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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.

JAMES S SIM
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JAMES S SIM

Listed Specialty: Nephrology
5131 ODONOVAN DR, FIRST FLOOR, BATON ROUGE, LA, 70808-4782
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DR. JAMES SIM,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

30

payments

$657

payment total

14

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
 30 $657

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

 $81
ACTHAR

drug

 $71
RAYALDEE

drug

 $58
JYNARQUE

drug

 $32
AURYXIA

drug

 $28
SAMSCA

drug

 $27
MITIGARE

drug

 $22
NATPARA

drug

 $19
VELTASSA

drug

 $16
SOLIRIS

drug

 $15
LOKELMA

drug

 $15
PARSABIV

drug

 $14
RENAL - ACUTE

device

 $13
ENTRESTO

drug

 $11
BIDIL

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
May 31, 2018 $35 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Mar 7, 2018 $22 MITIGARE Food and Beverage WEST-WARD PHARMACEUTICALS
Sep 24, 2018 $20 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
May 30, 2018 $19 NATPARA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Feb 22, 2018 $18 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Nov 30, 2018 $18 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $18 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $16 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $15 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Jul 3, 2018 $15 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Mar 2, 2018 $15 SOLIRIS Food and Beverage ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $15 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
May 10, 2018 $15 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $15 LOKELMA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Feb 7, 2018 $15 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Oct 31, 2018 $14 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Jan 16, 2018 $14 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $14 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
May 1, 2018 $14 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $13 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, 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 7, 2018 $12 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $11 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Mar 15, 2018 $11 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $11 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
May 15, 2018 $11 BIDIL Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $11 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.