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RICHARD M RUCKER
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RICHARD M RUCKER

Listed Specialty: Pulmonary Disease
10931 CHERRY ST, SUITE 300, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, 90720-2445
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DR. RICHARD RUCKER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

45

payments

$646

payment total

13

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
Food and Beverage
 45 $646

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†
SAMSCA

drug

 $61
ZERBAXA

drug

 $61
LONHALA MAGNAIR

drug

 $54
VASCEPA

drug

 $53
TEFLARO

drug

 $52
CHANTIX

drug

 $51
ELIQUIS

drug

 $51
S&RC UNDIVIDED

device

 $45
S&RC UND

device

 $37
VIBATIV

drug

 $36
BROVANA

drug

 $35
SEEBRI

drug

 $35
UTIBRON

drug

 $35
AVYCAZ

drug

 $34
BEVYXXA

drug

 $34
RESPIRATORIY CARE UNDIV

device

 $29
DALVANCE

drug

 $25
GIAPREZA

drug

 $22
NIOX VERO

device

 $20
TUDORZA PRESSAIR

drug

 $20
REPATHA

drug

 $19
EDARBI

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
Nov 16, 2018 $34 BEVYXXA Food and Beverage PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $28 VASCEPA Food and Beverage AMARIN PHARMA INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $25 VASCEPA Food and Beverage AMARIN PHARMA INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $25 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $25 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Sep 22, 2018 $23 TEFLARO Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $23 S&RC UNDIVIDED Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Dec 6, 2018 $22 S&RC UNDIVIDED Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Oct 1, 2018 $21 S&RC UND Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Apr 18, 2018 $21 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $20 VIBATIV Food and Beverage THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $20 TUDORZA PRESSAIR NIOX VERO Food and Beverage CIRCASSIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Apr 24, 2018 $19 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $18 ZERBAXA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Mar 5, 2018 $17 RESPIRATORIY CARE UNDIV Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Jun 8, 2018 $16 VIBATIV Food and Beverage THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA INC.
Mar 30, 2018 $16 ZERBAXA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 30, 2018 $16 S&RC UND Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Sep 11, 2018 $16 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $15 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $15 ZERBAXA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jan 17, 2018 $14 DALVANCE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $14 AVYCAZ Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $13 AVYCAZ Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $12 ZERBAXA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Aug 27, 2018 $12 EDARBI Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $12 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Jan 22, 2018 $12 RESPIRATORIY CARE UNDIV Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Aug 17, 2018 $12 TEFLARO Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $11 UTIBRON SEEBRI LONHALA MAGNAIR BROVANA Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $11 GIAPREZA Food and Beverage LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
Aug 8, 2018 $11 DALVANCE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $11 GIAPREZA Food and Beverage LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
Aug 23, 2018 $10 TEFLARO Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $9 UTIBRON SEEBRI LONHALA MAGNAIR BROVANA Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $7 TEFLARO Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $7 UTIBRON SEEBRI LONHALA MAGNAIR BROVANA Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
May 17, 2018 $7 LONHALA MAGNAIR Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
May 15, 2018 $4 LONHALA MAGNAIR Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $4 UTIBRON SEEBRI LONHALA MAGNAIR BROVANA Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $4 LONHALA MAGNAIR Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jan 10, 2018 $4 UTIBRON SEEBRI LONHALA MAGNAIR BROVANA Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Apr 16, 2018 $4 AVYCAZ Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $4 AVYCAZ Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $3 LONHALA MAGNAIR Food and Beverage SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.