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RAMASWAMY GOVINDAN
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RAMASWAMY GOVINDAN

Listed Specialty: Medical Oncology
4921 PARKVIEW PL STE 7A, SAINT LOUIS, MO, 63110-1032
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RAMASWAMY GOVINDAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

37

payments

$28,771

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
Consulting
 13 $25,776
Food and Beverage
 17 $1,528
Travel and Lodging
 6 $1,465
Education
 1 $2

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

 $12,690
ALECENSA

drug

 $4,788
TECENTRIQ

drug

 $4,100
LEUKINE

drug

 $2,806
BAVENCIO

drug

 $2,668
CC-90011

drug

 $2,524
OPDIVO

drug

 $2,136
KEYTRUDA

drug

 $561
IMFINZI

drug

 $537
NON-COVERED PRODUCT

drug

 $60
† 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 16, 2018 $4,500 No Listed Product Consulting GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Feb 20, 2018 $4,000 ALECENSA TECENTRIQ Consulting GENENTECH USA, INC.
Jul 30, 2018 $4,000 No Listed Product Consulting MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jun 22, 2018 $2,500 LEUKINE Consulting PARTNER THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $2,400 CC-90011 Consulting CELGENE CORPORATION
Jun 21, 2018 $2,125 BAVENCIO Consulting PFIZER INC.
Mar 12, 2018 $2,000 No Listed Product Consulting PFIZER INC.
Jul 5, 2018 $1,350 OPDIVO Consulting E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Aug 8, 2018 $1,000 No Listed Product Consulting MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jan 26, 2018 $675 OPDIVO Consulting E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Apr 3, 2018 $537 IMFINZI Consulting ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jun 30, 2018 $492 ALECENSA Consulting F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AG
May 11, 2018 $436 KEYTRUDA Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Sep 11, 2018 $426 BAVENCIO Travel and Lodging PFIZER INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $373 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Jun 3, 2018 $306 LEUKINE Food and Beverage PARTNER THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $204 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Mar 31, 2018 $197 ALECENSA Consulting F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AG
May 24, 2018 $150 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jun 5, 2018 $146 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Jun 1, 2018 $124 CC-90011 Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
May 31, 2018 $117 BAVENCIO Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $100 ALECENSA TECENTRIQ Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Sep 23, 2018 $96 No Listed Product Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $90 OPDIVO Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Jun 5, 2018 $74 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Aug 16, 2018 $61 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Jun 2, 2018 $60 NON-COVERED PRODUCT Food and Beverage F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AG
May 11, 2018 $50 KEYTRUDA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
May 11, 2018 $40 KEYTRUDA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
May 11, 2018 $35 KEYTRUDA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jun 2, 2018 $33 No Listed Product Food and Beverage JANSSEN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, LLC
Jun 5, 2018 $29 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Jun 25, 2018 $20 OPDIVO Travel and Lodging E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Jun 5, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Jun 5, 2018 $9 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Jun 1, 2018 $2 OPDIVO Education E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.