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DAMLA G KARSAN
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DAMLA G KARSAN

Listed Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynecology
6651 MAIN ST, SUITE F1500, HOUSTON, TX, 77030-2351
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DAMLA KARSAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

33

payments

$3,999

payment total

12

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $2,000
Travel and Lodging
 2 $1,327
Food and Beverage
 27 $643
Education
 2 $29

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†
NEXPLANON

drug

 $2,090
THINPREP

device

 $1,199
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $177
HPV

device

 $128
THIN PREP

device

 $128
LUPRON

drug

 $118
KYLEENA

drug

 $78
MIRENA

drug

 $78
ORILISSA

drug

 $62
SKYLA

drug

 $55
GARDASIL

drug

 $46
OSPHENA

drug

 $25
LO LOESTRIN FE

drug

 $24
NUVARING

drug

 $18
MYOSURE

device

 $18
NOVASURE

device

 $18
BALCOLTRA

drug

 $15
OTHER GYN PRODUCTS

device

 $14
FFN

device

 $14
INTRAROSA

drug

 $14
DUAVEE

drug

 $13
ESTRING

drug

 $13
PREMARIN

drug

 $13
PRENATE MINI

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
Feb 15, 2018 $1,199 THINPREP Travel and Lodging HOLOGIC INC
Jan 24, 2018 $1,000 NEXPLANON Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jun 13, 2018 $1,000 NEXPLANON Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Aug 30, 2018 $140 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $128 THIN PREP HPV Travel and Lodging HOLOGIC INC
Aug 16, 2018 $118 LUPRON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $25 OSPHENA Food and Beverage DUCHESNAY USA INCORPORATED
Sep 18, 2018 $23 ORILISSA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $22 KYLEENA MIRENA Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $21 KYLEENA MIRENA SKYLA Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $19 MIRENA KYLEENA SKYLA Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $19 ORILISSA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $18 NUVARING NEXPLANON GARDASIL Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jun 26, 2018 $18 NOVASURE MYOSURE Food and Beverage HOLOGIC, LLC
May 8, 2018 $16 MIRENA KYLEENA SKYLA Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $16 NEXPLANON Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jan 9, 2018 $16 No Listed Product Education AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $15 BALCOLTRA Food and Beverage AVION PHARMACEUTICALS
Sep 12, 2018 $15 NEXPLANON Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 17, 2018 $14 NEXPLANON GARDASIL Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 1, 2018 $14 OTHER GYN PRODUCTS Food and Beverage COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $14 NEXPLANON Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Mar 1, 2018 $14 FFN Food and Beverage HOLOGIC, LLC
Nov 6, 2018 $14 INTRAROSA Education AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $13 PREMARIN ESTRING DUAVEE Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $13 NEXPLANON GARDASIL Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 29, 2018 $12 LO LOESTRIN FE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $12 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $12 ORILISSA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $11 PRENATE MINI Food and Beverage AVION PHARMACEUTICALS
Oct 4, 2018 $11 LO LOESTRIN FE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
May 22, 2018 $10 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $8 ORILISSA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.