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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.

CHRISTOPHER J SWEENEY
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CHRISTOPHER J SWEENEY

Listed Specialty: Medical Oncology
44 BINNEY ST, D1230, BOSTON, MA, 02115-6013
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CHRISTOPHER SWEENEY,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

25

payments

$45,618

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
Consulting
 11 $22,644
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $11,118
Honoraria
 1 $10,000
Travel and Lodging
 3 $1,216
Food and Beverage
 8 $640

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

 $18,401
XGEVA

drug

 $10,450
ERLEADA

drug

 $6,635
JEVTANA

drug

 $5,068
XTANDI

drug

 $1,938
TECENTRIQ

drug

 $1,397
NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED

drug

 $931
ABRAXANE

drug

 $600
XOFIGO

drug

 $81
SUTENT

drug

 $44
NON-COVERED

device

 $42
ZYTIGA

drug

 $30
† 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
Apr 25, 2018 $10,000 No Listed Product Honoraria CIPLA USA INC.
Dec 21, 2018 $6,050 XGEVA Promotional Speaking/Other AMGEN INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $5,068 JEVTANA Promotional Speaking/Other GENZYME CORPORATION
Jul 27, 2018 $5,000 No Listed Product Consulting PFIZER INTERNATIONAL LLC
Aug 3, 2018 $5,000 ERLEADA Consulting JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Dec 21, 2018 $4,400 XGEVA Consulting AMGEN INC.
Jan 22, 2018 $1,875 XTANDI Consulting PFIZER INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $1,635 ERLEADA Consulting JANSSEN GLOBAL SERVICES, LLC
Mar 31, 2018 $1,397 TECENTRIQ Consulting F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AG
Jun 1, 2018 $750 No Listed Product Consulting GENENTECH, INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $724 NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED Consulting GENZYME CORPORATION
Sep 12, 2018 $700 No Listed Product Consulting BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Feb 10, 2018 $600 ABRAXANE Consulting CELGENE CORPORATION
Mar 16, 2018 $563 No Listed Product Consulting GENENTECH, INC.
Jun 23, 2018 $510 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging PFIZER INTERNATIONAL LLC
Jun 23, 2018 $468 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging PFIZER INTERNATIONAL LLC
Jun 23, 2018 $238 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging PFIZER INTERNATIONAL LLC
Oct 26, 2018 $207 NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Jun 22, 2018 $115 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
May 30, 2018 $81 XOFIGO Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jun 2, 2018 $63 XTANDI Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
Jun 23, 2018 $58 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PFIZER INTERNATIONAL LLC
Jun 21, 2018 $44 SUTENT Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
May 31, 2018 $42 NON-COVERED Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Feb 8, 2018 $30 ZYTIGA Food and Beverage JANSSEN SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS, LLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.