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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.

KARA O FESS
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KARA O FESS

Listed Specialty: Family Medicine
2970 CHARTRES ST, LA SALLE, IL, 61301-1097
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DR. KARA FESS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

23

payments

$424

payment total

9

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
22 $324
Consulting
1 $100

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
PNEUMOVAX 23

drug

$125
ROTATEQ

drug

$125
TRESIBA

drug

$119
VICTOZA

drug

$68
REPATHA

drug

$51
AIMOVIG

drug

$37
GARDASIL

drug

$30
NEXPLANON

drug

$21
BASAGLAR

drug

$20
TRULICITY

drug

$20
OZEMPIC

drug

$19
IMMUNOCAP

device

$19
RECOMBIVAX HIB

drug

$16
VAQTA

drug

$16
SYMBICORT

drug

$14
EMGALITY

drug

$12
SUBLOCADE

drug

$12
SUBOXONE SUBLINGUAL FILM

drug

$12
SPIRIVA RESPIMAT

drug

$11
NUVARING

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
Dec 11, 2018 $100 ROTATEQ PNEUMOVAX 23 Consulting COMSORT, INC
May 31, 2018 $20 TRULICITY BASAGLAR Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Oct 15, 2018 $19 OZEMPIC Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Nov 13, 2018 $19 IMMUNOCAP Food and Beverage PHADIA US INC.
Jul 23, 2018 $19 AIMOVIG REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Nov 19, 2018 $18 AIMOVIG REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $18 VICTOZA TRESIBA Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Jul 24, 2018 $17 VICTOZA TRESIBA Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
May 17, 2018 $17 VICTOZA TRESIBA Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Mar 15, 2018 $17 VICTOZA TRESIBA Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Aug 23, 2018 $16 ROTATEQ PNEUMOVAX 23 RECOMBIVAX HIB VAQTA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Mar 29, 2018 $15 TRESIBA Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Apr 16, 2018 $14 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
May 24, 2018 $14 SYMBICORT Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jun 28, 2018 $13 TRESIBA Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Dec 4, 2018 $12 EMGALITY Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Oct 18, 2018 $12 SUBLOCADE SUBOXONE SUBLINGUAL FILM Food and Beverage INDIVIOR INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $12 TRESIBA Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Sep 13, 2018 $11 SPIRIVA RESPIMAT Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $11 TRESIBA Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Aug 28, 2018 $11 NEXPLANON GARDASIL Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Feb 20, 2018 $9 ROTATEQ PNEUMOVAX 23 GARDASIL Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jan 23, 2018 $9 NUVARING NEXPLANON GARDASIL 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.