

 $49
JANUMET XR

drug

 $49
JANUVIA

drug

 $49
VELTIN

drug

 $48
COSENTYX

drug

 $38
ELIQUIS

drug

 $36
INVOKAMET

drug

 $28
INVOKANA

drug

 $28
XARELTO

drug

 $28
MYRBETRIQ

drug

 $26
VESICARE

drug

 $26
ENBREL

drug

 $25
ILUMYA

drug

 $24
ACTHAR

drug

 $23
OTEZLA

drug

 $21
DARZALEX

drug

 $20
YONDELIS

drug

 $20
ZYTIGA

drug

 $20
FORTEO

drug

 $18
TALTZ

drug

 $18
CLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE AND BENZOYL PEROXIDE

drug

 $17
OLUX-E

drug

 $17
REPATHA

drug

 $17
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $15
SHINGRIX

drug

 $15
JUBLIA

drug

 $15
SILIQ

drug

 $15
HALOG (HALCINONIDE CREAM, USP) 0.1%

drug

 $15
HALOG OINTMENT (HALCINONIDE OINTMENT, USP) 0.1%

drug

 $15
TOPICORT

drug

 $15
ULTRAVATE (HALOBETASOL PROPIONATE) LOTION

drug

 $15
ASMANEX

drug

 $15
FINACEA

drug

 $15
STEGLATRO

drug

 $14
XOLEGEL

drug

 $12
REMICADE

drug

 $11
SIMPONI

drug

 $11
SIMPONI ARIA

drug

 $11
STELARA

drug

 $11
IPRO2

device

 $11
† 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
Dec 17, 2018 $36 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $26 VESICARE MYRBETRIQ Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Aug 30, 2018 $25 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $25 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Nov 19, 2018 $24 ILUMYA Food and Beverage SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $24 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $23 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Jun 15, 2018 $22 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $21 TYMLOS Food and Beverage RADIUS HEALTH, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $21 OTEZLA Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Jan 3, 2018 $20 ZYTIGA DARZALEX YONDELIS Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $20 OCALIVA Food and Beverage INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $19 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $19 JANUVIA JANUMET BELSOMRA JANUMET XR Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jul 2, 2018 $18 PNEUMOVAX 23 GARDASIL Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
May 1, 2018 $18 FORTEO TALTZ Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Aug 22, 2018 $18 OCALIVA Food and Beverage INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $17 CLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE AND BENZOYL PEROXIDE OLUX-E Food and Beverage MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jan 16, 2018 $17 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $17 PNEUMOVAX 23 GARDASIL Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jul 5, 2018 $16 VELTIN Food and Beverage AQUA PHARMACEUTICALS
May 9, 2018 $16 OCALIVA Food and Beverage INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 29, 2018 $16 VELTIN Food and Beverage AQUA PHARMACEUTICALS
Apr 4, 2018 $16 VELTIN Food and Beverage AQUA PHARMACEUTICALS
Jun 14, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $15 SHINGRIX Food and Beverage GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Oct 30, 2018 $15 PNEUMOVAX 23 GARDASIL Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Aug 13, 2018 $15 JUBLIA SILIQ Food and Beverage ORTHO DERMATOLOGICS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jan 18, 2018 $15 JANUVIA JANUMET BELSOMRA JANUMET XR Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Sep 25, 2018 $15 TYMLOS Food and Beverage RADIUS HEALTH, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $15 ULTRAVATE (HALOBETASOL PROPIONATE) LOTION HALOG OINTMENT (HALCINONIDE OINTMENT, USP) 0.1% TOPICORT HALOG (HALCINONIDE CREAM, USP) 0.1% Education TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $15 JANUVIA JANUMET ASMANEX BELSOMRA JANUMET XR Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Oct 31, 2018 $15 FINACEA Food and Beverage LEO PHARMA INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $15 VICTOZA TRESIBA XULTOPHY 100/3.6 Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Apr 11, 2018 $15 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $14 PNEUMOVAX 23 GARDASIL Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jun 5, 2018 $14 INVOKANA INVOKAMET XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
May 17, 2018 $14 STEGLATRO Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Mar 14, 2018 $14 ENBREL Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $14 INVOKANA INVOKAMET XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
May 2, 2018 $13 VICTOZA TRESIBA XULTOPHY 100/3.6 Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Apr 17, 2018 $13 TYMLOS Food and Beverage RADIUS HEALTH, INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $13 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Sep 28, 2018 $12 XOLEGEL Food and Beverage AQUA PHARMACEUTICALS
May 14, 2018 $12 PNEUMOVAX 23 GARDASIL Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jan 31, 2018 $11 TYMLOS Food and Beverage RADIUS HEALTH, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $11 VICTOZA TRESIBA XULTOPHY 100/3.6 Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Aug 16, 2018 $11 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 4, 2018 $11 REMICADE STELARA SIMPONI SIMPONI ARIA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $11 ENBREL Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $11 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 27, 2018 $11 IPRO2 Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $11 VICTOZA TRESIBA XULTOPHY 100/3.6 Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Feb 2, 2018 $9 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 14, 2018 $5 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
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