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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.

RALPH SILVERMAN
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RALPH SILVERMAN

Listed Specialty: Colon & Rectal Surgery
12345 WEST BEND DR., SUITE 303, ST. LOUIS, MO, 63128
* Note: This physician had a Texas practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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DR. RALPH SILVERMAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

27

payments

$1,315

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
Consulting
 1 $800
Food and Beverage
 26 $515

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†
CONMED HANDHELD INSTRUMENTS

device

 $800
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $159
VELTASSA

drug

 $132
JYNARQUE

drug

 $68
SAMSCA

drug

 $51
RAYALDEE

drug

 $36
AIRSEAL

device

 $36
ELIQUIS

drug

 $18
GATTEX

drug

 $18
OBTRYX

device

 $13
† 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
May 9, 2018 $800 CONMED HANDHELD INSTRUMENTS Consulting CONMED CORPORATION
Feb 21, 2018 $94 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $35 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
May 15, 2018 $24 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jan 11, 2018 $24 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jun 15, 2018 $18 AIRSEAL Food and Beverage CONMED CORPORATION
Jul 31, 2018 $18 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $18 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Nov 29, 2018 $18 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Oct 23, 2018 $18 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Dec 13, 2018 $18 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $18 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT & COMMERCIALIZATION, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $18 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $18 GATTEX Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Dec 19, 2018 $18 AIRSEAL Food and Beverage CONMED CORPORATION
Aug 7, 2018 $17 SAMSCA JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $17 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $17 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $16 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $16 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $16 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $16 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $13 OBTRYX Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 30, 2018 $13 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $8 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $8 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $2 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, 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.