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LAZARO CHEREM
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LAZARO CHEREM

Listed Specialty: Nephrology
7015 ALMEDA RD, HOUSTON, TX, 77054-2101
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DR. LAZARO CHEREM,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

56

payments

$1,196

payment total

10

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
 54 $1,175
Education
 2 $21

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†
VASCEPA

drug

 $266
PARSABIV

drug

 $191
ACTHAR

drug

 $148
RAYALDEE

drug

 $123
KRYSTEXXA

drug

 $109
JYNARQUE

drug

 $82
VELTASSA

drug

 $57
EDARBYCLOR

drug

 $51
SAMSCA

drug

 $51
GATTEX

drug

 $47
AURYXIA

drug

 $25
BIDIL

drug

 $16
EDARBI

drug

 $15
REPATHA

drug

 $15
† 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
Mar 22, 2018 $127 VASCEPA Food and Beverage AMARIN PHARMA INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $118 VASCEPA Food and Beverage AMARIN PHARMA INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $107 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $41 KRYSTEXXA Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Oct 16, 2018 $33 KRYSTEXXA Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Mar 27, 2018 $31 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
May 22, 2018 $31 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Feb 12, 2018 $30 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jun 25, 2018 $28 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
May 1, 2018 $27 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Feb 19, 2018 $25 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $24 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Mar 6, 2018 $24 GATTEX Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Mar 26, 2018 $24 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
May 16, 2018 $23 GATTEX Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Apr 18, 2018 $21 KRYSTEXXA Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Feb 13, 2018 $20 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $20 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $19 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Mar 5, 2018 $19 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $19 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $18 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Nov 20, 2018 $17 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Jul 23, 2018 $17 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $17 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
May 31, 2018 $16 BIDIL Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 14, 2018 $16 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $15 EDARBI Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $15 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Aug 13, 2018 $14 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Nov 27, 2018 $14 EDARBYCLOR Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $14 EDARBYCLOR Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $14 KRYSTEXXA Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Sep 3, 2018 $14 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Feb 9, 2018 $13 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Jan 10, 2018 $13 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
May 8, 2018 $12 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Aug 14, 2018 $12 EDARBYCLOR Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 25, 2018 $12 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Mar 12, 2018 $11 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Apr 23, 2018 $11 EDARBYCLOR Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $11 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Jun 12, 2018 $11 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $10 VASCEPA Education AMARIN PHARMA INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $10 VASCEPA Education AMARIN PHARMA INC.
Mar 24, 2018 $10 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Jul 10, 2018 $9 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $9 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Mar 19, 2018 $8 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Apr 23, 2018 $6 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Jul 18, 2018 $5 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
May 4, 2018 $4 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Aug 7, 2018 $2 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Jun 5, 2018 $2 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Aug 13, 2018 $2 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Jun 5, 2018 $2 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.