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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.

SETH LERNER
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SETH LERNER

Listed Specialty: Urology
6560 FANNIN ST, HOUSTON, TX, 77030-2761
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SETH LERNER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

26

payments

$19,582

payment total

8

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
 1 $13,000
Travel and Lodging
 9 $5,500
Food and Beverage
 16 $1,081

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

 $18,847
TECENTRIQ

drug

 $302
TOROSA

device

 $168
CYSVIEW

drug

 $129
NON-COVERED PRODUCT

drug

 $62
EPIDUO FORTE

drug

 $30
FIRMAGON

drug

 $23
BOTOX

drug

 $21
† 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
Nov 7, 2018 $13,000 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 13, 2018 $3,787 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Oct 2, 2018 $318 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Oct 2, 2018 $297 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Sep 30, 2018 $297 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Oct 1, 2018 $297 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 28, 2018 $168 TOROSA Food and Beverage COLOPLAST CORP
Oct 1, 2018 $154 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 7, 2018 $150 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Mar 30, 2018 $129 CYSVIEW Food and Beverage PHOTOCURE INC
Apr 11, 2018 $123 TECENTRIQ Food and Beverage GENENTECH, INC.
Feb 8, 2018 $121 TECENTRIQ Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Sep 30, 2018 $112 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Oct 2, 2018 $90 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Oct 3, 2018 $89 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Oct 1, 2018 $88 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Feb 9, 2018 $84 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GENENTECH, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $76 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 28, 2018 $58 TECENTRIQ Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $35 NON-COVERED PRODUCT Food and Beverage GENENTECH, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $28 NON-COVERED PRODUCT Food and Beverage GENENTECH, INC.
May 20, 2018 $23 FIRMAGON Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $21 BOTOX Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $15 EPIDUO FORTE Food and Beverage GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P.
Apr 16, 2018 $14 EPIDUO FORTE Food and Beverage GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P.
Oct 2, 2018 $8 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
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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.