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JOE J STEPHENSON
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JOE J STEPHENSON

Listed Specialty: Hematology & Oncology
900 W FARIS RD, GREENVILLE, SC, 29605-4255
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DR. JOE STEPHENSON,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

37

payments

$34,880

payment total

5

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 11 $31,430
Consulting
 1 $1,875
Food and Beverage
 20 $1,112
Travel and Lodging
 2 $343
Education
 3 $120

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†
MEKINIST

drug

 $22,524
TAFINLAR

drug

 $22,524
IBRANCE

drug

 $7,577
BAVENCIO

drug

 $2,364
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $2,236
SOMATULINE DEPOT

drug

 $165
HEMLIBRA

drug

 $14
VOTRIENT

drug

 $4
† 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
Oct 30, 2018 $3,540 MEKINIST TAFINLAR Promotional Speaking/Other NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Aug 7, 2018 $3,540 MEKINIST TAFINLAR Promotional Speaking/Other NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Dec 12, 2018 $2,950 MEKINIST TAFINLAR Promotional Speaking/Other NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Oct 16, 2018 $2,950 MEKINIST TAFINLAR Promotional Speaking/Other NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 9, 2018 $2,950 MEKINIST TAFINLAR Promotional Speaking/Other NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 9, 2018 $2,950 MEKINIST TAFINLAR Promotional Speaking/Other NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Aug 28, 2018 $2,950 MEKINIST TAFINLAR Promotional Speaking/Other NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Apr 17, 2018 $2,550 IBRANCE Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $2,550 IBRANCE Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $2,250 BAVENCIO Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
Jan 8, 2018 $2,250 IBRANCE Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $1,875 No Listed Product Consulting PFIZER INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $261 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $231 MEKINIST TAFINLAR Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Oct 2, 2018 $165 SOMATULINE DEPOT Food and Beverage IPSEN BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Oct 30, 2018 $112 MEKINIST TAFINLAR Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Apr 9, 2018 $111 IBRANCE Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $109 MEKINIST TAFINLAR Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Aug 7, 2018 $108 MEKINIST TAFINLAR Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Mar 2, 2018 $100 No Listed Product Education AMGEN INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $99 BAVENCIO Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $81 MEKINIST TAFINLAR Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jan 31, 2018 $68 IBRANCE Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $24 IBRANCE Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $16 MEKINIST TAFINLAR Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Sep 25, 2018 $15 BAVENCIO Education PFIZER INC.
Jul 9, 2018 $14 MEKINIST TAFINLAR Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Dec 11, 2018 $14 HEMLIBRA Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $13 IBRANCE Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $7 MEKINIST TAFINLAR Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jun 1, 2018 $6 TAFINLAR MEKINIST Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Apr 20, 2018 $6 MEKINIST TAFINLAR Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Feb 6, 2018 $5 IBRANCE Education PFIZER INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $4 MEKINIST TAFINLAR VOTRIENT Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Nov 6, 2018 $4 IBRANCE Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $2 IBRANCE Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $1 IBRANCE Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.