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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.

JORGE M KOURIE-MELO
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JORGE M KOURIE-MELO

Listed Specialty: Nephrology
2501 N ORANGE AVE, SUITE 537N, ORLANDO, FL, 32804-4603
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JORGE KOURIE-MELO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

38

payments

$973

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
 38 $973

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†
PARSABIV

drug

 $198
RAYALDEE

drug

 $152
JARDIANCE

drug

 $124
ACTHAR

drug

 $89
SAMSCA

drug

 $63
VELTASSA

drug

 $53
SOLIRIS

drug

 $50
SYSTEM ONE

device

 $48
BYSTOLIC

drug

 $45
JYNARQUE

drug

 $42
GATTEX

drug

 $38
OCTAPLAS

drug

 $32
RITUXAN

drug

 $21
NOT PRODUCT RELATED

device

 $18
VELPHORO

drug

 $17
RAYALDEE (OLD)

drug

 $15
THIOLA

drug

 $12
† 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
Feb 1, 2018 $124 JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Apr 16, 2018 $100 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $50 SOLIRIS Food and Beverage ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 13, 2018 $48 SYSTEM ONE Food and Beverage NXSTAGE MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 3, 2018 $31 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
May 11, 2018 $31 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Dec 10, 2018 $27 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Dec 7, 2018 $27 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Apr 6, 2018 $25 BYSTOLIC Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $22 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Oct 24, 2018 $22 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Jun 1, 2018 $22 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Dec 6, 2018 $22 SAMSCA JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $21 RITUXAN Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $21 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $21 GATTEX Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Aug 3, 2018 $21 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Oct 5, 2018 $21 SAMSCA JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $21 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $20 BYSTOLIC Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $20 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Nov 8, 2018 $18 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Dec 12, 2018 $18 NOT PRODUCT RELATED Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
May 18, 2018 $18 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $17 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $17 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $16 GATTEX Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Aug 15, 2018 $16 OCTAPLAS Food and Beverage OCTAPHARMA USA, INC.
Jul 30, 2018 $16 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $15 OCTAPLAS Food and Beverage OCTAPHARMA USA, INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $15 RAYALDEE (OLD) Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Nov 29, 2018 $15 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Oct 31, 2018 $14 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $13 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jul 2, 2018 $13 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jan 2, 2018 $12 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jul 20, 2018 $12 THIOLA Food and Beverage RETROPHIN, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $11 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN 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.