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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.
ROBERT P CHEN
Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
9660 WICKER AVE, SAINT JOHN, IN, 46373-9487
DR. ROBERT CHEN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
31
payments
$25,574
payment total
17
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 |
|---|---|---|
Travel and Lodging |
3 | $12,895 |
Promotional Speaking/Other |
1 | $12,000 |
Food and Beverage |
26 | $672 |
Education |
1 | $7 |
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 |
$25,242 |
TRINTELLIX |
drug |
$41 |
LIVALO |
drug |
$41 |
VASCEPA |
drug |
$41 |
CHANTIX |
drug |
$30 |
LYRICA |
drug |
$30 |
GARDASIL |
drug |
$29 |
PNEUMOVAX 23 |
drug |
$29 |
LINZESS |
drug |
$26 |
XIFAXAN |
drug |
$24 |
CLOSUREFAST |
device |
$19 |
BASAGLAR |
drug |
$17 |
TRULICITY |
drug |
$17 |
SPIRIVA RESPIMAT |
drug |
$16 |
STIOLTO RESPIMAT |
drug |
$16 |
AIMOVIG |
drug |
$15 |
REPATHA |
drug |
$15 |
ROTATEQ |
drug |
$15 |
ADVAIR |
drug |
$14 |
FLOVENT |
drug |
$14 |
FLUZONE HIGH-DOSE |
drug |
$13 |
FLUZONE QUADRIVALENT |
drug |
$13 |
NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED |
drug |
$13 |
SYNTHROID |
drug |
$13 |
FLEXITOUCH |
device |
$13 |
ACTITOUCH |
device |
$13 |
ENTRE |
device |
$13 |
TOUJEO |
drug |
$11 |
EDARBI |
drug |
$11 |
| † 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 24, 2018 | $12,000 | No Listed Product | Promotional Speaking/Other | TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY, LIMITED | |
| Aug 24, 2018 | $10,099 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY, LIMITED | |
| Aug 24, 2018 | $1,981 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY, LIMITED | |
| Aug 24, 2018 | $815 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY, LIMITED | |
| Aug 24, 2018 | $174 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY, LIMITED | |
| Aug 24, 2018 | $174 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY, LIMITED | |
| Apr 17, 2018 | $19 | CLOSUREFAST | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Feb 16, 2018 | $17 | TRULICITY BASAGLAR | Food and Beverage | LILLY USA, LLC | |
| Dec 3, 2018 | $16 | STIOLTO RESPIMAT SPIRIVA RESPIMAT | Food and Beverage | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Aug 17, 2018 | $16 | LIVALO VASCEPA | Food and Beverage | KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC. | |
| Aug 28, 2018 | $16 | CHANTIX LYRICA | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| May 2, 2018 | $15 | LINZESS | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Oct 30, 2018 | $15 | AIMOVIG REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Mar 9, 2018 | $15 | ROTATEQ PNEUMOVAX 23 GARDASIL | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Nov 21, 2018 | $14 | PNEUMOVAX 23 GARDASIL | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Mar 23, 2018 | $14 | ADVAIR FLOVENT | Food and Beverage | GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC. | |
| Sep 18, 2018 | $14 | CHANTIX LYRICA | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Apr 27, 2018 | $13 | FLUZONE HIGH-DOSE NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED FLUZONE QUADRIVALENT | Food and Beverage | SANOFI PASTEUR INC. | |
| Jul 11, 2018 | $13 | LIVALO VASCEPA | Food and Beverage | KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC. | |
| Aug 14, 2018 | $13 | SYNTHROID | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Feb 21, 2018 | $13 | FLEXITOUCH ACTITOUCH ENTRE | Food and Beverage | TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC | |
| Mar 21, 2018 | $12 | TRINTELLIX | Food and Beverage | TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC. | |
| Jul 31, 2018 | $12 | XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Feb 2, 2018 | $12 | LIVALO VASCEPA | Food and Beverage | KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC. | |
| Jul 23, 2018 | $11 | TOUJEO | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Jan 9, 2018 | $11 | XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Sep 11, 2018 | $11 | TRINTELLIX | Food and Beverage | TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC. | |
| Nov 12, 2018 | $11 | EDARBI | Food and Beverage | ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Dec 13, 2018 | $11 | LINZESS | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Jun 4, 2018 | $11 | TRINTELLIX | Food and Beverage | TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC. | |
| Oct 23, 2018 | $7 | TRINTELLIX | Education | TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC. |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.