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LEON E SCHWECHTER
Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
310 E SHORE RD, SUITE103, GREAT NECK, NY, 11023-2410
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DR. LEON SCHWECHTER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
97
payments
$1,547
payment total
22
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 |
95 | $1,465 |
Education |
2 | $81 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
REPATHA |
drug |
$221 |
FARXIGA |
drug |
$162 |
CHANTIX |
drug |
$131 |
ELIQUIS |
drug |
$119 |
PRALUENT |
drug |
$119 |
LYRICA |
drug |
$115 |
PROLIA |
drug |
$114 |
XARELTO |
drug |
$107 |
INVOKANA |
drug |
$100 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$86 |
EUCRISA |
drug |
$86 |
JANUVIA |
drug |
$85 |
STEGLATRO |
drug |
$60 |
INJECTAFER |
drug |
$56 |
PNEUMOVAX 23 |
drug |
$53 |
AIMOVIG |
drug |
$51 |
ENTRESTO |
drug |
$47 |
ILLUMIGENE MYCOPLASMA |
device |
$46 |
MYRBETRIQ |
drug |
$46 |
BELSOMRA |
drug |
$42 |
CORLANOR |
drug |
$40 |
VESICARE |
drug |
$31 |
COLOGUARD |
device |
$29 |
FORTEO |
drug |
$28 |
ASMANEX |
drug |
$25 |
VIAGRA |
drug |
$24 |
ANORO |
drug |
$24 |
CREON |
drug |
$24 |
VRAYLAR |
drug |
$24 |
FREESTYLE LIBRE BLOOD GLUCOSE FLASH MONITORING SYSTEM |
device |
$24 |
JARDIANCE |
drug |
$22 |
ZTLIDO 30 POUCH IN 1 CARTON 1 PATCH IN 1 POUCH |
drug |
$22 |
OZEMPIC |
drug |
$22 |
FLUAD |
drug |
$21 |
SYMBICORT |
drug |
$21 |
NIOX VERO |
device |
$19 |
TUDORZA PRESSAIR |
drug |
$19 |
STIOLTO RESPIMAT |
drug |
$19 |
TRULANCE |
drug |
$15 |
DULERA |
drug |
$13 |
JANUMET |
drug |
$11 |
TOVIAZ |
drug |
$10 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2018 | $75 | No Listed Product | Education | ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC | |
| Jul 16, 2018 | $29 | PROLIA REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Oct 25, 2018 | $27 | AIMOVIG REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Jan 8, 2018 | $26 | FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Feb 12, 2018 | $25 | PROLIA REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Nov 15, 2018 | $25 | AIMOVIG REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Dec 12, 2018 | $24 | PRALUENT | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Sep 4, 2018 | $24 | ANORO | Food and Beverage | GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC. | |
| Aug 29, 2018 | $24 | VRAYLAR | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Mar 9, 2018 | $24 | FREESTYLE LIBRE BLOOD GLUCOSE FLASH MONITORING SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| May 14, 2018 | $23 | CORLANOR REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Aug 15, 2018 | $23 | INJECTAFER | Food and Beverage | DAIICHI SANKYO INC. | |
| Sep 6, 2018 | $23 | PROLIA REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Feb 13, 2018 | $22 | JARDIANCE | Food and Beverage | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Dec 5, 2018 | $22 | ZTLIDO 30 POUCH IN 1 CARTON 1 PATCH IN 1 POUCH | Food and Beverage | SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| Jun 4, 2018 | $22 | OZEMPIC | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Aug 13, 2018 | $21 | XARELTO INVOKANA | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Feb 19, 2018 | $21 | FLUAD | Food and Beverage | SEQIRUS USA INC | |
| Nov 12, 2018 | $21 | SYMBICORT | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Oct 15, 2018 | $21 | XARELTO INVOKANA | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Sep 20, 2018 | $21 | PRALUENT | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Aug 9, 2018 | $21 | PROLIA REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Jan 29, 2018 | $20 | INJECTAFER | Food and Beverage | DAIICHI SANKYO INC. | |
| Jan 2, 2018 | $20 | PRALUENT | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Oct 23, 2018 | $19 | TUDORZA PRESSAIR NIOX VERO | Food and Beverage | CIRCASSIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| May 29, 2018 | $19 | XARELTO INVOKANA | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Jun 11, 2018 | $19 | PRALUENT | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Aug 16, 2018 | $19 | ILLUMIGENE MYCOPLASMA | Food and Beverage | MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC. | |
| May 17, 2018 | $19 | STIOLTO RESPIMAT | Food and Beverage | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Mar 27, 2018 | $19 | PRALUENT | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Oct 21, 2018 | $19 | XARELTO INVOKANA | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Mar 19, 2018 | $18 | FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Feb 6, 2018 | $18 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Sep 18, 2018 | $18 | PNEUMOVAX 23 | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| May 15, 2018 | $18 | PNEUMOVAX 23 | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Oct 3, 2018 | $17 | CORLANOR REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Oct 30, 2018 | $17 | JANUVIA BELSOMRA STEGLATRO | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Jan 24, 2018 | $17 | VESICARE MYRBETRIQ | Food and Beverage | ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC | |
