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RENE L DESMARAIS
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RENE L DESMARAIS

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
400 EASTERN SHORE DR, SALISBURY, MD, 21804-5565
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RENE DESMARAIS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

39

payments

$581

payment total

13

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
 39 $581

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†
BRILINTA

drug

 $107
ELIQUIS

drug

 $96
LIFEVEST

device

 $87
XARELTO

drug

 $64
REPATHA

drug

 $59
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $44
CORLANOR

drug

 $37
ENTRESTO

drug

 $32
CONFIRM RX

device

 $23
PRALUENT

drug

 $23
CHANTIX

drug

 $20
ZIO PATCH

device

 $17
OPSUMIT

drug

 $16
NORTHERA

drug

 $14
† 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
Mar 19, 2018 $28 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Nov 8, 2018 $23 CONFIRM RX Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 31, 2018 $23 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $22 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $20 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
May 9, 2018 $19 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Dec 3, 2018 $19 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Apr 20, 2018 $18 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
May 7, 2018 $18 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
May 31, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Sep 11, 2018 $17 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
May 14, 2018 $17 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Jul 19, 2018 $17 ZIO PATCH Food and Beverage IRHYTHM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $16 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Oct 31, 2018 $16 OPSUMIT Food and Beverage ACTELION PHARMACEUTICALS US, INC.
May 17, 2018 $16 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jul 13, 2018 $16 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Apr 26, 2018 $16 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Dec 10, 2018 $15 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Mar 13, 2018 $15 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Oct 30, 2018 $14 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Sep 12, 2018 $14 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Jul 23, 2018 $14 NORTHERA Food and Beverage LUNDBECK LLC
Feb 5, 2018 $14 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
May 3, 2018 $14 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Oct 10, 2018 $14 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 13, 2018 $13 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $13 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Mar 27, 2018 $13 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $12 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Oct 11, 2018 $12 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
May 29, 2018 $12 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Nov 19, 2018 $12 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Jun 12, 2018 $11 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Dec 21, 2018 $11 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
May 2, 2018 $9 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
May 8, 2018 $5 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Mar 28, 2018 $4 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Oct 16, 2018 $2 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.