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MELISSA D LESTER
Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
1249 15TH ST, 4000, HUNTINGTON, WV, 25701-3662
DR. MELISSA LESTER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
44
payments
$898
payment total
11
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 |
44 | $898 |
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 |
$326 |
LIFEVEST |
device |
$139 |
REPATHA |
drug |
$127 |
IMPELLA |
device |
$100 |
ILAB |
device |
$62 |
VIGILANT |
device |
$50 |
XARELTO |
drug |
$35 |
ROTABLATOR |
device |
$14 |
KENGREAL |
drug |
$12 |
IGT DEVICE UNDIVIDED |
device |
$11 |
ELIQUIS |
drug |
$11 |
BRILINTA |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2018 | $100 | IMPELLA | Food and Beverage | ABIOMED | |
| Dec 20, 2018 | $94 | LIFEVEST | Food and Beverage | ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP) | |
| Feb 7, 2018 | $91 | REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Jun 5, 2018 | $62 | ILAB | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $50 | VIGILANT | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Apr 21, 2018 | $35 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Aug 30, 2018 | $31 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BIOTRONIK INC. | |
| Aug 21, 2018 | $15 | LIFEVEST | Food and Beverage | ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP) | |
| Nov 15, 2018 | $15 | LIFEVEST | Food and Beverage | ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP) | |
| Feb 8, 2018 | $15 | LIFEVEST | Food and Beverage | ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP) | |
| Jun 6, 2018 | $14 | ROTABLATOR | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Jun 15, 2018 | $13 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Mar 16, 2018 | $13 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Apr 20, 2018 | $13 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Nov 16, 2018 | $13 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Feb 7, 2018 | $12 | REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Nov 20, 2018 | $12 | KENGREAL | Food and Beverage | CHIESI USA, INC. | |
| Jul 13, 2018 | $12 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Nov 9, 2018 | $12 | REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Aug 3, 2018 | $12 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Mar 29, 2018 | $12 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Feb 16, 2018 | $12 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Mar 2, 2018 | $12 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Jun 29, 2018 | $11 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Apr 6, 2018 | $11 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Jul 17, 2018 | $11 | REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Nov 9, 2018 | $11 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Aug 17, 2018 | $11 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Jun 26, 2018 | $11 | IGT DEVICE UNDIVIDED | Food and Beverage | PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION | |
| May 10, 2018 | $11 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| May 31, 2018 | $11 | BRILINTA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Nov 2, 2018 | $11 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Dec 21, 2018 | $11 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Oct 5, 2018 | $11 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| May 4, 2018 | $11 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Feb 2, 2018 | $11 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Jan 5, 2018 | $11 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Jan 19, 2018 | $11 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Sep 21, 2018 | $11 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Nov 30, 2018 | $11 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Sep 7, 2018 | $11 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Oct 19, 2018 | $11 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Dec 14, 2018 | $11 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| May 18, 2018 | $10 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC |
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