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SAMER BALLOUZ
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SAMER BALLOUZ

Listed Specialty: Hematology & Oncology
3577 W 13 MILE RD, SUITE 204, ROYAL OAK, MI, 48073-6710
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DR. SAMER BALLOUZ,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

52

payments

$18,304

payment total

16

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
 4 $12,150
Travel and Lodging
 14 $4,695
Food and Beverage
 30 $849
Promotional Speaking/Other
 3 $495
Education
 1 $115

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†
IMBRUVICA

drug

 $9,901
ONIVYDE

drug

 $4,725
CINVANTI

drug

 $2,665
SUSTOL

drug

 $2,665
ELITEK

drug

 $419
INVOKANA

drug

 $124
CYRAMZA

drug

 $115
VERZENIO

drug

 $115
UNITUXIN

drug

 $100
XTANDI

drug

 $61
TAGRISSO

drug

 $51
IMFINZI

drug

 $28
TUMOR LYSIS SYNDROME - DISEASE

drug

 $24
GAMUNEX-C

drug

 $19
KYPROLIS

drug

 $17
XGEVA

drug

 $17
AFINITOR

drug

 $16
LYNPARZA

drug

 $15
ALIMTA

drug

 $15
ERBITUX

drug

 $15
BAVENCIO

drug

 $12
INLYTA

drug

 $12
SUTENT

drug

 $12
IBRANCE

drug

 $11
XALKORI

drug

 $11
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $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
Oct 29, 2018 $3,675 IMBRUVICA Consulting PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Mar 27, 2018 $3,675 IMBRUVICA Consulting PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Oct 5, 2018 $2,800 ONIVYDE Consulting IPSEN BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC
May 31, 2018 $2,000 SUSTOL CINVANTI Consulting HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $1,786 ONIVYDE Travel and Lodging IPSEN BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Mar 7, 2018 $784 IMBRUVICA Travel and Lodging PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Oct 3, 2018 $624 IMBRUVICA Travel and Lodging PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
May 31, 2018 $580 SUSTOL CINVANTI Travel and Lodging HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $275 ELITEK Promotional Speaking/Other GENZYME CORPORATION
Mar 7, 2018 $236 IMBRUVICA Travel and Lodging PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Oct 3, 2018 $173 IMBRUVICA Travel and Lodging PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Oct 5, 2018 $139 ONIVYDE Food and Beverage IPSEN BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jan 31, 2018 $124 INVOKANA Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Aug 27, 2018 $120 ELITEK Promotional Speaking/Other GENZYME CORPORATION
Jul 23, 2018 $115 CYRAMZA VERZENIO Education LILLY USA, LLC
Oct 3, 2018 $110 IMBRUVICA Travel and Lodging PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Nov 12, 2018 $100 UNITUXIN Promotional Speaking/Other UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION
Mar 7, 2018 $95 IMBRUVICA Travel and Lodging PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
May 31, 2018 $85 SUSTOL CINVANTI Food and Beverage HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $75 IMBRUVICA Travel and Lodging PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Oct 4, 2018 $70 IMBRUVICA Travel and Lodging PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Apr 6, 2018 $46 IMBRUVICA Travel and Lodging PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Apr 6, 2018 $44 IMBRUVICA Travel and Lodging PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Oct 31, 2018 $44 IMBRUVICA Travel and Lodging PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Oct 4, 2018 $40 IMBRUVICA Food and Beverage PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Mar 8, 2018 $40 IMBRUVICA Food and Beverage PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Apr 6, 2018 $37 IMBRUVICA Food and Beverage PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Oct 4, 2018 $36 IMBRUVICA Food and Beverage PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Oct 31, 2018 $30 IMBRUVICA Food and Beverage PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Oct 31, 2018 $28 IMBRUVICA Travel and Lodging PHARMACYCLICS LLC, AN ABBVIE COMPANY
Jul 9, 2018 $24 ELITEK TUMOR LYSIS SYNDROME - DISEASE Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Mar 26, 2018 $21 IMBRUVICA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
May 30, 2018 $20 IMBRUVICA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
May 29, 2018 $19 GAMUNEX-C Food and Beverage GRIFOLS USA, LLC
Jun 15, 2018 $17 KYPROLIS XGEVA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $16 AFINITOR Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jun 13, 2018 $15 TAGRISSO Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jun 4, 2018 $15 LYNPARZA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Dec 27, 2018 $15 ALIMTA ERBITUX Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Aug 29, 2018 $14 IMFINZI Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
May 23, 2018 $14 IMFINZI Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Apr 4, 2018 $13 TAGRISSO Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
May 23, 2018 $13 TAGRISSO Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Aug 23, 2018 $13 XTANDI Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
May 10, 2018 $13 XTANDI Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Feb 1, 2018 $13 XTANDI Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Sep 27, 2018 $13 XTANDI Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Jun 7, 2018 $12 SUTENT INLYTA BAVENCIO Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $11 XTANDI Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Jan 25, 2018 $11 TAGRISSO Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jul 18, 2018 $11 XALKORI IBRANCE Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $11 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.