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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.

WILLIAM GRASSETTE MELENDEZ
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WILLIAM GRASSETTE MELENDEZ

Listed Specialty: General Practice
PASEO CAMARON Q-3474, TOA BAJA, PR, 00949
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WILLIAM GRASSETTE MELENDEZ,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

20

payments

$1,368

payment total

6

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
 20 $1,368

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $316
SOLIQUA

drug

 $202
FARXIGA

drug

 $122
PREVNAR 13

drug

 $109
CHANTIX

drug

 $105
JANUMET

drug

 $100
PNEUMOVAX 23

drug

 $100
ZOSTAVAX

drug

 $100
BEVESPI AEROSPHERE

drug

 $100
AJOVY

drug

 $98
EUCRISA

drug

 $61
STIOLTO RESPIMAT

drug

 $24
ELIQUIS

drug

 $24
SPIRIVA RESPIMAT

drug

 $13
LYRICA

drug

 $8
† 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
Aug 15, 2018 $124 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $122 FARXIGA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Oct 11, 2018 $107 SOLIQUA Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Aug 30, 2018 $100 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 13, 2018 $100 ZOSTAVAX PNEUMOVAX 23 Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 17, 2018 $100 JANUMET Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
May 2, 2018 $100 CHANTIX Food and Beverage PFIZER PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
Mar 8, 2018 $100 BEVESPI AEROSPHERE Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jul 18, 2018 $99 PREVNAR 13 Food and Beverage PFIZER PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
Oct 27, 2018 $98 AJOVY Food and Beverage TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
May 24, 2018 $95 SOLIQUA Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
May 17, 2018 $91 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 16, 2018 $61 EUCRISA Food and Beverage PFIZER PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
Feb 2, 2018 $22 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
May 15, 2018 $13 STIOLTO RESPIMAT SPIRIVA RESPIMAT Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $11 STIOLTO RESPIMAT Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $10 PREVNAR 13 Food and Beverage PFIZER PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
May 4, 2018 $8 LYRICA Food and Beverage PFIZER PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
Oct 3, 2018 $5 CHANTIX Food and Beverage PFIZER PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
Aug 31, 2018 $1 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
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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.