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MICHAEL S KARASIK
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MICHAEL S KARASIK

Listed Specialty: Gastroenterology
85 SEYMOUR ST, SUITE 1000, HARTFORD, CT, 06106-5501
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MICHAEL KARASIK,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

66

payments

$1,276

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
Food and Beverage
 65 $1,272
Education
 1 $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†
CREON

drug

 $232
LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

device

 $217
HUMIRA

drug

 $122
XIFAXAN

drug

 $115
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $92
LINZESS

drug

 $78
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $64
ENTYVIO

drug

 $57
ZENPEP

drug

 $54
TRULANCE

drug

 $47
CIMZIA

drug

 $37
UCERIS

drug

 $31
OLYMPUS EMR & ESD DEVICES

device

 $30
STELARA

drug

 $28
DUOPA

drug

 $22
DIFICID

drug

 $19
ZINPLAVA

drug

 $19
BREATHTEK

device

 $17
VIBERZI

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
Jun 27, 2018 $217 LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ETHICON INC.
May 10, 2018 $64 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 2, 2018 $24 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Mar 12, 2018 $24 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $22 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jul 22, 2018 $22 DUOPA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $22 CIMZIA Food and Beverage UCB, INC.
Mar 9, 2018 $21 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $21 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Mar 9, 2018 $20 ENTYVIO Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $19 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Apr 2, 2018 $19 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Mar 5, 2018 $19 DIFICID ZINPLAVA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 28, 2018 $19 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 9, 2018 $19 ENTYVIO Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Jun 25, 2018 $19 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $18 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $18 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Sep 6, 2018 $18 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jul 9, 2018 $18 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jul 10, 2018 $18 OLYMPUS EMR & ESD DEVICES Food and Beverage OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
May 21, 2018 $18 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Feb 22, 2018 $18 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $18 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 4, 2018 $18 ENTYVIO Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $17 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $17 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Dec 3, 2018 $17 BREATHTEK Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $16 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $16 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jun 11, 2018 $16 UCERIS Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Nov 2, 2018 $16 CIMZIA Food and Beverage UCB, INC.
Jan 2, 2018 $15 UCERIS Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jun 18, 2018 $15 STELARA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $15 ZENPEP Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $15 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 13, 2018 $15 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jan 10, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Mar 1, 2018 $15 ZENPEP Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $15 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 2, 2018 $14 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Apr 18, 2018 $14 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Feb 2, 2018 $14 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 2, 2018 $14 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Apr 18, 2018 $14 ZENPEP Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $13 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $13 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Dec 24, 2018 $13 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $13 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Aug 1, 2018 $13 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $13 STELARA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
May 9, 2018 $12 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 31, 2018 $12 OLYMPUS EMR & ESD DEVICES Food and Beverage OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $12 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Aug 14, 2018 $12 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $12 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $11 VIBERZI Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $11 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PROMETHEUS LABORATORIES INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $11 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Apr 17, 2018 $10 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 8, 2018 $10 ZENPEP Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jan 2, 2018 $10 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
May 9, 2018 $9 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $6 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $4 CREON Education ABBVIE, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.