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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.

SYED M AHMAD
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SYED M AHMAD

Listed Specialty: Rheumatology
11 WESTWOOD MEDICAL PARK, BLUEFIELD, VA, 24605-2000
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DR. SYED AHMAD,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

39

payments

$582

payment total

7

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
 39 $582

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†
XELJANZ

drug

 $140
JAKAFI

drug

 $108
ENBREL

drug

 $96
ELIQUIS

drug

 $93
PROLIA

drug

 $71
KEVZARA

drug

 $30
LYRICA

drug

 $18
LINZESS

drug

 $14
SIMPONI ARIA

drug

 $12
STELARA

drug

 $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
Mar 7, 2018 $93 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Apr 19, 2018 $60 JAKAFI Food and Beverage INCYTE CORPORATION
Dec 6, 2018 $48 JAKAFI Food and Beverage INCYTE CORPORATION
Nov 26, 2018 $24 XELJANZ Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
May 1, 2018 $18 ENBREL Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $17 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $17 ENBREL Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $16 ENBREL Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
May 17, 2018 $15 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $15 KEVZARA Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $15 KEVZARA Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $14 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $14 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $14 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
May 15, 2018 $14 XELJANZ Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $12 ENBREL Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $12 ENBREL Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $12 XELJANZ Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $12 SIMPONI ARIA STELARA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
May 30, 2018 $10 XELJANZ Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Feb 19, 2018 $10 ENBREL Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Feb 19, 2018 $10 ENBREL Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $10 XELJANZ Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jan 11, 2018 $9 XELJANZ Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $9 XELJANZ Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $9 XELJANZ Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $9 XELJANZ Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $9 XELJANZ Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Feb 8, 2018 $8 XELJANZ Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $7 XELJANZ Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $7 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $6 LYRICA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $5 XELJANZ Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $5 XELJANZ Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $4 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $4 LYRICA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $3 LYRICA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jan 2, 2018 $2 LYRICA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $2 LYRICA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.