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MICHAEL A LOBATZ
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MICHAEL A LOBATZ

Listed Specialty: Neurology
6010 HIDDEN VALLEY RD STE 200, CARLSBAD, CA, 92011-4219
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DR. MICHAEL LOBATZ,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

48

payments

$896

payment total

20

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
 45 $835
Promotional Speaking/Other
 3 $62

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†
APTIOM

drug

 $225
ZEMBRACE

drug

 $101
XEOMIN

drug

 $80
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $64
AMPYRA

drug

 $62
FYCOMPA

drug

 $40
BRIVIACT

drug

 $36
LUMIZYME

drug

 $36
EMGALITY

drug

 $30
VERCISE

device

 $22
SOLIRIS

drug

 $22
SPINRAZA

drug

 $22
GLATIRAMER ACETATE

drug

 $21
ONZETRA XSAIL

drug

 $19
PRI CPAP AUTO

device

 $16
AIMOVIG

drug

 $16
HORIZANT

drug

 $16
NORTHERA

drug

 $15
POMPE - DISEASE

drug

 $15
SMARTVEST

device

 $14
NUEDEXTA

drug

 $13
ZTLIDO 30 POUCH IN 1 CARTON 1 PATCH IN 1 POUCH

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 28, 2018 $36 BRIVIACT Food and Beverage UCB, INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $36 LUMIZYME Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Sep 25, 2018 $34 XEOMIN Food and Beverage MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC.
May 21, 2018 $25 XEOMIN Food and Beverage MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Nov 26, 2018 $25 ZEMBRACE Food and Beverage PROMIUS PHARMA LLC
Feb 28, 2018 $24 AMPYRA Promotional Speaking/Other ACORDA THERAPEUTICS, INC
Apr 30, 2018 $23 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GE HEALTHCARE
Oct 22, 2018 $22 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GE HEALTHCARE
Sep 4, 2018 $22 ZEMBRACE Food and Beverage PROMIUS PHARMA LLC
Sep 11, 2018 $22 VERCISE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 14, 2018 $22 SOLIRIS Food and Beverage ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 17, 2018 $22 SPINRAZA Food and Beverage BIOGEN, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $21 GLATIRAMER ACETATE Food and Beverage MYLAN INSTITUTIONAL INC.
Apr 16, 2018 $21 XEOMIN Food and Beverage MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $20 APTIOM Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Aug 6, 2018 $20 FYCOMPA Food and Beverage EISAI INC.
May 16, 2018 $20 FYCOMPA Food and Beverage EISAI INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $20 AMPYRA Promotional Speaking/Other ACORDA THERAPEUTICS, INC
Mar 5, 2018 $19 ONZETRA XSAIL Food and Beverage AVANIR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $19 APTIOM Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jan 8, 2018 $19 No Listed Product Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jan 15, 2018 $18 ZEMBRACE Food and Beverage PROMIUS PHARMA LLC
Oct 31, 2018 $18 APTIOM Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $18 APTIOM Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $18 AMPYRA Promotional Speaking/Other ACORDA THERAPEUTICS, INC
Feb 22, 2018 $18 APTIOM Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $18 APTIOM Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Apr 23, 2018 $18 ZEMBRACE Food and Beverage PROMIUS PHARMA LLC
Mar 22, 2018 $18 ZEMBRACE Food and Beverage PROMIUS PHARMA LLC
Nov 8, 2018 $17 APTIOM Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $16 PRI CPAP AUTO Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Dec 3, 2018 $16 AIMOVIG Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $16 HORIZANT Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $15 APTIOM Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $15 NORTHERA Food and Beverage LUNDBECK LLC
Oct 30, 2018 $15 EMGALITY Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Jun 13, 2018 $15 POMPE - DISEASE Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Jul 16, 2018 $15 APTIOM Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $15 APTIOM Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $15 APTIOM Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $15 APTIOM Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $15 EMGALITY Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Aug 2, 2018 $15 APTIOM Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $14 SMARTVEST Food and Beverage ELECTROMED, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $13 NUEDEXTA Food and Beverage AVANIR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 19, 2018 $12 ZTLIDO 30 POUCH IN 1 CARTON 1 PATCH IN 1 POUCH Food and Beverage SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $4 APTIOM Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $4 APTIOM Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.