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CHRIS R FARNUM
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CHRIS R FARNUM

Listed Specialty: Infectious Disease
3955 PATIENT CARE WAY, SUITE A, LANSING, MI, 48911-4299
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CHRIS FARNUM,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

49

payments

$18,394

payment total

10

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 10 $15,840
Travel and Lodging
 10 $1,559
Food and Beverage
 28 $984
Education
 1 $11

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†
AVYCAZ

drug

 $9,038
DIFICID

drug

 $3,783
TEFLARO

drug

 $3,114
VIBATIV

drug

 $2,107
ZINPLAVA

drug

 $1,845
SHINGRIX

drug

 $129
BIKTARVY

drug

 $121
JANUVIA

drug

 $28
STEGLATRO

drug

 $28
BELSOMRA

drug

 $16
CHANTIX

drug

 $15
BAXDELA

drug

 $13
RESPIRATORIY CARE UNDIV

device

 $12
VIBERZI

drug

 $12
FARXIGA

drug

 $11
JANUMET

drug

 $11
JANUMET XR

drug

 $11
ELIQUIS

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
Aug 1, 2018 $2,000 VIBATIV Promotional Speaking/Other THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $1,820 DIFICID ZINPLAVA Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jan 22, 2018 $1,820 DIFICID Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Dec 20, 2018 $1,800 TEFLARO Promotional Speaking/Other ALLERGAN INC.
Apr 21, 2018 $1,500 AVYCAZ Promotional Speaking/Other ALLERGAN INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $1,500 AVYCAZ Promotional Speaking/Other ALLERGAN INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $1,500 AVYCAZ Promotional Speaking/Other ALLERGAN INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $1,500 AVYCAZ Promotional Speaking/Other ALLERGAN INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $1,200 AVYCAZ Promotional Speaking/Other ALLERGAN INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $1,200 TEFLARO Promotional Speaking/Other ALLERGAN INC.
Apr 21, 2018 $1,143 AVYCAZ Travel and Lodging ALLERGAN INC.
Apr 21, 2018 $136 AVYCAZ Travel and Lodging ALLERGAN INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $121 BIKTARVY Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Apr 21, 2018 $119 AVYCAZ Travel and Lodging ALLERGAN INC.
Oct 15, 2018 $115 AVYCAZ Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $113 SHINGRIX Food and Beverage GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Dec 20, 2018 $109 TEFLARO Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $104 AVYCAZ Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $93 DIFICID Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Sep 19, 2018 $50 AVYCAZ Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $40 VIBATIV Travel and Lodging THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA INC.
Apr 21, 2018 $35 AVYCAZ Travel and Lodging ALLERGAN INC.
May 18, 2018 $33 AVYCAZ Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jan 22, 2018 $25 DIFICID Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jun 19, 2018 $25 DIFICID ZINPLAVA Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jan 9, 2018 $24 VIBATIV Food and Beverage THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $24 AVYCAZ Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $21 VIBATIV Food and Beverage THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $21 VIBATIV Food and Beverage THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA INC.
May 24, 2018 $15 CHANTIX Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $13 BAXDELA Food and Beverage MELINTA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $12 AVYCAZ Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Feb 19, 2018 $12 RESPIRATORIY CARE UNDIV Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Dec 11, 2018 $12 VIBERZI Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $12 AVYCAZ Travel and Lodging ALLERGAN INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $12 AVYCAZ Travel and Lodging ALLERGAN INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $11 AVYCAZ Travel and Lodging ALLERGAN INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $11 JANUVIA JANUMET JANUMET XR STEGLATRO Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Oct 2, 2018 $11 FARXIGA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jul 3, 2018 $11 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Mar 13, 2018 $11 SHINGRIX Education GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Oct 11, 2018 $10 AVYCAZ Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
May 4, 2018 $9 AVYCAZ Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $9 JANUVIA BELSOMRA STEGLATRO Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Aug 21, 2018 $8 JANUVIA BELSOMRA STEGLATRO Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
May 4, 2018 $7 AVYCAZ Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $5 SHINGRIX Food and Beverage GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Dec 17, 2018 $5 TEFLARO Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $4 AVYCAZ Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.