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GEORGE M NASSAR
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GEORGE M NASSAR

Listed Specialty: Nephrology
1415 LA CONCHA LN, HOUSTON, TX, 77054-1801
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DR. GEORGE NASSAR,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

54

payments

$6,182

payment total

16

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
 2 $4,600
Food and Beverage
 50 $1,560
Education
 2 $22

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†
RETACRIT

drug

 $3,200
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,400
JYNARQUE

drug

 $347
PARSABIV

drug

 $254
BEACON

device

 $137
SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM

device

 $122
ACTHAR

drug

 $112
FLUENCY

device

 $111
SAMSCA

drug

 $80
VELTASSA

drug

 $79
ENVARSUS XR

drug

 $73
KRYSTEXXA

drug

 $58
RITUXAN

drug

 $45
FLAIR

device

 $39
AVYCAZ

drug

 $25
REPATHA

drug

 $20
RAYOS

drug

 $19
RAYALDEE

drug

 $18
THIOLA

drug

 $17
INJECTAFER

drug

 $15
FERAHEME

drug

 $14
† 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 8, 2018 $3,200 RETACRIT Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $1,400 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other PFIZER INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $137 BEACON Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jun 12, 2018 $125 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $125 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $122 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $122 SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 30, 2018 $42 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $32 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $32 KRYSTEXXA Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jul 6, 2018 $28 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $26 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 4, 2018 $26 KRYSTEXXA Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Oct 23, 2018 $25 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $25 ENVARSUS XR Food and Beverage VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $24 ENVARSUS XR Food and Beverage VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jan 15, 2018 $24 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $24 ENVARSUS XR Food and Beverage VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $23 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $22 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Nov 27, 2018 $22 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Jun 12, 2018 $22 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $21 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $21 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
May 7, 2018 $21 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $21 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Oct 30, 2018 $20 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Mar 5, 2018 $20 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
May 4, 2018 $20 FLAIR Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $20 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Dec 3, 2018 $20 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $19 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Sep 12, 2018 $19 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $19 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $19 RAYOS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Mar 13, 2018 $19 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $19 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $19 FLAIR Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $19 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $18 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $18 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $18 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Feb 6, 2018 $17 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $17 THIOLA Food and Beverage RETROPHIN, INC.
May 29, 2018 $17 RITUXAN Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $16 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $15 RITUXAN Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $15 INJECTAFER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $14 FERAHEME Education AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 22, 2018 $13 AVYCAZ Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $13 RITUXAN Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $12 AVYCAZ Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $9 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $8 ACTHAR Education MALLINCKRODT LLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.