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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.

TONG SUN
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TONG SUN

Listed Specialty: Nephrology
305 E GRANGER AVE, STE 202, MODESTO, CA, 95350-4345
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Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

13

payments

$185

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
 13 $185

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†
AURYXIA

drug

 $34
VELTASSA

drug

 $33
PARSABIV

drug

 $28
VELPHORO

drug

 $28
ULORIC

drug

 $23
RAYALDEE (OLD)

drug

 $17
DIALYZERS

device

 $12
KRYSTEXXA

drug

 $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
Jan 17, 2018 $18 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $18 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $17 ULORIC Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $17 RAYALDEE (OLD) Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Oct 31, 2018 $16 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 1, 2018 $14 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $14 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $14 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $14 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $13 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $12 DIALYZERS Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $11 KRYSTEXXA Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jan 10, 2018 $6 ULORIC Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., 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.