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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.

BABAR AHMAD
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BABAR AHMAD

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
1540 LAKE LANSING RD, SUITE 201, LANSING, MI, 48912-3756
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DR. BABAR AHMAD,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

32

payments

$423

payment total

16

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
 31 $375
Education
 1 $49

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†
JANUVIA

drug

 $97
JANUMET

drug

 $68
JANUMET XR

drug

 $58
STEGLATRO

drug

 $49
TYMLOS

drug

 $49
BELSOMRA

drug

 $39
INVOKAMET

drug

 $34
INVOKANA

drug

 $34
XARELTO

drug

 $34
CHANTIX

drug

 $31
UTIBRON

drug

 $26
GARDASIL

drug

 $26
PNEUMOVAX 23

drug

 $26
ELIQUIS

drug

 $26
MYRBETRIQ

drug

 $17
VESICARE

drug

 $17
ENTRESTO

drug

 $15
FREESTYLE LIBRE BLOOD GLUCOSE FLASH MONITORING SYSTEM

device

 $13
LYRICA

drug

 $13
TOVIAZ

drug

 $13
VIAGRA

drug

 $13
NUEDEXTA

drug

 $12
TRESIBA

drug

 $12
FARXIGA

drug

 $12
VIBERZI

drug

 $11
AUSTEDO

drug

 $11
SHINGRIX

drug

 $11
KRYSTEXXA

drug

 $11
ASMANEX

drug

 $11
LONHALA MAGNAIR

drug

 $10
DULERA

drug

 $9
† 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
Jan 12, 2018 $49 TYMLOS Education RADIUS HEALTH, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $20 XARELTO INVOKANA INVOKAMET Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Mar 1, 2018 $17 VESICARE MYRBETRIQ Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Jul 17, 2018 $17 CHANTIX Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $15 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Aug 7, 2018 $15 XARELTO INVOKANA INVOKAMET Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Nov 27, 2018 $14 PNEUMOVAX 23 GARDASIL Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 12, 2018 $14 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
May 10, 2018 $13 FREESTYLE LIBRE BLOOD GLUCOSE FLASH MONITORING SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 17, 2018 $13 UTIBRON Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $13 UTIBRON Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
May 24, 2018 $13 VIAGRA TOVIAZ LYRICA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jul 9, 2018 $12 NUEDEXTA Food and Beverage AVANIR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 9, 2018 $12 TRESIBA Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Apr 24, 2018 $12 FARXIGA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Oct 31, 2018 $12 PNEUMOVAX 23 GARDASIL Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 5, 2018 $12 JANUVIA BELSOMRA STEGLATRO Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jan 22, 2018 $12 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Apr 23, 2018 $11 JANUVIA JANUMET JANUMET XR STEGLATRO Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Aug 15, 2018 $11 VIBERZI Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $11 AUSTEDO Food and Beverage TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Feb 12, 2018 $11 JANUVIA JANUMET JANUMET XR Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 5, 2018 $11 SHINGRIX Food and Beverage GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Feb 5, 2018 $11 KRYSTEXXA Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Mar 12, 2018 $11 JANUVIA JANUMET ASMANEX BELSOMRA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Oct 29, 2018 $10 LONHALA MAGNAIR Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jan 8, 2018 $10 JANUVIA JANUMET JANUMET XR Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jun 18, 2018 $9 JANUVIA BELSOMRA DULERA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jan 29, 2018 $9 JANUVIA JANUMET JANUMET XR STEGLATRO Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 11, 2018 $9 JANUVIA JANUMET JANUMET XR STEGLATRO Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Dec 17, 2018 $8 JANUVIA BELSOMRA STEGLATRO Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Feb 28, 2018 $8 JANUVIA JANUMET JANUMET XR Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.