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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.

WILLIAM C CUSHMAN
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WILLIAM C CUSHMAN

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
1030 JEFFERSON AVE, VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER (111Q), MEMPHIS, TN, 38104-2127
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DR. WILLIAM CUSHMAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

11

payments

$36,514

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
Travel and Lodging
 4 $21,726
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $13,538
Education
 2 $800
Food and Beverage
 4 $449

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†
NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED

drug

 $26,702
TRULICITY

drug

 $8,844
EDARBYCLOR

drug

 $800
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $167
† 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
Apr 25, 2018 $13,538 NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED Promotional Speaking/Other SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Apr 25, 2018 $11,873 NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED Travel and Lodging SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Apr 30, 2018 $8,844 TRULICITY Travel and Lodging ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Apr 25, 2018 $700 NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED Travel and Lodging SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Jul 18, 2018 $400 EDARBYCLOR Education ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $400 EDARBYCLOR Education ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $309 NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED Travel and Lodging SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Apr 25, 2018 $282 NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Mar 11, 2018 $104 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 10, 2018 $38 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Jul 27, 2018 $25 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK 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.