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BRIAN M BRUEL
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BRIAN M BRUEL

Listed Specialty: Interventional Pain Medicine
1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD UNIT 409, HOUSTON, TX, 77030-4000
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DR. BRIAN BRUEL,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

69

payments

$37,287

payment total

12

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
 5 $18,500
Consulting
 1 $9,240
Travel and Lodging
 20 $6,637
Food and Beverage
 43 $2,910

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†
PRIALT

drug

 $23,733
SPINRAZA

drug

 $10,727
PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS

device

 $1,139
SUPERION ISS

device

 $502
AXIUM INS DRG IPG

device

 $177
SCS IPGS

device

 $174
GABLOFEN 1 ML IN 1 SYRINGE, GLASS

drug

 $154
VECTRIS

device

 $142
SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM

device

 $136
SPECTRA WAVEWRITER

device

 $85
SYNCHROMED

device

 $66
PROMETRA II

device

 $64
BOTOX

drug

 $54
KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY

device

 $48
XEOMIN

drug

 $39
LIORESAL

device

 $22
GELSYN 3

device

 $22
† 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 30, 2018 $9,240 SPINRAZA Consulting BIOGEN, INC.
May 22, 2018 $4,000 PRIALT Promotional Speaking/Other JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $4,000 PRIALT Promotional Speaking/Other JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $4,000 PRIALT Promotional Speaking/Other JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
May 1, 2018 $4,000 PRIALT Promotional Speaking/Other JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $2,500 PRIALT Promotional Speaking/Other JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
May 1, 2018 $767 PRIALT Travel and Lodging JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
May 22, 2018 $646 PRIALT Travel and Lodging JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
May 22, 2018 $626 PRIALT Travel and Lodging JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
May 1, 2018 $609 PRIALT Travel and Lodging JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $588 SPINRAZA Travel and Lodging BIOGEN, INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $481 PRIALT Travel and Lodging JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $437 PRIALT Travel and Lodging JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $426 SPINRAZA Travel and Lodging BIOGEN, INC.
Jun 24, 2018 $367 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 9, 2018 $315 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 5, 2018 $258 PRIALT Travel and Lodging JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $232 SPINRAZA Travel and Lodging BIOGEN, INC.
May 1, 2018 $191 PRIALT Travel and Lodging JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $181 PRIALT Travel and Lodging JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $177 AXIUM INS DRG IPG Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 22, 2018 $174 SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 8, 2018 $154 GABLOFEN 1 ML IN 1 SYRINGE, GLASS Food and Beverage PIRAMAL CRITICAL CARE
May 22, 2018 $154 PRIALT Travel and Lodging JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $152 PRIALT Travel and Lodging JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $142 VECTRIS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 24, 2018 $140 SUPERION ISS Food and Beverage VERTIFLEX, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $126 SUPERION ISS Food and Beverage VERTIFLEX, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $125 PRIALT Food and Beverage JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $124 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
May 22, 2018 $123 PRIALT Food and Beverage JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jan 11, 2018 $123 PRIALT Food and Beverage JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $109 SUPERION ISS Food and Beverage VERTIFLEX, INC.
May 1, 2018 $109 PRIALT Food and Beverage JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $108 PRIALT Food and Beverage JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $105 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 18, 2018 $103 PRIALT Food and Beverage JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $100 SUPERION ISS Food and Beverage VERTIFLEX, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $92 SPINRAZA Food and Beverage BIOGEN, INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $89 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 11, 2018 $66 SYNCHROMED Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 25, 2018 $66 SPINRAZA Food and Beverage BIOGEN, INC.
Jun 23, 2018 $64 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 13, 2018 $64 PROMETRA II Food and Beverage FLOWONIX MEDICAL INCORPORATED
Mar 7, 2018 $58 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 28, 2018 $48 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 23, 2018 $43 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 25, 2018 $42 SPINRAZA Food and Beverage BIOGEN, INC.
Aug 25, 2018 $41 SPINRAZA Food and Beverage BIOGEN, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $39 XEOMIN Food and Beverage MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Jun 23, 2018 $38 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 23, 2018 $31 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 24, 2018 $31 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 23, 2018 $26 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 12, 2018 $24 PRIALT Food and Beverage JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Aug 30, 2018 $22 LIORESAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $22 GELSYN 3 Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
Feb 8, 2018 $21 BOTOX Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $20 BOTOX Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jan 11, 2018 $18 PRIALT Food and Beverage JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $16 SUPERION ISS Food and Beverage VERTIFLEX, INC.
Nov 3, 2018 $14 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 24, 2018 $14 BOTOX Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jun 24, 2018 $13 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 7, 2018 $13 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 3, 2018 $12 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Sep 28, 2018 $11 SUPERION ISS Food and Beverage VERTIFLEX, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $9 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 24, 2018 $8 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
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