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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.

JOSEPH SHURMAN
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JOSEPH SHURMAN

Listed Specialty: Pain Medicine
3626 RUFFIN RD, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92123-1810
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JOSEPH SHURMAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

12

payments

$3,051

payment total

6

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
 1 $1,850
Travel and Lodging
 3 $544
Honoraria
 1 $345
Food and Beverage
 7 $313

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†
MOVANTIK

drug

 $2,394
HORIZANT

drug

 $367
AUSTEDO

drug

 $137
SPECTRA WAVEWRITER

device

 $104
GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT

device

 $21
XTAMPZA

drug

 $15
TRINTELLIX

drug

 $12
† 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
Jan 11, 2018 $1,850 MOVANTIK Promotional Speaking/Other DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $345 HORIZANT Honoraria ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Joseph Shurman M.D. Integrative Pain Management
Jan 9, 2018 $313 MOVANTIK Travel and Lodging DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $168 MOVANTIK Travel and Lodging DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $114 AUSTEDO Food and Beverage TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $104 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 9, 2018 $63 MOVANTIK Travel and Lodging DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $23 AUSTEDO Food and Beverage TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $22 HORIZANT Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 31, 2018 $21 GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 16, 2018 $15 XTAMPZA Food and Beverage COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $12 TRINTELLIX Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., 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.