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ROBERT J DESNICK
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ROBERT J DESNICK

Listed Specialty: Clinical Genetics (M.D.)
1 GUSTAVE L LEVY PL, BOX 1498, NEW YORK, NY, 10029-6500
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DR. ROBERT DESNICK,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

33

payments

$126,678

payment total

4

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
Consulting
 5 $73,712
Promotional Speaking/Other
 3 $35,513
Travel and Lodging
 13 $16,617
Food and Beverage
 12 $837

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†
FABRAZYME

drug

 $107K
CARBAGLU

drug

 $14,856
NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED

drug

 $3,750
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $971
KUVAN

drug

 $35
PALYNZIQ

drug

 $35
† 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
Jan 16, 2018 $34,500 FABRAZYME Consulting GENZYME CORPORATION
Nov 29, 2018 $18,351 FABRAZYME Promotional Speaking/Other GENZYME CORPORATION ROBERT J DESNICK, LLC
Jul 16, 2018 $14,856 CARBAGLU Consulting RECORDATI_RARE_DISEASES_INC.
Oct 28, 2018 $14,606 FABRAZYME Consulting GENZYME CORPORATION
Dec 6, 2018 $11,985 FABRAZYME Promotional Speaking/Other GENZYME CORPORATION ROBERT J DESNICK, LLC
Dec 6, 2018 $9,024 FABRAZYME Travel and Lodging GENZYME CORPORATION ROBERT J DESNICK, LLC
Apr 3, 2018 $6,000 FABRAZYME Consulting GENZYME CORPORATION
Nov 29, 2018 $5,177 FABRAZYME Promotional Speaking/Other GENZYME CORPORATION ROBERT J DESNICK, LLC
Nov 29, 2018 $4,544 FABRAZYME Travel and Lodging GENZYME CORPORATION ROBERT J DESNICK, LLC
Apr 30, 2018 $3,750 NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED Consulting GENZYME CORPORATION
Dec 6, 2018 $597 FABRAZYME Travel and Lodging GENZYME CORPORATION ROBERT J DESNICK, LLC
Nov 29, 2018 $555 FABRAZYME Travel and Lodging GENZYME CORPORATION ROBERT J DESNICK, LLC
Oct 28, 2018 $436 FABRAZYME Travel and Lodging GENZYME CORPORATION
Nov 29, 2018 $376 FABRAZYME Travel and Lodging GENZYME CORPORATION ROBERT J DESNICK, LLC
Oct 28, 2018 $271 FABRAZYME Travel and Lodging GENZYME CORPORATION
Mar 27, 2018 $235 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA DEVELOPMENT AMERICA, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $202 FABRAZYME Travel and Lodging GENZYME CORPORATION ROBERT J DESNICK, LLC
Mar 26, 2018 $191 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA DEVELOPMENT AMERICA, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $176 FABRAZYME Travel and Lodging GENZYME CORPORATION ROBERT J DESNICK, LLC
Nov 29, 2018 $170 FABRAZYME Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION ROBERT J DESNICK, LLC
Jan 28, 2018 $117 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA DEVELOPMENT AMERICA, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $105 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA DEVELOPMENT AMERICA, INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $98 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA DEVELOPMENT AMERICA, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $97 FABRAZYME Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION ROBERT J DESNICK, LLC
Jul 31, 2018 $87 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA DEVELOPMENT AMERICA, INC.
Mar 25, 2018 $45 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA DEVELOPMENT AMERICA, INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $35 PALYNZIQ KUVAN Food and Beverage BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $25 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA DEVELOPMENT AMERICA, INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $25 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA DEVELOPMENT AMERICA, INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $18 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA DEVELOPMENT AMERICA, INC.
Mar 25, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA DEVELOPMENT AMERICA, INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $8 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA DEVELOPMENT AMERICA, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $3 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA DEVELOPMENT AMERICA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.