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BRUCE ABELL
Listed Specialty: Surgery
2150 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW, WASHINGTON, DC, 20037-3201
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BRUCE ABELL,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
59
payments
$51,266
payment total
5
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 |
5 | $23,580 |
Promotional Speaking/Other |
11 | $23,253 |
Travel and Lodging |
24 | $3,079 |
Food and Beverage |
19 | $1,355 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
OVITEX |
device |
$26,654 |
GIAPREZA |
drug |
$19,140 |
ENTEREG |
drug |
$2,714 |
ZERBAXA |
drug |
$2,712 |
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM |
device |
$25 |
STRATTICE |
device |
$21 |
| † 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 30, 2018 | $5,625 | OVITEX | Consulting | TELA BIO, INC. | |
| Sep 26, 2018 | $5,288 | OVITEX | Consulting | TELA BIO, INC. | |
| Jun 30, 2018 | $4,725 | OVITEX | Consulting | TELA BIO, INC. | |
| Sep 6, 2018 | $4,225 | GIAPREZA | Promotional Speaking/Other | LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY | |
| Dec 6, 2018 | $4,225 | GIAPREZA | Promotional Speaking/Other | LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY | |
| Sep 25, 2018 | $4,005 | OVITEX | Consulting | TELA BIO, INC. | |
| Aug 1, 2018 | $3,938 | OVITEX | Consulting | TELA BIO, INC. | |
| Oct 17, 2018 | $3,400 | GIAPREZA | Promotional Speaking/Other | LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY | |
| Sep 20, 2018 | $2,550 | GIAPREZA | Promotional Speaking/Other | LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY | |
| Nov 20, 2018 | $2,520 | ENTEREG | Promotional Speaking/Other | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| May 1, 2018 | $2,520 | ZERBAXA | Promotional Speaking/Other | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Oct 17, 2018 | $2,125 | GIAPREZA | Promotional Speaking/Other | LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY | |
| Sep 26, 2018 | $690 | OVITEX | Travel and Lodging | TELA BIO, INC. | |
| Oct 10, 2018 | $638 | GIAPREZA | Promotional Speaking/Other | LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY | |
| Aug 29, 2018 | $430 | OVITEX | Travel and Lodging | TELA BIO, INC. | |
| Sep 19, 2018 | $425 | GIAPREZA | Promotional Speaking/Other | LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY | |
| Oct 11, 2018 | $425 | GIAPREZA | Promotional Speaking/Other | LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY | |
| Aug 2, 2018 | $284 | OVITEX | Travel and Lodging | TELA BIO, INC. | |
| Aug 30, 2018 | $265 | OVITEX | Travel and Lodging | TELA BIO, INC. | |
| Sep 26, 2018 | $204 | OVITEX | Travel and Lodging | TELA BIO, INC. | |
| Sep 13, 2018 | $200 | GIAPREZA | Promotional Speaking/Other | LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY | |
| Sep 6, 2018 | $192 | GIAPREZA | Travel and Lodging | LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY | |
| Aug 1, 2018 | $185 | OVITEX | Travel and Lodging | TELA BIO, INC. | |
| Aug 29, 2018 | $168 | OVITEX | Food and Beverage | TELA BIO, INC. | |
| Nov 14, 2018 | $148 | ENTEREG | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Sep 26, 2018 | $146 | OVITEX | Food and Beverage | TELA BIO, INC. | |
| Dec 6, 2018 | $133 | GIAPREZA | Travel and Lodging | LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY | |
| Oct 17, 2018 | $125 | GIAPREZA | Food and Beverage | LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY | |
| Apr 25, 2018 | $117 | ZERBAXA | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Sep 25, 2018 | $116 | OVITEX | Food and Beverage | TELA BIO, INC. | |
| Sep 20, 2018 | $113 | GIAPREZA | Food and Beverage | LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY | |
| Sep 26, 2018 | $112 | OVITEX | Travel and Lodging | TELA BIO, INC. | |
| Dec 6, 2018 | $110 | GIAPREZA | Food and Beverage | LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY | |
| Jul 31, 2018 | $100 | OVITEX | Travel and Lodging | TELA BIO, INC. | |
| Sep 6, 2018 | $99 | GIAPREZA | Food and Beverage | LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY | |
| Sep 26, 2018 | $93 | OVITEX | Travel and Lodging | TELA BIO, INC. | |
| May 1, 2018 | $75 | ZERBAXA | Travel and Lodging | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Dec 6, 2018 | $43 | GIAPREZA | Food and Beverage | LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY | |
| Jul 31, 2018 | $42 | OVITEX | Travel and Lodging | TELA BIO, INC. | |
| Aug 1, 2018 | $39 | OVITEX | Travel and Lodging | TELA BIO, INC. | |
| Oct 17, 2018 | $38 | GIAPREZA | Food and Beverage | LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY | |
| Sep 28, 2018 | $38 | OVITEX | Travel and Lodging | TELA BIO, INC. | |
| Sep 26, 2018 | $32 | OVITEX | Travel and Lodging | TELA BIO, INC. | |
| Apr 4, 2018 | $29 | OVITEX | Food and Beverage | TELA BIO, INC. | |
| Sep 6, 2018 | $28 | GIAPREZA | Food and Beverage | LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY | |
| Nov 20, 2018 | $25 | ENTEREG | Travel and Lodging | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Aug 30, 2018 | $25 | OVITEX | Travel and Lodging | TELA BIO, INC. | |
| Aug 1, 2018 | $25 | OVITEX | Travel and Lodging | TELA BIO, INC. | |
| Sep 27, 2018 | $25 | OVITEX | Travel and Lodging | TELA BIO, INC. | |
| Dec 5, 2018 | $21 | ENTEREG | Travel and Lodging | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Jan 22, 2018 | $21 | STRATTICE | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Oct 17, 2018 | $19 | GIAPREZA | Travel and Lodging | LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY | |
| Oct 17, 2018 | $15 | GIAPREZA | Food and Beverage | LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY | |
| Nov 6, 2018 | $14 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Sep 27, 2018 | $13 | OVITEX | Travel and Lodging | TELA BIO, INC. | |
| Sep 20, 2018 | $11 | GIAPREZA | Travel and Lodging | LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY | |
| May 3, 2018 | $11 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Jun 9, 2018 | $7 | OVITEX | Food and Beverage | TELA BIO, INC. | |
| Sep 27, 2018 | $6 | OVITEX | Food and Beverage | TELA BIO, INC. |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.