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JOSEPH F MEROLA
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JOSEPH F MEROLA

Listed Specialty: Rheumatology
221 LONGWOOD AVE, BOSTON, MA, 02115-5804
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DR. JOSEPH MEROLA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

201

payments

$196,473

payment total

16

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
35 $106K
Promotional Speaking/Other
23 $54,484
Travel and Lodging
72 $32,514
Food and Beverage
68 $3,786
Education
3 $12

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
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$69,080
COSENTYX

drug

$35,176
DUPIXENT

drug

$25,574
TREMFYA

drug

$16,907
XELJANZ

drug

$12,746
TALTZ

drug

$11,329
OTEZLA

drug

$9,417
ENSTILAR

drug

$5,028
HUMIRA

drug

$5,016
ENBREL

drug

$3,750
CIMZIA

drug

$2,340
STELARA

drug

$111
† 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
Oct 26, 2018 $16,503 DUPIXENT Consulting GENZYME CORPORATION
Nov 30, 2018 $9,093 TREMFYA Travel and Lodging JANSSEN GLOBAL SERVICES, LLC
Dec 14, 2018 $8,560 COSENTYX Consulting NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Oct 26, 2018 $8,220 DUPIXENT Travel and Lodging GENZYME CORPORATION
May 17, 2018 $7,000 TALTZ Consulting ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Nov 30, 2018 $6,440 TREMFYA Consulting JANSSEN GLOBAL SERVICES, LLC
Nov 28, 2018 $6,000 XELJANZ Consulting PFIZER INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $4,960 ENSTILAR Consulting LEO PHARMA INC.
Jan 1, 2018 $4,800 XELJANZ Consulting PFIZER INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $4,500 No Listed Product Consulting ABBVIE, INC.
May 21, 2018 $4,200 No Listed Product Consulting ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $4,200 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other ABBVIE, INC.
May 14, 2018 $4,200 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other ABBVIE, INC.
Nov 19, 2018 $4,200 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $4,200 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other ABBVIE, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $4,200 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other ABBVIE, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $3,600 COSENTYX Consulting NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Mar 22, 2018 $3,600 COSENTYX Consulting NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Sep 10, 2018 $3,389 COSENTYX Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Apr 26, 2018 $3,240 COSENTYX Consulting NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Feb 23, 2018 $3,200 ENBREL Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
Aug 13, 2018 $3,000 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $3,000 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $3,000 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other ABBVIE, INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $3,000 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other ABBVIE, INC.
May 19, 2018 $3,000 OTEZLA Consulting CELGENE CORPORATION
Nov 12, 2018 $3,000 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other ABBVIE, INC.
May 1, 2018 $3,000 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 4, 2018 $3,000 HUMIRA Consulting ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 8, 2018 $3,000 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $3,000 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 3, 2018 $2,800 TALTZ Consulting ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Nov 24, 2018 $2,461 COSENTYX Consulting NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Nov 27, 2018 $2,340 COSENTYX Consulting NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Nov 9, 2018 $2,160 COSENTYX Consulting NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Oct 5, 2018 $2,160 COSENTYX Consulting NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Oct 26, 2018 $1,813 No Listed Product Consulting BIOGEN, INC.
Aug 6, 2018 $1,500 CIMZIA Consulting UCB, INC. Joseph Merola
Dec 10, 2018 $1,431 No Listed Product Consulting CELGENE CORPORATION
Oct 12, 2018 $1,210 No Listed Product Consulting LEO PHARMA AS
Apr 6, 2018 $1,200 HUMIRA Consulting ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $1,082 OTEZLA Promotional Speaking/Other CELGENE CORPORATION
Sep 12, 2018 $1,082 OTEZLA Promotional Speaking/Other CELGENE CORPORATION
Sep 12, 2018 $1,082 OTEZLA Promotional Speaking/Other CELGENE CORPORATION
Sep 12, 2018 $950 COSENTYX Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Oct 24, 2018 $940 XELJANZ Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $900 No Listed Product Consulting ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $840 CIMZIA Consulting UCB, INC. Joseph Merola
Mar 21, 2018 $840 No Listed Product Consulting UCB SA
Feb 19, 2018 $720 COSENTYX Consulting NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Dec 10, 2018 $714 TREMFYA Consulting JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
May 8, 2018 $639 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $638 No Listed Product Consulting MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 12, 2018 $616 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $600 OTEZLA Consulting CELGENE CORPORATION
Nov 6, 2018 $600 HUMIRA Consulting ABBVIE, INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $600 No Listed Product Consulting CELGENE CORPORATION
Apr 12, 2018 $581 TALTZ Travel and Lodging ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Mar 9, 2018 $550 ENBREL Consulting AMGEN INC.
Sep 16, 2018 $550 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging CELGENE CORPORATION
Mar 8, 2018 $526 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
May 19, 2018 $488 OTEZLA Travel and Lodging CELGENE CORPORATION
Jul 27, 2018 $469 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 16, 2018 $465 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging LEO PHARMA AS
Nov 27, 2018 $443 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Mar 20, 2018 $442 OTEZLA Promotional Speaking/Other CELGENE CORPORATION
Mar 20, 2018 $442 OTEZLA Promotional Speaking/Other CELGENE CORPORATION
Mar 20, 2018 $442 OTEZLA Promotional Speaking/Other CELGENE CORPORATION
Sep 14, 2018 $442 OTEZLA Promotional Speaking/Other CELGENE CORPORATION
Oct 26, 2018 $418 DUPIXENT Travel and Lodging GENZYME CORPORATION
Dec 9, 2018 $407 TREMFYA Travel and Lodging JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $403 XELJANZ Travel and Lodging PFIZER INC.
Dec 14, 2018 $361 COSENTYX Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 27, 2018 $354 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
May 11, 2018 $339 TALTZ Travel and Lodging ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Jun 5, 2018 $330 XELJANZ Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
Dec 15, 2018 $302 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging UCB SA
Oct 26, 2018 $258 DUPIXENT Travel and Lodging GENZYME CORPORATION
Jan 19, 2018 $215 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $214 TALTZ Travel and Lodging ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Mar 8, 2018 $214 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Dec 14, 2018 $201 COSENTYX Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Mar 7, 2018 $200 OTEZLA Consulting CELGENE CORPORATION
Nov 28, 2018 $196 XELJANZ Travel and Lodging PFIZER INC.
May 10, 2018 $192 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
