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RICHARD A BLOSSER
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RICHARD A BLOSSER

Listed Specialty: Gastroenterology
3700 JOSEPH SIEWICK DR, SUITE 401, FAIRFAX, VA, 22033-1744
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DR. RICHARD BLOSSER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

56

payments

$1,414

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
Food and Beverage
 56 $1,414

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

 $269
GENERAL ENDOCHOICE

device

 $267
ESOPHYX

device

 $175
HUMIRA

drug

 $142
OVERSTITCH

device

 $112
MAVYRET

drug

 $76
CIMZIA

drug

 $44
MANOMETRY

device

 $40
TRULANCE

drug

 $37
CREON

drug

 $37
SUPREP

drug

 $34
MOVIPREP

drug

 $32
XIFAXAN

drug

 $32
AMITIZA

drug

 $23
ORBERA

device

 $22
LINZESS

drug

 $22
ENTYVIO

drug

 $20
CLENPIQ

drug

 $18
DIFICID

drug

 $16
ZINPLAVA

drug

 $16
FIBROSCAN

device

 $15
ALINIA

drug

 $14
CANASA

drug

 $11
VIBERZI

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
May 31, 2018 $132 ESOPHYX Food and Beverage ENDOGASTRIC SOLUTIONS, INC
Nov 16, 2018 $124 GENERAL ENDOCHOICE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 2, 2018 $123 GENERAL ENDOCHOICE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 5, 2018 $100 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $60 No Listed Product Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Dec 7, 2018 $50 OVERSTITCH Food and Beverage APOLLO ENDOSURGERY US INC
Dec 7, 2018 $50 OVERSTITCH Food and Beverage APOLLO ENDOSURGERY US INC
Apr 30, 2018 $40 MANOMETRY Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Aug 18, 2018 $25 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 4, 2018 $23 AMITIZA Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $22 ORBERA Food and Beverage APOLLO ENDOSURGERY US INC
Dec 12, 2018 $22 CIMZIA Food and Beverage UCB, INC.
May 3, 2018 $22 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $22 CIMZIA Food and Beverage UCB, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $22 ESOPHYX Food and Beverage ENDOGASTRIC SOLUTIONS, INC
Jun 1, 2018 $21 ESOPHYX Food and Beverage ENDOGASTRIC SOLUTIONS, INC
Jan 23, 2018 $21 MAVYRET Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $20 ENTYVIO Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $20 MAVYRET Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $20 MAVYRET Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $20 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $20 GENERAL ENDOCHOICE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 7, 2018 $20 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Jun 13, 2018 $20 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $19 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $18 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $18 CLENPIQ Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $18 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Nov 6, 2018 $18 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Apr 3, 2018 $18 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Apr 19, 2018 $18 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 2, 2018 $17 MOVIPREP XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
May 23, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Aug 30, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Apr 12, 2018 $17 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 31, 2018 $16 DIFICID ZINPLAVA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 21, 2018 $15 FIBROSCAN Food and Beverage ECHOSENS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $15 MAVYRET Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $15 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 2, 2018 $14 MOVIPREP XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Oct 17, 2018 $14 ALINIA Food and Beverage ROMARK LABORATORIES, LC
Jul 10, 2018 $13 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Oct 26, 2018 $12 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Nov 1, 2018 $12 SUPREP Food and Beverage BRAINTREE LABORATORIES, INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $12 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Dec 7, 2018 $11 OVERSTITCH Food and Beverage APOLLO ENDOSURGERY US INC
Jan 9, 2018 $11 SUPREP Food and Beverage BRAINTREE LABORATORIES, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $11 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $11 SUPREP Food and Beverage BRAINTREE LABORATORIES, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $11 LINZESS VIBERZI CANASA Food and Beverage IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Oct 11, 2018 $2 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $1 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $1 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $1 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 2, 2018 $1 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $0 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.