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MELANIE L APPELL
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MELANIE L APPELL

Listed Specialty: Dermatology
2100 16TH AVE S, SUITE 202, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35205-5021
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DR. MELANIE APPELL,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

54

payments

$634

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
 25 $392
Education
 29 $242

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†
HALOG (HALCINONIDE CREAM, USP) 0.1%

drug

 $223
HALOG OINTMENT (HALCINONIDE OINTMENT, USP) 0.1%

drug

 $223
TOPICORT

drug

 $188
ULTRAVATE (HALOBETASOL PROPIONATE) LOTION

drug

 $188
XEOMIN

drug

 $81
BOTOX

drug

 $77
EUCRISA

drug

 $68
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $60
ABSORICA (ISOTRETINOIN)

drug

 $44
HUMIRA

drug

 $23
DORYX

drug

 $22
REMICADE

drug

 $17
SIMPONI

drug

 $17
SIMPONI ARIA

drug

 $17
STELARA

drug

 $17
FINACEA

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
Jul 23, 2018 $78 XEOMIN Food and Beverage MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $25 ABSORICA (ISOTRETINOIN) Food and Beverage SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC.
Nov 26, 2018 $23 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $22 DORYX Food and Beverage MAYNE PHARMA INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $21 BOTOX Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $18 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $17 REMICADE STELARA SIMPONI SIMPONI ARIA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Oct 29, 2018 $17 BOTOX Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $17 FINACEA Food and Beverage LEO PHARMA INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $15 HALOG (HALCINONIDE CREAM, USP) 0.1% TOPICORT HALOG OINTMENT (HALCINONIDE OINTMENT, USP) 0.1% ULTRAVATE (HALOBETASOL PROPIONATE) LOTION Education TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Aug 20, 2018 $14 BOTOX Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
May 25, 2018 $14 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $14 HALOG (HALCINONIDE CREAM, USP) 0.1% HALOG OINTMENT (HALCINONIDE OINTMENT, USP) 0.1% Education TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $14 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P.
Apr 20, 2018 $14 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Oct 29, 2018 $13 EUCRISA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $13 BOTOX Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $12 EUCRISA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $12 BOTOX Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $12 EUCRISA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $11 HALOG (HALCINONIDE CREAM, USP) 0.1% HALOG OINTMENT (HALCINONIDE OINTMENT, USP) 0.1% Education TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $10 HALOG (HALCINONIDE CREAM, USP) 0.1% TOPICORT HALOG OINTMENT (HALCINONIDE OINTMENT, USP) 0.1% ULTRAVATE (HALOBETASOL PROPIONATE) LOTION Education TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $10 TOPICORT HALOG (HALCINONIDE CREAM, USP) 0.1% ULTRAVATE (HALOBETASOL PROPIONATE) LOTION HALOG OINTMENT (HALCINONIDE OINTMENT, USP) 0.1% Education TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Dec 14, 2018 $10 TOPICORT HALOG OINTMENT (HALCINONIDE OINTMENT, USP) 0.1% ULTRAVATE (HALOBETASOL PROPIONATE) LOTION HALOG (HALCINONIDE CREAM, USP) 0.1% Education TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $10 HALOG (HALCINONIDE CREAM, USP) 0.1% TOPICORT HALOG OINTMENT (HALCINONIDE OINTMENT, USP) 0.1% ULTRAVATE (HALOBETASOL PROPIONATE) LOTION Education TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $9 HALOG (HALCINONIDE CREAM, USP) 0.1% HALOG OINTMENT (HALCINONIDE OINTMENT, USP) 0.1% Education TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $9 ULTRAVATE (HALOBETASOL PROPIONATE) LOTION HALOG OINTMENT (HALCINONIDE OINTMENT, USP) 0.1% TOPICORT HALOG (HALCINONIDE CREAM, USP) 0.1% Education TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $9 ULTRAVATE (HALOBETASOL PROPIONATE) LOTION HALOG OINTMENT (HALCINONIDE OINTMENT, USP) 0.1% TOPICORT HALOG (HALCINONIDE CREAM, USP) 0.1% Education TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $9 HALOG (HALCINONIDE CREAM, USP) 0.1% ULTRAVATE (HALOBETASOL PROPIONATE) LOTION HALOG OINTMENT (HALCINONIDE OINTMENT, USP) 0.1% TOPICORT Education TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $9 HALOG (HALCINONIDE CREAM, USP) 0.1% ULTRAVATE (HALOBETASOL PROPIONATE) LOTION HALOG OINTMENT (HALCINONIDE OINTMENT, USP) 0.1% TOPICORT Education TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $9 TOPICORT HALOG (HALCINONIDE CREAM, USP) 0.1% HALOG OINTMENT (HALCINONIDE OINTMENT, USP) 0.1% ULTRAVATE (HALOBETASOL PROPIONATE) LOTION Education TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $9 ULTRAVATE (HALOBETASOL PROPIONATE) LOTION HALOG (HALCINONIDE CREAM, USP) 0.1% TOPICORT HALOG OINTMENT (HALCINONIDE OINTMENT, USP) 0.1% Education TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $9 TOPICORT HALOG OINTMENT (HALCINONIDE OINTMENT, USP) 0.1% ULTRAVATE (HALOBETASOL PROPIONATE) LOTION HALOG (HALCINONIDE CREAM, USP) 0.1% Education TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $9 HALOG (HALCINONIDE CREAM, USP) 0.1% TOPICORT HALOG OINTMENT (HALCINONIDE OINTMENT, USP) 0.1% ULTRAVATE (HALOBETASOL PROPIONATE) LOTION Education TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $9 TOPICORT HALOG OINTMENT (HALCINONIDE OINTMENT, USP) 0.1% ULTRAVATE (HALOBETASOL PROPIONATE) LOTION HALOG (HALCINONIDE CREAM, USP) 0.1% Education TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Jul 20, 2018 $9 HALOG OINTMENT (HALCINONIDE OINTMENT, USP) 0.1% TOPICORT HALOG (HALCINONIDE CREAM, USP) 0.1% ULTRAVATE (HALOBETASOL PROPIONATE) LOTION Education TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Jan 4, 2018 $8 EUCRISA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $7 HALOG OINTMENT (HALCINONIDE OINTMENT, USP) 0.1% HALOG (HALCINONIDE CREAM, USP) 0.1% ULTRAVATE (HALOBETASOL PROPIONATE) LOTION TOPICORT Education TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $7 HALOG (HALCINONIDE CREAM, USP) 0.1% ULTRAVATE (HALOBETASOL PROPIONATE) LOTION TOPICORT HALOG OINTMENT (HALCINONIDE OINTMENT, USP) 0.1% Education TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $7 HALOG (HALCINONIDE CREAM, USP) 0.1% ULTRAVATE (HALOBETASOL PROPIONATE) LOTION HALOG OINTMENT (HALCINONIDE OINTMENT, USP) 0.1% TOPICORT Education TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
May 23, 2018 $7 TOPICORT HALOG (HALCINONIDE CREAM, USP) 0.1% ULTRAVATE (HALOBETASOL PROPIONATE) LOTION HALOG OINTMENT (HALCINONIDE OINTMENT, USP) 0.1% Education TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $7 ULTRAVATE (HALOBETASOL PROPIONATE) LOTION HALOG OINTMENT (HALCINONIDE OINTMENT, USP) 0.1% TOPICORT HALOG (HALCINONIDE CREAM, USP) 0.1% Education TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Feb 9, 2018 $7 ULTRAVATE (HALOBETASOL PROPIONATE) LOTION HALOG (HALCINONIDE CREAM, USP) 0.1% HALOG OINTMENT (HALCINONIDE OINTMENT, USP) 0.1% TOPICORT Education TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $6 EUCRISA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $5 ABSORICA (ISOTRETINOIN) Education TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $5 ABSORICA (ISOTRETINOIN) Education TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Dec 14, 2018 $5 ABSORICA (ISOTRETINOIN) Education TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $5 TOPICORT HALOG OINTMENT (HALCINONIDE OINTMENT, USP) 0.1% ULTRAVATE (HALOBETASOL PROPIONATE) LOTION HALOG (HALCINONIDE CREAM, USP) 0.1% Education TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $5 EUCRISA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jan 4, 2018 $4 EUCRISA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $4 EUCRISA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $3 ABSORICA (ISOTRETINOIN) Education TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Jul 23, 2018 $3 XEOMIN Food and Beverage MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $3 EUCRISA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.