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BENJAMIN C SCHAFFER
Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
2424 ENTERPRISE ROAD, SUITE C, CLEARWATER, FL, 33763
DR. BENJAMIN SCHAFFER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
34
payments
$709
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 |
|---|---|---|
Food and Beverage |
33 | $704 |
Education |
1 | $5 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
APLIGRAF |
drug |
$181 |
FARXIGA |
drug |
$135 |
SYMBICORT |
drug |
$117 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$88 |
BAXDELA |
drug |
$52 |
DULERA |
drug |
$44 |
JANUVIA |
drug |
$44 |
STEGLATRO |
drug |
$44 |
OASIS |
device |
$39 |
REGRANEX |
drug |
$39 |
SANTYL |
drug |
$39 |
SIVEXTRO |
drug |
$38 |
DARAPRIM TABLET 25MG |
drug |
$35 |
BYSTOLIC |
drug |
$25 |
ECONO-PASTE |
device |
$18 |
SORBALGON AG |
device |
$18 |
BASAGLAR |
drug |
$17 |
ASMANEX |
drug |
$17 |
OZEMPIC |
drug |
$15 |
ISENTRESS |
drug |
$12 |
ZEPATIER |
drug |
$12 |
BYDUREON |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2018 | $117 | SYMBICORT FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Feb 20, 2018 | $104 | APLIGRAF | Food and Beverage | ORGANOGENESIS INC. | |
| Mar 1, 2018 | $30 | BAXDELA | Food and Beverage | MELINTA THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |
| Sep 12, 2018 | $24 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Feb 26, 2018 | $22 | DARAPRIM TABLET 25MG | Food and Beverage | VYERA PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC | |
| Oct 5, 2018 | $22 | BAXDELA | Food and Beverage | MELINTA THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |
| Feb 13, 2018 | $19 | APLIGRAF | Food and Beverage | ORGANOGENESIS INC. | |
| May 31, 2018 | $19 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ACELL, INC. | |
| Apr 19, 2018 | $19 | APLIGRAF | Food and Beverage | ORGANOGENESIS INC. | |
| Jan 16, 2018 | $18 | ECONO-PASTE SORBALGON AG | Food and Beverage | HARTMANN USA, INC. | |
| Nov 12, 2018 | $17 | BASAGLAR | Food and Beverage | LILLY USA, LLC | |
| Sep 26, 2018 | $17 | JANUVIA ASMANEX STEGLATRO DULERA | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Jun 7, 2018 | $16 | APLIGRAF | Food and Beverage | ORGANOGENESIS INC. | |
| Jul 24, 2018 | $16 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Jan 9, 2018 | $16 | APLIGRAF | Food and Beverage | ORGANOGENESIS INC. | |
| Apr 26, 2018 | $15 | SANTYL REGRANEX OASIS | Food and Beverage | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| Jan 11, 2018 | $15 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ACELL, INC. | |
| Aug 22, 2018 | $15 | OZEMPIC | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Oct 25, 2018 | $14 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ACELL, INC. | |
| Jul 11, 2018 | $14 | JANUVIA STEGLATRO DULERA | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Dec 19, 2018 | $13 | JANUVIA STEGLATRO DULERA | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Feb 8, 2018 | $13 | SANTYL REGRANEX OASIS | Food and Beverage | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| Aug 23, 2018 | $13 | SIVEXTRO | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Oct 23, 2018 | $13 | BYSTOLIC | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Feb 1, 2018 | $13 | SIVEXTRO | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $12 | SIVEXTRO | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Aug 15, 2018 | $12 | ISENTRESS ZEPATIER | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Mar 18, 2018 | $12 | DARAPRIM TABLET 25MG | Food and Beverage | VYERA PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC | |
| Aug 8, 2018 | $12 | BYSTOLIC | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Aug 29, 2018 | $12 | FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| May 30, 2018 | $11 | BYDUREON | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Aug 30, 2018 | $11 | SANTYL REGRANEX OASIS | Food and Beverage | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | |
| Mar 22, 2018 | $7 | APLIGRAF | Food and Beverage | ORGANOGENESIS INC. | |
| Aug 29, 2018 | $5 | FARXIGA | Education | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP |
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