| Jan 8, 2018 | $17 | FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Nov 7, 2018 | $17 | PROLIA REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Aug 14, 2018 | $17 | FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Dec 10, 2018 | $17 | XARELTO INVOKANA | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Jul 12, 2018 | $16 | PRALUENT | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Dec 11, 2018 | $16 | PNEUMOVAX 23 | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Aug 2, 2018 | $16 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Jun 12, 2018 | $15 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Jul 26, 2018 | $15 | JANUVIA STEGLATRO | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Nov 14, 2018 | $15 | FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $15 | CHANTIX ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Oct 16, 2018 | $15 | FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Dec 18, 2018 | $15 | LYRICA EUCRISA COLOGUARD | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Feb 27, 2018 | $15 | FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| May 24, 2018 | $15 | CHANTIX ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Dec 13, 2018 | $15 | REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Mar 12, 2018 | $15 | FORTEO | Food and Beverage | LILLY USA, LLC | |
| Mar 6, 2018 | $15 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Aug 16, 2018 | $15 | ILLUMIGENE MYCOPLASMA | Food and Beverage | MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC. | |
| Jan 23, 2018 | $15 | VIAGRA CHANTIX ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Dec 19, 2018 | $15 | JANUVIA STEGLATRO | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Nov 29, 2018 | $14 | MYRBETRIQ | Food and Beverage | ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC | |
| Oct 11, 2018 | $14 | VESICARE MYRBETRIQ | Food and Beverage | ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC | |
| Nov 21, 2018 | $14 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| May 2, 2018 | $14 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Jun 21, 2018 | $14 | CHANTIX ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Mar 8, 2018 | $13 | JANUVIA ASMANEX BELSOMRA DULERA | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Jan 30, 2018 | $13 | FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| May 31, 2018 | $13 | CHANTIX LYRICA EUCRISA | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Apr 24, 2018 | $13 | JANUVIA STEGLATRO | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Feb 14, 2018 | $13 | CHANTIX LYRICA EUCRISA | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Apr 30, 2018 | $13 | FORTEO | Food and Beverage | LILLY USA, LLC | |
| May 1, 2018 | $13 | INJECTAFER | Food and Beverage | DAIICHI SANKYO INC. | |
| May 24, 2018 | $12 | FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Jun 19, 2018 | $12 | CREON | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Sep 17, 2018 | $12 | FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Nov 13, 2018 | $12 | ILLUMIGENE MYCOPLASMA | Food and Beverage | MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC. | |
| Jul 19, 2018 | $12 | CHANTIX ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Jun 19, 2018 | $12 | CREON | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Jan 24, 2018 | $11 | JANUVIA JANUMET ASMANEX BELSOMRA | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Apr 18, 2018 | $11 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Mar 13, 2018 | $11 | LYRICA | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Oct 18, 2018 | $11 | LYRICA EUCRISA COLOGUARD | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Nov 26, 2018 | $10 | CHANTIX ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Jan 16, 2018 | $10 | VIAGRA TOVIAZ LYRICA | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Aug 7, 2018 | $9 | CHANTIX LYRICA EUCRISA | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| May 31, 2018 | $9 | LYRICA EUCRISA | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Jun 21, 2018 | $8 | LYRICA EUCRISA | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Apr 26, 2018 | $8 | LYRICA | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Sep 27, 2018 | $7 | CHANTIX LYRICA EUCRISA | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Oct 22, 2018 | $6 | XARELTO | Education | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Dec 10, 2018 | $4 | XARELTO INVOKANA | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Oct 18, 2018 | $3 | COLOGUARD | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Jun 20, 2018 | $2 | CHANTIX ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Feb 22, 2018 | $2 | CHANTIX ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| May 23, 2018 | $2 | CHANTIX ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Jul 18, 2018 | $2 | CHANTIX ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Mar 8, 2018 | $2 | PNEUMOVAX 23 | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Jan 18, 2018 | $1 | LYRICA EUCRISA | Food and Beverage | PFIZER 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.