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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.

SYED N BABAR
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SYED N BABAR

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
820 SAINT SEBASTIAN WAY, SUITE 8A, AUGUSTA, GA, 30901-2643
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SYED BABAR,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

39

payments

$594

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
Food and Beverage
 39 $594

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†
ACTHAR

drug

 $121
VELTASSA

drug

 $110
SAMSCA

drug

 $75
JYNARQUE

drug

 $55
VACCESS

device

 $41
PARSABIV

drug

 $37
KRYSTEXXA

drug

 $34
VELPHORO

drug

 $30
FLUENCY

device

 $28
ARANESP

drug

 $22
GATTEX

drug

 $22
AURYXIA

drug

 $18
NATPARA

drug

 $17
FABRAZYME

drug

 $17
FABRY-DISEASE

drug

 $17
WATCHMAN

device

 $16
ZERBAXA

drug

 $15
SOLIRIS

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
Nov 16, 2018 $41 VACCESS Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $28 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $23 SAMSCA JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $22 ARANESP PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $22 GATTEX Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Mar 26, 2018 $21 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $20 SAMSCA JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $18 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $17 KRYSTEXXA Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Feb 27, 2018 $17 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $17 NATPARA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Nov 28, 2018 $17 FABRAZYME FABRY-DISEASE Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Aug 16, 2018 $17 KRYSTEXXA Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jun 26, 2018 $16 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 22, 2018 $15 ZERBAXA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Sep 18, 2018 $15 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $14 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $14 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $13 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $13 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $13 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Aug 6, 2018 $13 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Mar 13, 2018 $12 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $12 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Jul 13, 2018 $12 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Apr 23, 2018 $12 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Aug 28, 2018 $12 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Dec 11, 2018 $12 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Dec 6, 2018 $11 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jul 30, 2018 $11 SOLIRIS Food and Beverage ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $11 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Jan 17, 2018 $11 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $11 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Jul 17, 2018 $11 SAMSCA JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Jul 9, 2018 $11 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Jan 30, 2018 $10 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Jan 9, 2018 $10 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Feb 8, 2018 $9 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Oct 5, 2018 $9 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.