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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.

MICHAEL G CASTELLO
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MICHAEL G CASTELLO

Listed Specialty: Urology
812 GORMAN AVE, ELKINS, WV, 26241-3181
* Note: This physician had a New York practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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DR. MICHAEL CASTELLO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

19

payments

$525

payment total

9

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
 18 $395
Travel and Lodging
 1 $130

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†
OBTRYX

device

 $223
XTANDI

drug

 $60
BOTOX

drug

 $54
PROVENGE

drug

 $50
MYRBETRIQ

drug

 $38
ANDROGEL

drug

 $34
LUPRON

drug

 $34
ERLEADA

drug

 $26
ZYTIGA

drug

 $26
ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER

device

 $25
ENSEAL PRODUCT FAMILY

device

 $25
VESICARE

drug

 $20
INTERSTIM

device

 $20
XOFIGO

drug

 $13
† 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
Apr 13, 2018 $130 OBTRYX Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 14, 2018 $93 OBTRYX Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 6, 2018 $28 PROVENGE Food and Beverage DENDREON PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
Jan 9, 2018 $25 ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER ENSEAL PRODUCT FAMILY Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Jul 10, 2018 $22 PROVENGE Food and Beverage DENDREON PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
Jan 3, 2018 $22 XTANDI Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Jan 25, 2018 $20 VESICARE MYRBETRIQ Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Mar 13, 2018 $20 INTERSTIM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $19 XTANDI Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Feb 14, 2018 $19 XTANDI MYRBETRIQ Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Jan 5, 2018 $19 ANDROGEL LUPRON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $16 ANDROGEL LUPRON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $15 BOTOX Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $14 ERLEADA ZYTIGA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $14 BOTOX Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $14 BOTOX Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $13 XOFIGO Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $12 ERLEADA ZYTIGA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $11 BOTOX Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.