Dollars for Docs

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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.

BENJAMIN CHONG
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BENJAMIN CHONG

Listed Specialty: Dermatology
5939 HARRY HINES BLVD, DALLAS, TX, 75390-9191
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DR. BENJAMIN CHONG,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

8

payments

$6,237

payment total

2

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
Consulting
 2 $4,200
Travel and Lodging
 4 $1,412
Food and Beverage
 2 $624

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†
OTEZLA

drug

 $4,315
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,922
† 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
May 19, 2018 $3,000 OTEZLA Consulting CELGENE CORPORATION
Jul 26, 2018 $1,200 OTEZLA Consulting CELGENE CORPORATION
Feb 24, 2018 $642 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging PFIZER INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $510 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $390 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging PFIZER INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $294 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging PFIZER INC.
May 19, 2018 $115 OTEZLA Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
May 10, 2018 $87 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging PFIZER INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.