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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.

BRANDON M EPPIHIMER
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BRANDON M EPPIHIMER

Listed Specialty: Family Medicine
975 E 3RD ST, ERLANGER MEDICAL CENTER, CHATTANOOGA, TN, 37403-2103
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DR. BRANDON EPPIHIMER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

20

payments

$970

payment total

6

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
Travel and Lodging
 2 $674
Food and Beverage
 18 $296

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†
AFFINITY/NUSHIELD/PURAPLY

device

 $559
APLIGRAF

drug

 $132
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $115
FLEXITOUCH

device

 $66
ACTITOUCH

device

 $66
ENTRE

device

 $66
BAXDELA

drug

 $42
ORBACTIV

drug

 $42
VABOMERE

drug

 $42
MENOCIN

drug

 $42
SANTYL

drug

 $28
HYALOMATRIX WOUND DEVICE

device

 $16
PLUROGEL BURN & WOUND DRESSINGS

device

 $16
SIVEXTRO

drug

 $12
† 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
Mar 16, 2018 $559 AFFINITY/NUSHIELD/PURAPLY Travel and Lodging ORGANOGENESIS INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $115 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $53 FLEXITOUCH ACTITOUCH ENTRE Food and Beverage TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC
Jan 23, 2018 $26 APLIGRAF Food and Beverage ORGANOGENESIS INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $22 BAXDELA VABOMERE ORBACTIV MENOCIN Food and Beverage MELINTA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $20 BAXDELA VABOMERE ORBACTIV MENOCIN Food and Beverage MELINTA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Mar 9, 2018 $19 APLIGRAF Food and Beverage ORGANOGENESIS INC.
May 11, 2018 $19 APLIGRAF Food and Beverage ORGANOGENESIS INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $17 APLIGRAF Food and Beverage ORGANOGENESIS INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $17 APLIGRAF Food and Beverage ORGANOGENESIS INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $17 APLIGRAF Food and Beverage ORGANOGENESIS INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $16 PLUROGEL BURN & WOUND DRESSINGS HYALOMATRIX WOUND DEVICE Food and Beverage MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $16 SANTYL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $13 FLEXITOUCH ACTITOUCH ENTRE Food and Beverage TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC
Dec 18, 2018 $12 SANTYL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $12 SIVEXTRO Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 13, 2018 $10 APLIGRAF Food and Beverage ORGANOGENESIS INC.
May 17, 2018 $3 APLIGRAF Food and Beverage ORGANOGENESIS INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $2 APLIGRAF Food and Beverage ORGANOGENESIS INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $2 APLIGRAF Food and Beverage ORGANOGENESIS INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.