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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.
JOSEPH SONSTEIN
Listed Specialty: Urology
301 UNIVERSITY BLVD, GALVESTON, TX, 77555-5302
DR. JOSEPH SONSTEIN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
15
payments
$1,147
payment total
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
Travel and Lodging |
4 | $624 |
Food and Beverage |
10 | $506 |
Education |
1 | $17 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
UROLIFT |
device |
$758 |
PROVENGE |
drug |
$124 |
16 FR. FLEXIBLE VIDEO CYSTOSCOPE |
device |
$111 |
OLYMPUS GUIDEWIRES |
device |
$94 |
OLYMPUS STENTS |
device |
$94 |
OLYMPUS ULTRASONIC DEVICES |
device |
$94 |
MYRBETRIQ |
drug |
$44 |
XTANDI |
drug |
$23 |
VESICARE |
drug |
$21 |
ERLEADA |
drug |
$17 |
| † 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 17, 2018 | $212 | UROLIFT | Travel and Lodging | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Oct 17, 2018 | $198 | UROLIFT | Travel and Lodging | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Nov 15, 2018 | $187 | UROLIFT | Travel and Lodging | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Sep 26, 2018 | $124 | PROVENGE | Food and Beverage | DENDREON PHARMACEUTICALS LLC | |
| Sep 5, 2018 | $111 | 16 FR. FLEXIBLE VIDEO CYSTOSCOPE | Food and Beverage | KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA | |
| Jun 6, 2018 | $94 | OLYMPUS STENTS OLYMPUS ULTRASONIC DEVICES OLYMPUS GUIDEWIRES | Food and Beverage | OLYMPUS AMERICA INC. | |
| Nov 13, 2018 | $86 | UROLIFT | Food and Beverage | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Nov 29, 2018 | $28 | UROLIFT | Travel and Lodging | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Aug 1, 2018 | $23 | XTANDI MYRBETRIQ | Food and Beverage | ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC | |
| Feb 7, 2018 | $21 | VESICARE MYRBETRIQ | Food and Beverage | ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC | |
| Nov 13, 2018 | $17 | UROLIFT | Food and Beverage | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| May 2, 2018 | $17 | ERLEADA | Education | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Nov 13, 2018 | $13 | UROLIFT | Food and Beverage | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Feb 21, 2018 | $9 | UROLIFT | Food and Beverage | NEOTRACT INC. | |
| Nov 13, 2018 | $8 | UROLIFT | Food and Beverage | NEOTRACT INC. |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.