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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.

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BRUCE R SAFERIN
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BRUCE R SAFERIN

Listed Specialty: Podiatrist
1414 S BYRNE RD, TOLEDO, OH, 43614-2363
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BRUCE SAFERIN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

10

payments

$368

payment total

4

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
 10 $368

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†
KERYDIN

drug

 $145
BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS

device

 $124
VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS

device

 $124
VIVIGEN

device

 $124
EXOGEN

device

 $39
KRYSTEXXA

drug

 $32
DUEXIS

drug

 $27
† 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 4, 2018 $124 BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS VIVIGEN VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $123 KERYDIN Food and Beverage SANDOZ INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $39 EXOGEN Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
Jan 20, 2018 $32 KRYSTEXXA Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Feb 21, 2018 $14 DUEXIS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jan 29, 2018 $13 DUEXIS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jan 17, 2018 $9 KERYDIN Food and Beverage SANDOZ INC.
May 8, 2018 $6 KERYDIN Food and Beverage SANDOZ INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $5 KERYDIN Food and Beverage SANDOZ INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $3 KERYDIN Food and Beverage SANDOZ INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.