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MICHAEL L METZGER
Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
13550 JOG RD 204, DELRAY BEACH, FL, 33446-3809
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MICHAEL METZGER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
154
payments
$3,033
payment total
23
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 |
154 | $3,033 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
XARELTO |
drug |
$279 |
QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR |
device |
$274 |
ELIQUIS |
drug |
$257 |
REPATHA |
drug |
$221 |
VASCEPA |
drug |
$190 |
PRALUENT |
drug |
$183 |
NORTHERA |
drug |
$149 |
PRADAXA |
drug |
$148 |
ENTRESTO |
drug |
$138 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$129 |
EVERA |
device |
$121 |
BRILINTA |
drug |
$118 |
ASSURITY PACEMAKER |
device |
$117 |
CONFIRM RX |
device |
$116 |
ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM |
device |
$106 |
MULTAQ |
drug |
$98 |
CORLANOR |
drug |
$98 |
WATCHMAN |
device |
$96 |
MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE |
device |
$74 |
LIVALO |
drug |
$74 |
UPTRAVI |
drug |
$56 |
OPSUMIT |
drug |
$51 |
CARDIAC MONITORING SUITE |
device |
$35 |
CVI SYSTEMS |
device |
$22 |
LIFEVEST |
device |
$17 |
LEXISCAN |
drug |
$16 |
CHANTIX |
drug |
$15 |
REVEAL LINQ |
device |
$15 |
PENUMBRA SYSTEM |
device |
$14 |
ZONTIVITY |
drug |
$13 |
CLOSUREFAST |
device |
$12 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2018 | $156 | QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Jun 28, 2018 | $121 | EVERA | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Jul 19, 2018 | $118 | QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Dec 14, 2018 | $117 | ASSURITY PACEMAKER | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Dec 27, 2018 | $116 | CONFIRM RX | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Sep 21, 2018 | $106 | ENSITE CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Nov 13, 2018 | $104 | VASCEPA | Food and Beverage | AMARIN PHARMA INC. | |
| Sep 27, 2018 | $100 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Oct 29, 2018 | $96 | WATCHMAN | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Sep 7, 2018 | $74 | MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Sep 21, 2018 | $35 | CARDIAC MONITORING SUITE | Food and Beverage | BRAEMAR MANUFACTURING, LLC | |
| Apr 17, 2018 | $23 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Jun 7, 2018 | $23 | NORTHERA | Food and Beverage | LUNDBECK LLC | |
| Mar 5, 2018 | $23 | UPTRAVI | Food and Beverage | ACTELION PHARMACEUTICALS US, INC. | |
| Jul 17, 2018 | $22 | PRADAXA | Food and Beverage | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| May 11, 2018 | $22 | CVI SYSTEMS | Food and Beverage | ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | |
| Jun 18, 2018 | $22 | PRALUENT | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| May 23, 2018 | $22 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Oct 15, 2018 | $22 | CORLANOR REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Jan 19, 2018 | $22 | MULTAQ | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Jan 23, 2018 | $21 | PRALUENT | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Feb 22, 2018 | $21 | MULTAQ | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Sep 11, 2018 | $21 | PRADAXA | Food and Beverage | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Apr 5, 2018 | $21 | NORTHERA | Food and Beverage | LUNDBECK LLC | |
| Jul 10, 2018 | $21 | PRALUENT | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Aug 13, 2018 | $21 | LIVALO VASCEPA | Food and Beverage | KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC. | |
| Aug 23, 2018 | $20 | CORLANOR REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Oct 30, 2018 | $20 | NORTHERA | Food and Beverage | LUNDBECK LLC | |
| Apr 10, 2018 | $20 | PRALUENT | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Sep 18, 2018 | $20 | NORTHERA | Food and Beverage | LUNDBECK LLC | |
| Oct 31, 2018 | $20 | MULTAQ | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| May 29, 2018 | $20 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Jul 18, 2018 | $19 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Feb 19, 2018 | $19 | CORLANOR REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Aug 17, 2018 | $19 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Oct 19, 2018 | $19 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Dec 21, 2018 | $19 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $19 | PRALUENT | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Feb 6, 2018 | $19 | PRADAXA | Food and Beverage | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| May 2, 2018 | $19 | PRADAXA | Food and Beverage | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Dec 13, 2018 | $19 | CORLANOR REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Dec 21, 2018 | $19 | LIVALO VASCEPA | Food and Beverage | KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC. | |
| Feb 26, 2018 | $18 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Apr 19, 2018 | $18 | REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Aug 7, 2018 | $18 | NORTHERA | Food and Beverage | LUNDBECK LLC | |
| Mar 27, 2018 | $18 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Feb 28, 2018 | $18 | LIVALO VASCEPA | Food and Beverage | KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC. | |
| Oct 26, 2018 | $18 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Oct 9, 2018 | $18 | PRADAXA | Food and Beverage | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Sep 5, 2018 | $18 | BRILINTA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| May 3, 2018 | $18 | MULTAQ | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| May 14, 2018 | $18 | PRALUENT | Food and Beverage | REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC. | |
| Mar 26, 2018 | $18 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Sep 7, 2018 | $18 | CORLANOR REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Sep 6, 2018 | $18 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Sep 26, 2018 | $17 | OPSUMIT | Food and Beverage | ACTELION PHARMACEUTICALS US, INC. | |
| Aug 17, 2018 | $17 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Feb 7, 2018 | $17 | REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Jan 30, 2018 | $17 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| May 8, 2018 | $17 | OPSUMIT UPTRAVI | Food and Beverage | ACTELION PHARMACEUTICALS US, INC. | |
| Nov 13, 2018 | $17 | PRADAXA | Food and Beverage | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Jul 13, 2018 | $17 | MULTAQ | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Oct 17, 2018 | $17 | LIVALO VASCEPA | Food and Beverage | KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC. | |
