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This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.

MICHAEL W ROPPOLO
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MICHAEL W ROPPOLO

Listed Specialty: Nephrology
5131 ODONOVAN DR FL 1, BATON ROUGE, LA, 70808-4782
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DR. MICHAEL ROPPOLO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

24

payments

$571

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
Food and Beverage
 24 $571

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

 $123
RAYALDEE (OLD)

drug

 $103
VELPHORO

drug

 $59
VELTASSA

drug

 $40
PARSABIV

drug

 $40
SENSIPAR

drug

 $40
RITUXAN

drug

 $36
RAYALDEE

drug

 $30
KRYSTEXXA

drug

 $30
SAMSCA

drug

 $27
AURYXIA

drug

 $22
SOLIRIS

drug

 $22
JYNARQUE

drug

 $16
RENAL - ACUTE

device

 $13
ENTRESTO

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 8, 2018 $123 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jan 24, 2018 $103 RAYALDEE (OLD) Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Feb 22, 2018 $23 PARSABIV SENSIPAR Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Dec 19, 2018 $22 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jan 11, 2018 $22 SOLIRIS Food and Beverage ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $22 RITUXAN Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $18 KRYSTEXXA Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jul 2, 2018 $18 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $16 PARSABIV SENSIPAR Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Aug 27, 2018 $16 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Jul 19, 2018 $16 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
May 10, 2018 $15 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $15 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $15 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Oct 31, 2018 $14 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Feb 12, 2018 $14 RITUXAN Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $14 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $14 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $13 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $13 RENAL - ACUTE Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
May 2, 2018 $12 KRYSTEXXA Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
May 7, 2018 $12 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Jan 15, 2018 $12 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $11 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.