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ALAN M BLAKER
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ALAN M BLAKER

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
101 JOHNS STREET, SUITE 600, FLORENCE, SC, 29506-2716
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DR. ALAN BLAKER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

95

payments

$22,366

payment total

14

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
 8 $18,275
Food and Beverage
 79 $2,273
Travel and Lodging
 7 $1,813
Education
 1 $5

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†
XARELTO

drug

 $10,189
ENTRESTO

drug

 $9,747
RESOLUTE

device

 $1,228
ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

 $415
NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS

device

 $415
XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $415
HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

 $415
MITRA CLIP SYSTEM

device

 $253
LIFEVEST

device

 $118
BRILINTA

drug

 $114
ELIQUIS

drug

 $105
PRALUENT

drug

 $60
CHANTIX

drug

 $45
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $32
OPSUMIT

drug

 $26
VELETRI EPOPROSTENOL

drug

 $26
VENTAVIS ILOPROST

drug

 $26
REVEAL LINQ

device

 $21
PREVNAR 13

drug

 $20
FARXIGA

drug

 $11
NORTHERA

drug

 $11
VICTOZA

drug

 $11
ILARIS

drug

 $5
† 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 27, 2018 $3,300 XARELTO Promotional Speaking/Other JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Feb 28, 2018 $3,300 XARELTO Promotional Speaking/Other JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jan 17, 2018 $3,125 ENTRESTO Promotional Speaking/Other NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Feb 20, 2018 $3,125 ENTRESTO Promotional Speaking/Other NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 18, 2018 $3,125 ENTRESTO Promotional Speaking/Other NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Apr 9, 2018 $2,000 XARELTO Promotional Speaking/Other JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Apr 21, 2018 $679 XARELTO Travel and Lodging JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jul 25, 2018 $407 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 26, 2018 $367 RESOLUTE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $249 RESOLUTE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $175 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $150 XARELTO Promotional Speaking/Other JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Oct 24, 2018 $150 XARELTO Promotional Speaking/Other JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Apr 21, 2018 $125 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Nov 27, 2018 $121 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 26, 2018 $102 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $97 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 18, 2018 $96 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
May 31, 2018 $90 XARELTO Travel and Lodging JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jul 21, 2018 $85 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 18, 2018 $84 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Feb 26, 2018 $78 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $58 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $57 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $53 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $50 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 22, 2018 $47 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Feb 22, 2018 $39 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Apr 22, 2018 $33 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Apr 6, 2018 $32 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Mar 12, 2018 $28 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Apr 22, 2018 $28 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
May 9, 2018 $26 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Nov 13, 2018 $26 OPSUMIT VELETRI EPOPROSTENOL VENTAVIS ILOPROST Food and Beverage ACTELION PHARMACEUTICALS US, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $25 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $24 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 5, 2018 $24 MITRA CLIP SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 20, 2018 $24 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Aug 15, 2018 $23 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Jul 18, 2018 $23 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Apr 18, 2018 $21 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Oct 19, 2018 $20 PREVNAR 13 Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $19 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
May 16, 2018 $18 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Dec 4, 2018 $18 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Oct 5, 2018 $18 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Oct 31, 2018 $18 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Nov 16, 2018 $17 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $17 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Mar 15, 2018 $17 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jan 29, 2018 $16 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
May 1, 2018 $16 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $16 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Jan 11, 2018 $16 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Sep 18, 2018 $16 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Mar 5, 2018 $15 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Aug 21, 2018 $15 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jan 31, 2018 $14 PRALUENT Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Jun 19, 2018 $14 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Aug 7, 2018 $14 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Aug 6, 2018 $14 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Apr 19, 2018 $13 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jan 17, 2018 $13 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Dec 18, 2018 $13 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Dec 17, 2018 $13 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $13 RESOLUTE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $13 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
May 17, 2018 $13 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Feb 22, 2018 $13 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jan 9, 2018 $13 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
May 31, 2018 $13 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Dec 8, 2018 $13 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Dec 14, 2018 $12 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
May 7, 2018 $12 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jan 16, 2018 $12 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Aug 16, 2018 $12 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Sep 20, 2018 $11 FARXIGA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Nov 27, 2018 $11 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $11 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Aug 10, 2018 $11 NORTHERA Food and Beverage LUNDBECK LLC
Jun 18, 2018 $11 VICTOZA Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Apr 5, 2018 $11 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Feb 15, 2018 $11 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $11 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $11 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Feb 19, 2018 $10 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Oct 16, 2018 $10 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Dec 3, 2018 $10 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 3, 2018 $9 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jul 25, 2018 $8 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 20, 2018 $8 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Dec 6, 2018 $7 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jul 17, 2018 $7 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Mar 23, 2018 $5 ILARIS Education NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Dec 14, 2018 $5 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.