May 10, 2018 $192 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $189 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $188 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jan 19, 2018 $158 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $156 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $146 TALTZ Travel and Lodging ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Sep 16, 2018 $132 COSENTYX Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Jan 19, 2018 $131 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Feb 18, 2018 $125 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $125 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $123 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $123 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $123 COSENTYX Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Oct 21, 2018 $122 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Apr 26, 2018 $122 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $120 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Feb 15, 2018 $119 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jan 24, 2018 $118 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 19, 2018 $115 OTEZLA Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Jul 26, 2018 $111 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 22, 2018 $106 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 11, 2018 $105 TALTZ Food and Beverage ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Oct 1, 2018 $103 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $101 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $100 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $100 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Dec 15, 2018 $97 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging UCB SA
Nov 29, 2018 $92 STELARA Food and Beverage JANSSEN GLOBAL SERVICES, LLC
Nov 30, 2018 $88 TREMFYA Travel and Lodging JANSSEN GLOBAL SERVICES, LLC
Dec 14, 2018 $81 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Oct 26, 2018 $80 DUPIXENT Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Jul 11, 2018 $77 XELJANZ Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $70 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $68 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $68 ENSTILAR Food and Beverage LEO PHARMA INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $66 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Dec 15, 2018 $60 No Listed Product Food and Beverage UCB SA
Nov 29, 2018 $58 TREMFYA Travel and Lodging JANSSEN GLOBAL SERVICES, LLC
Jan 19, 2018 $57 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $53 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 20, 2018 $53 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 9, 2018 $52 COSENTYX Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Oct 26, 2018 $51 DUPIXENT Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Jan 20, 2018 $49 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $48 TREMFYA Food and Beverage JANSSEN GLOBAL SERVICES, LLC
May 21, 2018 $46 TALTZ Travel and Lodging ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Oct 26, 2018 $44 DUPIXENT Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Apr 8, 2018 $42 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
May 10, 2018 $41 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 25, 2018 $39 TALTZ Food and Beverage ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Nov 30, 2018 $36 TREMFYA Travel and Lodging JANSSEN GLOBAL SERVICES, LLC
Dec 15, 2018 $35 No Listed Product Food and Beverage UCB SA
May 25, 2018 $35 TALTZ Travel and Lodging ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Mar 20, 2018 $35 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Dec 15, 2018 $35 No Listed Product Food and Beverage UCB SA
Mar 20, 2018 $35 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $30 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $30 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Apr 26, 2018 $30 COSENTYX Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Aug 8, 2018 $29 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 7, 2018 $25 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $25 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $25 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging CELGENE CORPORATION
Sep 12, 2018 $25 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging CELGENE CORPORATION
Sep 15, 2018 $25 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging CELGENE CORPORATION
Sep 14, 2018 $25 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging CELGENE CORPORATION
Sep 13, 2018 $25 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging CELGENE CORPORATION
Apr 4, 2018 $25 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jan 12, 2018 $23 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 20, 2018 $21 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $21 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 20, 2018 $20 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Feb 17, 2018 $19 STELARA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $19 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $18 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $16 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Sep 15, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging LEO PHARMA AS
Sep 13, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging LEO PHARMA AS
Sep 12, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging LEO PHARMA AS
Sep 14, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging LEO PHARMA AS
Sep 11, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging LEO PHARMA AS
Dec 10, 2018 $12 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging CELGENE CORPORATION
May 21, 2018 $12 TALTZ Travel and Lodging ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Aug 15, 2018 $12 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $11 No Listed Product Food and Beverage LEO PHARMA AS
May 25, 2018 $11 TALTZ Food and Beverage ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Jan 19, 2018 $11 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 16, 2018 $11 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging CELGENE CORPORATION
Oct 12, 2018 $10 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging LEO PHARMA AS
Mar 20, 2018 $10 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 15, 2018 $10 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Apr 7, 2018 $8 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Dec 10, 2018 $8 TREMFYA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $7 COSENTYX Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Sep 16, 2018 $7 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging LEO PHARMA AS
Dec 10, 2018 $6 TREMFYA Travel and Lodging JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $5 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 15, 2018 $4 No Listed Product Food and Beverage LEO PHARMA AS
Oct 1, 2018 $4 No Listed Product Education ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 22, 2018 $4 No Listed Product Education ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $4 No Listed Product Education ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $3 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Sep 16, 2018 $3 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Nov 9, 2018 $3 TREMFYA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $2 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Sep 15, 2018 $2 No Listed Product Food and Beverage LEO PHARMA AS
Sep 14, 2018 $2 No Listed Product Food and Beverage LEO PHARMA AS
Sep 16, 2018 $2 No Listed Product Food and Beverage LEO PHARMA AS
Jan 29, 2018 $2 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 9, 2018 $2 TREMFYA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $2 TREMFYA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Dec 9, 2018 $2 TREMFYA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $1 No Listed Product Food and Beverage LEO PHARMA AS
Aug 9, 2018 $1 TREMFYA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $1 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
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