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BARTON C BREZINA
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BARTON C BREZINA

Listed Specialty: Nephrology
820 ST. SEBASTIAN WAY, SUITE 8A, AUGUSTA, GA, 30901-0000
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DR. BARTON BREZINA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

46

payments

$11,902

payment total

14

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
 5 $7,800
Travel and Lodging
 4 $3,405
Food and Beverage
 34 $693
Education
 3 $4

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†
PARSABIV

drug

 $11,461
VELTASSA

drug

 $78
SAMSCA

drug

 $67
ACTHAR

drug

 $35
KRYSTEXXA

drug

 $34
AURYXIA

drug

 $32
VELPHORO

drug

 $31
CYCLERS

device

 $26
ARANESP

drug

 $22
GATTEX

drug

 $22
SOLIRIS

drug

 $20
WATCHMAN

device

 $16
INJECTAFER

drug

 $16
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $16
ZERBAXA

drug

 $15
NATPARA

drug

 $15
RAYALDEE

drug

 $13
THIOLA

drug

 $4
† 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 15, 2018 $2,200 PARSABIV Promotional Speaking/Other AMGEN INC.
Mar 30, 2018 $2,200 PARSABIV Promotional Speaking/Other AMGEN INC.
May 15, 2018 $2,200 PARSABIV Promotional Speaking/Other AMGEN INC.
May 22, 2018 $1,686 PARSABIV Travel and Lodging AMGEN INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $888 PARSABIV Travel and Lodging AMGEN INC.
May 15, 2018 $800 PARSABIV Promotional Speaking/Other AMGEN INC.
May 4, 2018 $710 PARSABIV Travel and Lodging AMGEN INC.
Mar 30, 2018 $400 PARSABIV Promotional Speaking/Other AMGEN INC.
May 12, 2018 $122 PARSABIV Travel and Lodging AMGEN INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $104 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
May 10, 2018 $59 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $26 CYCLERS Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
May 10, 2018 $24 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
May 29, 2018 $24 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $23 SAMSCA 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.
Jun 12, 2018 $20 SOLIRIS Food and Beverage ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $19 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Feb 6, 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.
Aug 16, 2018 $17 KRYSTEXXA Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jun 26, 2018 $16 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 1, 2018 $16 INJECTAFER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $16 No Listed Product Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $15 ZERBAXA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Aug 27, 2018 $15 NATPARA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
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.
Nov 6, 2018 $14 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $14 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $13 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $13 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $13 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
May 7, 2018 $13 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $12 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Jun 6, 2018 $12 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Apr 23, 2018 $12 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Dec 6, 2018 $11 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $11 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
May 15, 2018 $1 THIOLA Education RETROPHIN, INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $1 THIOLA Education RETROPHIN, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $1 THIOLA Education RETROPHIN, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.