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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.

MARK S SHIMKO
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MARK S SHIMKO

Listed Specialty: Urology
1342 S DIVISION ST, #401, SALISBURY, MD, 21804-6921
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DR. MARK SHIMKO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

25

payments

$704

payment total

14

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 $704

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†
OLYMPUS CYSTO-RESECTION

device

 $101
XOFIGO

drug

 $96
XTANDI

drug

 $89
BOTOX

drug

 $88
ZYTIGA

drug

 $79
MYRBETRIQ

drug

 $75
PROLIA

drug

 $67
XGEVA

drug

 $67
PROVENGE

drug

 $43
INTERSTIM

device

 $38
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $31
ELIGARD

drug

 $24
SPACEOAR

device

 $21
FIRMAGON

drug

 $15
TOVIAZ

drug

 $15
LUPRON

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
Oct 17, 2018 $101 OLYMPUS CYSTO-RESECTION Food and Beverage OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $77 XOFIGO Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $67 PROLIA XGEVA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $43 BOTOX Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Aug 20, 2018 $38 INTERSTIM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 29, 2018 $31 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $24 ELIGARD Food and Beverage TOLMAR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $24 PROVENGE Food and Beverage DENDREON PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
Mar 28, 2018 $23 ZYTIGA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $21 SPACEOAR Food and Beverage AUGMENIX, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $20 XOFIGO Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $20 ZYTIGA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $20 ZYTIGA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $19 BOTOX Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $19 XTANDI MYRBETRIQ Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Dec 14, 2018 $19 PROVENGE Food and Beverage DENDREON PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
May 21, 2018 $19 XTANDI MYRBETRIQ Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Sep 20, 2018 $18 XTANDI MYRBETRIQ Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Nov 26, 2018 $18 XTANDI MYRBETRIQ Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Nov 29, 2018 $17 ZYTIGA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $15 FIRMAGON Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $15 TOVIAZ XTANDI Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $14 BOTOX Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $12 LUPRON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $11 BOTOX Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.