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RICHARD N VEST
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RICHARD N VEST

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
100 PILOT MEDICAL DR, SUITE 300, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35235-3411
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DR. RICHARD VEST,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

63

payments

$12,257

payment total

19

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
 3 $9,200
Food and Beverage
 56 $1,327
Travel and Lodging
 1 $1,146
Consulting
 2 $500
Education
 1 $83

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†
ELIQUIS

drug

 $10,085
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,250
ZIO PATCH

device

 $245
CARTO 3 SYSTEM

device

 $152
CARTOSOUND

device

 $152
SOUNDSTAR

device

 $152
ENTRESTO

drug

 $149
PASO

device

 $122
PENTARAY

device

 $101
CONFIDENSE

device

 $68
XARELTO

drug

 $62
CHANTIX

drug

 $42
CORLANOR

drug

 $39
REPATHA

drug

 $39
LIFEVEST

device

 $35
ASSURITY PACEMAKER

device

 $30
SAMSCA

drug

 $30
FREESTYLE

device

 $29
PRALUENT

drug

 $26
LEXISCAN

drug

 $23
EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS

device

 $22
UPTRAVI

drug

 $21
PRADAXA

drug

 $18
KENGREAL

drug

 $15
NORTHERA

drug

 $15
CARTO SMARTTOUCH

device

 $13
TYRX

device

 $11
† 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
Mar 6, 2018 $3,500 ELIQUIS Promotional Speaking/Other E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Nov 7, 2018 $3,500 ELIQUIS Promotional Speaking/Other E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Mar 29, 2018 $2,200 ELIQUIS Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $1,146 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $250 ELIQUIS Consulting E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Mar 13, 2018 $250 ELIQUIS Consulting E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Feb 6, 2018 $231 ZIO PATCH Food and Beverage IRHYTHM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $94 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $87 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Nov 16, 2018 $83 No Listed Product Education ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Oct 23, 2018 $76 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Sep 7, 2018 $71 CARTO 3 SYSTEM PENTARAY CARTOSOUND SOUNDSTAR PASO Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $51 CARTO 3 SYSTEM CARTOSOUND SOUNDSTAR CONFIDENSE PASO Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $30 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 23, 2018 $29 FREESTYLE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $22 EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS Food and Beverage ATRICURE, INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $21 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $21 UPTRAVI Food and Beverage ACTELION PHARMACEUTICALS US, INC.
Apr 23, 2018 $20 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Mar 6, 2018 $18 PRADAXA Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $18 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jun 25, 2018 $18 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Sep 11, 2018 $17 CARTO 3 SYSTEM PENTARAY SOUNDSTAR CARTOSOUND CONFIDENSE Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Jul 30, 2018 $17 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Feb 8, 2018 $17 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jan 30, 2018 $16 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Aug 15, 2018 $16 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 31, 2018 $16 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Aug 24, 2018 $15 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jan 10, 2018 $15 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $15 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jun 23, 2018 $15 KENGREAL Food and Beverage CHIESI USA, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $15 NORTHERA Food and Beverage LUNDBECK LLC
Apr 3, 2018 $15 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $14 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $14 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Sep 25, 2018 $14 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Jan 10, 2018 $14 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Feb 9, 2018 $14 ZIO PATCH Food and Beverage IRHYTHM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
May 8, 2018 $14 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $14 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Aug 22, 2018 $13 PRALUENT Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Oct 31, 2018 $13 LEXISCAN Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Feb 7, 2018 $13 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Dec 12, 2018 $13 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $13 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $13 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $12 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Sep 17, 2018 $12 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Mar 13, 2018 $12 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
May 30, 2018 $12 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Jul 10, 2018 $12 PRALUENT Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Jan 17, 2018 $12 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Jan 30, 2018 $12 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jun 8, 2018 $11 TYRX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $11 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Sep 4, 2018 $11 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Jun 20, 2018 $10 LEXISCAN Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Apr 25, 2018 $10 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Sep 10, 2018 $7 CARTO 3 SYSTEM CARTOSOUND SOUNDSTAR PENTARAY CARTO SMARTTOUCH Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $6 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Sep 11, 2018 $4 CARTO 3 SYSTEM CARTOSOUND SOUNDSTAR PENTARAY CARTO SMARTTOUCH Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $2 CARTO 3 SYSTEM CARTO SMARTTOUCH SOUNDSTAR CARTOSOUND PENTARAY Food and Beverage BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
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