| May 17, 2018 | $17 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Sep 27, 2018 | $17 | REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Oct 24, 2018 | $17 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Mar 6, 2018 | $17 | PRADAXA | Food and Beverage | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Jun 4, 2018 | $17 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Jan 16, 2018 | $17 | REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Feb 14, 2018 | $17 | LIFEVEST | Food and Beverage | ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP) | |
| Apr 20, 2018 | $16 | LEXISCAN | Food and Beverage | ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC | |
| Jul 26, 2018 | $16 | NORTHERA | Food and Beverage | LUNDBECK LLC | |
| Mar 12, 2018 | $16 | NORTHERA | Food and Beverage | LUNDBECK LLC | |
| Aug 6, 2018 | $16 | BRILINTA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Feb 13, 2018 | $16 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Jun 22, 2018 | $16 | REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Apr 23, 2018 | $16 | BRILINTA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $16 | OPSUMIT UPTRAVI | Food and Beverage | ACTELION PHARMACEUTICALS US, INC. | |
| Nov 5, 2018 | $16 | PRALUENT | Food and Beverage | REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC. | |
| Dec 3, 2018 | $16 | PRALUENT | Food and Beverage | REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC. | |
| Sep 3, 2018 | $16 | PRALUENT | Food and Beverage | REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC. | |
| Nov 6, 2018 | $16 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Mar 5, 2018 | $16 | BRILINTA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Jul 23, 2018 | $16 | PRALUENT | Food and Beverage | REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC. | |
| Dec 3, 2018 | $15 | PRADAXA | Food and Beverage | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Jan 10, 2018 | $15 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Jan 22, 2018 | $15 | BRILINTA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Oct 18, 2018 | $15 | CHANTIX ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Dec 19, 2018 | $15 | REVEAL LINQ | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Feb 28, 2018 | $15 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Jun 6, 2018 | $15 | BRILINTA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Mar 27, 2018 | $15 | REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| May 9, 2018 | $15 | REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Jul 9, 2018 | $15 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Jul 27, 2018 | $14 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| May 11, 2018 | $14 | NORTHERA | Food and Beverage | LUNDBECK LLC | |
| May 30, 2018 | $14 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Apr 6, 2018 | $14 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| May 4, 2018 | $14 | PENUMBRA SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | PENUMBRA, INC. | |
| Feb 27, 2018 | $13 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Jan 9, 2018 | $13 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Apr 29, 2018 | $13 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Apr 10, 2018 | $13 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Oct 11, 2018 | $13 | BRILINTA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Feb 20, 2018 | $13 | ZONTIVITY | Food and Beverage | ARALEZ PHARMACEUTICALS US INC. | |
| Dec 20, 2018 | $13 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Sep 26, 2018 | $12 | CLOSUREFAST | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Oct 24, 2018 | $12 | VASCEPA | Food and Beverage | AMARIN PHARMA INC. | |
| Jun 27, 2018 | $12 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| May 22, 2018 | $11 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Mar 9, 2018 | $11 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Aug 9, 2018 | $11 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Jul 16, 2018 | $11 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Feb 21, 2018 | $11 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Jun 5, 2018 | $11 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Jun 12, 2018 | $10 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Aug 29, 2018 | $10 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Sep 14, 2018 | $10 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Apr 13, 2018 | $10 | BRILINTA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| May 21, 2018 | $9 | REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Apr 25, 2018 | $9 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Dec 18, 2018 | $8 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Oct 23, 2018 | $4 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Dec 4, 2018 | $3 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Oct 19, 2018 | $3 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Jan 25, 2018 | $3 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Feb 6, 2018 | $3 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Jan 9, 2018 | $3 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Apr 3, 2018 | $3 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Jun 26, 2018 | $2 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| May 15, 2018 | $2 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Mar 6, 2018 | $2 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Apr 19, 2018 | $2 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| May 1, 2018 | $2 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Apr 10, 2018 | $2 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Oct 2, 2018 | $2 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Sep 4, 2018 | $2 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Jul 24, 2018 | $2 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Jul 10, 2018 | $2 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Sep 18, 2018 | $2 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Aug 21, 2018 | $2 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Nov 27, 2018 | $2 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Oct 30, 2018 | $2 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Dec 18, 2018 | $2 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Nov 6, 2018 | $1 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Sep 25, 2018 | $1 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Nov 13, 2018 | $1 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Jul 31, 2018 | $1 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Sep 27, 2018 | $1 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Aug 29, 2018 | $1 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| May 22, 2018 | $1 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Jun 12, 2018 | $1 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Mar 27, 2018 | $1 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
| Apr 25, 2018 | $0 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. |
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