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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.

JAMES D BIRMINGHAM
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JAMES D BIRMINGHAM

Listed Specialty: Rheumatology
1155 E PARIS AVE SE, STE 100, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49546-8368
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DR. JAMES BIRMINGHAM,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

18

payments

$407

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
Food and Beverage
 18 $407

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†
XATMEP

drug

 $69
OTEZLA

drug

 $67
HUMIRA

drug

 $66
ACTEMRA

drug

 $63
ENBREL

drug

 $60
SIMPONI ARIA

drug

 $24
KEVZARA

drug

 $22
COSENTYX

drug

 $21
CIMZIA

drug

 $15
† 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
Sep 6, 2018 $67 OTEZLA Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Jun 12, 2018 $31 XATMEP Food and Beverage SILVERGATE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $24 ACTEMRA Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $24 ENBREL Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $24 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 15, 2018 $23 ENBREL Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $23 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $22 KEVZARA Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $21 XATMEP Food and Beverage SILVERGATE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $21 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 10, 2018 $20 ACTEMRA Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $20 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $18 ACTEMRA Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $17 XATMEP Food and Beverage SILVERGATE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $15 CIMZIA Food and Beverage UCB, INC.
Jan 16, 2018 $14 SIMPONI ARIA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $13 ENBREL Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $11 SIMPONI ARIA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, 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.