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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.
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IRA M JACOBSON
Listed Specialty: Gastroenterology
50 E 69TH ST, NEW YORK, NY, 10021-5016
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IRA JACOBSON,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
86
payments
$83,970
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 |
|---|---|---|
Consulting |
13 | $51,395 |
Travel and Lodging |
26 | $20,083 |
Promotional Speaking/Other |
3 | $7,250 |
Food and Beverage |
42 | $2,639 |
Honoraria |
1 | $2,600 |
Education |
1 | $3 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
VICTOZA |
drug |
$38,259 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$25,889 |
MAVYRET |
drug |
$9,632 |
EPCLUSA |
drug |
$6,540 |
OCALIVA |
drug |
$2,884 |
HARVONI |
drug |
$680 |
ZEPATIER |
drug |
$58 |
OPDIVO |
drug |
$28 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2018 | $11,813 | VICTOZA | Consulting | NOVO NORDISK AS | |
| Jun 6, 2018 | $11,813 | VICTOZA | Consulting | NOVO NORDISK AS | |
| Jun 6, 2018 | $7,388 | VICTOZA | Travel and Lodging | NOVO NORDISK AS | |
| Jun 1, 2018 | $6,027 | VICTOZA | Travel and Lodging | NOVO NORDISK AS | |
| Sep 26, 2018 | $5,000 | No Listed Product | Consulting | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Mar 2, 2018 | $4,550 | No Listed Product | Consulting | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Aug 21, 2018 | $4,000 | EPCLUSA | Consulting | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | Ira Jacobson, MD |
| Mar 7, 2018 | $3,500 | No Listed Product | Promotional Speaking/Other | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | Ira Jacobson, MD |
| Apr 5, 2018 | $3,500 | No Listed Product | Promotional Speaking/Other | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | Ira Jacobson, MD |
| Mar 12, 2018 | $3,250 | MAVYRET | Consulting | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Dec 19, 2018 | $3,250 | MAVYRET | Consulting | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| May 1, 2018 | $2,600 | OCALIVA | Honoraria | INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Apr 17, 2018 | $1,800 | No Listed Product | Consulting | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Aug 23, 2018 | $1,681 | EPCLUSA | Travel and Lodging | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Mar 15, 2018 | $1,600 | No Listed Product | Consulting | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Apr 14, 2018 | $1,340 | No Listed Product | Consulting | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | Ira Jacobson, MD |
| Jun 25, 2018 | $1,300 | MAVYRET | Consulting | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Nov 26, 2018 | $1,000 | No Listed Product | Consulting | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Mar 23, 2018 | $680 | HARVONI | Consulting | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | Ira Jacobson, MD |
| Dec 9, 2018 | $612 | MAVYRET | Travel and Lodging | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Aug 23, 2018 | $589 | EPCLUSA | Travel and Lodging | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Jun 6, 2018 | $559 | VICTOZA | Travel and Lodging | NOVO NORDISK AS | |
| Feb 24, 2018 | $492 | MAVYRET | Travel and Lodging | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Jun 21, 2018 | $465 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | NOVO NORDISK AS | |
| Jun 21, 2018 | $299 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | NOVO NORDISK AS | |
| Jun 21, 2018 | $295 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK AS | |
| Jun 6, 2018 | $292 | VICTOZA | Travel and Lodging | NOVO NORDISK AS | |
| Sep 13, 2018 | $290 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Jun 21, 2018 | $280 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | NOVO NORDISK AS | |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $250 | No Listed Product | Promotional Speaking/Other | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Jun 1, 2018 | $240 | VICTOZA | Travel and Lodging | NOVO NORDISK AS | |
| Feb 2, 2018 | $145 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Oct 10, 2018 | $136 | EPCLUSA | Travel and Lodging | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Dec 9, 2018 | $134 | MAVYRET | Travel and Lodging | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Sep 13, 2018 | $125 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Sep 14, 2018 | $125 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Apr 3, 2018 | $124 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Apr 13, 2018 | $124 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Feb 15, 2018 | $119 | OCALIVA | Food and Beverage | INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Nov 9, 2018 | $117 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Mar 5, 2018 | $116 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Aug 23, 2018 | $114 | EPCLUSA | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Jun 6, 2018 | $102 | VICTOZA | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK AS | |
| Nov 10, 2018 | $100 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Apr 14, 2018 | $84 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Dec 9, 2018 | $76 | MAVYRET | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $75 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Mar 12, 2018 | $69 | MAVYRET | Travel and Lodging | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Dec 9, 2018 | $67 | MAVYRET | Travel and Lodging | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Dec 9, 2018 | $65 | MAVYRET | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Feb 3, 2018 | $60 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Apr 12, 2018 | $60 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Feb 24, 2018 | $55 | MAVYRET | Travel and Lodging | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Feb 24, 2018 | $54 | MAVYRET | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Feb 24, 2018 | $54 | MAVYRET | Travel and Lodging | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Apr 11, 2018 | $51 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Sep 15, 2018 | $50 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Sep 15, 2018 | $50 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Sep 14, 2018 | $50 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Sep 14, 2018 | $50 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| May 1, 2018 | $48 | OCALIVA | Travel and Lodging | INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| May 1, 2018 | $48 | OCALIVA | Travel and Lodging | INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Apr 14, 2018 | $46 | ZEPATIER | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Feb 2, 2018 | $41 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Mar 5, 2018 | $40 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| May 1, 2018 | $39 | OCALIVA | Food and Beverage | INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Feb 24, 2018 | $37 | MAVYRET | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Dec 19, 2018 | $33 | MAVYRET | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Dec 19, 2018 | $32 | MAVYRET | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Feb 3, 2018 | $30 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| May 1, 2018 | $29 | OCALIVA | Food and Beverage | INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Jan 17, 2018 | $28 | OPDIVO | Travel and Lodging | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Jun 1, 2018 | $27 | VICTOZA | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK AS | |
| Apr 3, 2018 | $25 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Dec 9, 2018 | $21 | MAVYRET | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Aug 23, 2018 | $20 | EPCLUSA | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Jul 10, 2018 | $19 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Feb 3, 2018 | $16 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Apr 13, 2018 | $16 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Feb 3, 2018 | $15 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Apr 11, 2018 | $12 | ZEPATIER | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Feb 24, 2018 | $11 | MAVYRET | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Feb 24, 2018 | $11 | MAVYRET | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Apr 13, 2018 | $10 | MAVYRET | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Feb 3, 2018 | $8 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Feb 2, 2018 | $3 | No Listed Product | Education | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. |
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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.