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LEMUEL J SHAFFER
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LEMUEL J SHAFFER

Listed Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynecology
2307-09 S CICERO AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60804-2451
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DR. LEMUEL SHAFFER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

40

payments

$9,135

payment total

9

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
 6 $7,300
Travel and Lodging
 8 $1,191
Food and Beverage
 26 $644

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†
NEXPLANON

drug

 $4,990
PARAGARD

device

 $3,898
JANUVIA

drug

 $64
STEGLATRO

drug

 $47
TRINTELLIX

drug

 $38
SAXENDA

drug

 $31
NOCTIVA

drug

 $30
DULERA

drug

 $20
JARDIANCE

drug

 $20
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $18
GARDASIL

drug

 $17
NIOX VERO

device

 $16
TUDORZA PRESSAIR

drug

 $16
FLUENT

device

 $15
TYMLOS

drug

 $14
JANUMET

drug

 $9
JANUMET XR

drug

 $9
† 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
Nov 3, 2018 $2,500 PARAGARD Promotional Speaking/Other COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $1,000 NEXPLANON Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jun 19, 2018 $1,000 NEXPLANON Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Oct 10, 2018 $1,000 NEXPLANON Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Dec 7, 2018 $1,000 NEXPLANON Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jun 19, 2018 $800 NEXPLANON Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 3, 2018 $399 PARAGARD Travel and Lodging COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
Nov 3, 2018 $341 PARAGARD Travel and Lodging COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
Nov 3, 2018 $325 PARAGARD Travel and Lodging COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
Nov 3, 2018 $214 PARAGARD Food and Beverage COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $119 PARAGARD Food and Beverage COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $48 NEXPLANON Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Dec 7, 2018 $37 NEXPLANON Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 25, 2018 $20 NEXPLANON Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 24, 2018 $20 JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $19 NEXPLANON Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Oct 29, 2018 $18 NOCTIVA Food and Beverage AVADEL SPECIALTY PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Aug 3, 2018 $17 NEXPLANON GARDASIL Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 3, 2018 $16 TUDORZA PRESSAIR NIOX VERO Food and Beverage CIRCASSIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Mar 19, 2018 $16 TRINTELLIX Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $16 NEXPLANON Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Feb 26, 2018 $16 SAXENDA Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Sep 14, 2018 $15 FLUENT Food and Beverage HOLOGIC, LLC
Mar 15, 2018 $15 SAXENDA Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Apr 25, 2018 $15 NEXPLANON Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Feb 5, 2018 $14 TYMLOS Food and Beverage RADIUS HEALTH, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $14 NEXPLANON Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 30, 2018 $14 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jul 16, 2018 $13 TRINTELLIX Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $12 NOCTIVA Food and Beverage AVADEL SPECIALTY PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Aug 7, 2018 $11 JANUVIA STEGLATRO DULERA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
May 8, 2018 $9 JANUVIA STEGLATRO Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Feb 13, 2018 $9 JANUVIA JANUMET JANUMET XR Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jun 5, 2018 $9 TRINTELLIX Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $9 JANUVIA STEGLATRO DULERA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jun 5, 2018 $9 JANUVIA STEGLATRO Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 10, 2018 $9 JANUVIA STEGLATRO Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Mar 6, 2018 $8 JANUVIA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jun 19, 2018 $5 NEXPLANON Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Oct 6, 2018 $4 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.