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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.

JOSEPH A SPARANO
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JOSEPH A SPARANO

Listed Specialty: Medical Oncology
MMC - DEPT. OF ONCOLOGY, 1695 EASTCHESTER ROAD, BRONX, NY, 10461
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JOSEPH SPARANO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

31

payments

$25,894

payment total

12

companies paid this doctor

Payment Calendar in 2018

This doctor received a payment on 25 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
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Types of Payments in 2018

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
6 $18,037
Travel and Lodging
9 $4,837
Promotional Speaking/Other
1 $2,500
Food and Beverage
15 $520

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

$10,559
NON-COVERED PRODUCT

drug

$4,204
CELLSEARCH

device

$3,516
CAR-T

drug

$2,000
SELZENTRY

drug

$2,000
JCAR017

drug

$2,000
IMFINZI

drug

$1,052
PACLITAXEL

drug

$385
IBRANCE

drug

$46
IMBRUVICA

drug

$43
KISQALI

drug

$28
AFINITOR

drug

$25
VENCLEXTA

drug

$23
OPDIVO

drug

$13
† 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
Jul 30, 2018 $7,500 No Listed Product Consulting PFIZER INTERNATIONAL LLC
Mar 16, 2018 $4,000 NON-COVERED PRODUCT Consulting GENENTECH, INC.
Jan 1, 2018 $2,500 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Sep 17, 2018 $2,081 CELLSEARCH Travel and Lodging MENARINI SILICON BIOSYSTEMS, INC.
Jul 23, 2018 $2,000 SELZENTRY Consulting PFIZER INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $2,000 JCAR017 Consulting CELGENE CORPORATION
Mar 27, 2018 $2,000 CAR-T Consulting CELGENE CORPORATION
Jul 24, 2018 $1,435 CELLSEARCH Travel and Lodging MENARINI SILICON BIOSYSTEMS, INC.
Jun 24, 2018 $537 IMFINZI Consulting ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Dec 3, 2018 $326 PACLITAXEL Travel and Lodging ATHENEX PHARMACEUTICAL DIVISION, LLC
Jan 3, 2018 $292 IMFINZI Travel and Lodging ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jan 3, 2018 $222 IMFINZI Travel and Lodging ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jan 1, 2018 $192 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Mar 16, 2018 $139 NON-COVERED PRODUCT Travel and Lodging GENENTECH, INC.
Jun 23, 2018 $115 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PFIZER INTERNATIONAL LLC
Jan 1, 2018 $101 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Mar 16, 2018 $65 NON-COVERED PRODUCT Food and Beverage GENENTECH, INC.
Dec 3, 2018 $59 PACLITAXEL Food and Beverage ATHENEX PHARMACEUTICAL DIVISION, LLC
Jun 1, 2018 $58 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Aug 20, 2018 $50 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging PFIZER INTERNATIONAL LLC
Dec 4, 2018 $44 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Nov 4, 2018 $28 KISQALI Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Oct 17, 2018 $25 AFINITOR Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Apr 20, 2018 $23 VENCLEXTA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $16 IBRANCE Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $15 IBRANCE Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
May 16, 2018 $15 IMBRUVICA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $14 IBRANCE Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $14 IMBRUVICA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Dec 14, 2018 $14 IMBRUVICA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Jun 11, 2018 $13 OPDIVO Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.