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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.

ALAN J PLOTNER
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ALAN J PLOTNER

Listed Specialty: Gastroenterology
11440 COMMERCE PARK DR, LL4, RESTON, VA, 20191-1555
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ALAN PLOTNER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

53

payments

$1,083

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
 52 $1,068
Education
 1 $15

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†
HUMIRA

drug

 $355
XIFAXAN

drug

 $130
UCERIS

drug

 $100
SPYGLASS

device

 $79
ENTYVIO

drug

 $68
LINZESS

drug

 $64
AMITIZA

drug

 $54
CIMZIA

drug

 $46
STELARA

drug

 $45
VIBERZI

drug

 $40
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $35
INJECTAFER

drug

 $34
REMICADE

drug

 $29
SIMPONI

drug

 $29
SIMPONI ARIA

drug

 $29
ALINIA

drug

 $25
XELJANZ

drug

 $16
CREON

drug

 $16
RELISTOR

drug

 $15
TRULANCE

drug

 $15
CANASA

drug

 $13
† 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
May 2, 2018 $100 UCERIS Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Sep 26, 2018 $98 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 31, 2018 $96 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Nov 30, 2018 $84 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $79 SPYGLASS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 8, 2018 $28 CIMZIA Food and Beverage UCB, INC.
Jul 2, 2018 $21 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $21 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Apr 9, 2018 $20 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $20 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $20 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 6, 2018 $20 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $19 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 29, 2018 $18 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jul 9, 2018 $18 CIMZIA Food and Beverage UCB, INC.
May 23, 2018 $18 INJECTAFER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
May 14, 2018 $18 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
May 21, 2018 $17 ENTYVIO Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
May 7, 2018 $17 AMITIZA Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Jul 30, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Dec 10, 2018 $17 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $17 INJECTAFER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $16 STELARA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Jun 11, 2018 $16 ENTYVIO Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $16 XELJANZ Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $16 REMICADE STELARA SIMPONI SIMPONI ARIA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $16 ENTYVIO Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $15 RELISTOR XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jan 15, 2018 $15 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $15 TRULANCE Education SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Mar 11, 2018 $14 VIBERZI LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $14 ALINIA Food and Beverage ROMARK LABORATORIES, LC
Oct 30, 2018 $14 AMITIZA Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $13 LINZESS VIBERZI Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $13 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $13 REMICADE STELARA SIMPONI SIMPONI ARIA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Oct 15, 2018 $13 LINZESS VIBERZI CANASA Food and Beverage IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Mar 19, 2018 $12 AMITIZA Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Dec 3, 2018 $12 ENTYVIO Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $11 AMITIZA Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $11 ALINIA Food and Beverage ROMARK LABORATORIES, LC
Jan 24, 2018 $11 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $6 ENTYVIO Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $4 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $3 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $3 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $3 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jul 2, 2018 $1 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 6, 2018 $1 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 15, 2018 $1 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $1 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Dec 3, 2018 $0 ENTYVIO Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
May 21, 2018 $0 ENTYVIO Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., 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.