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JENNIFER L BESS
Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
4230 HARDING RD, SUITE 400, NASHVILLE, TN, 37205-2013
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JENNIFER BESS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
135
payments
$2,020
payment total
25
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 |
135 | $2,020 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
TRELEGY ELLIPTA |
drug |
$178 |
TRESIBA |
drug |
$136 |
VICTOZA |
drug |
$136 |
XULTOPHY 100/3.6 |
drug |
$136 |
XARELTO |
drug |
$124 |
TRINTELLIX |
drug |
$123 |
MYRBETRIQ |
drug |
$121 |
REPATHA |
drug |
$115 |
ANORO |
drug |
$102 |
SAXENDA |
drug |
$99 |
JANUVIA |
drug |
$93 |
EUCRISA |
drug |
$91 |
INVOKANA |
drug |
$82 |
LYRICA |
drug |
$81 |
BEVESPI AEROSPHERE |
drug |
$70 |
STEGLATRO |
drug |
$69 |
XIFAXAN |
drug |
$68 |
BASAGLAR |
drug |
$67 |
TRULICITY |
drug |
$67 |
OZEMPIC |
drug |
$64 |
JANUMET |
drug |
$64 |
JANUMET XR |
drug |
$64 |
INVOKAMET |
drug |
$63 |
ASMANEX |
drug |
$49 |
SPIRIVA RESPIMAT |
drug |
$48 |
STIOLTO RESPIMAT |
drug |
$48 |
LINZESS |
drug |
$43 |
ENTRESTO |
drug |
$40 |
AIMOVIG |
drug |
$38 |
PREVNAR 13 |
drug |
$38 |
FARXIGA |
drug |
$37 |
TRADJENTA |
drug |
$34 |
ALINIA |
drug |
$32 |
TEKTURNA |
drug |
$32 |
RELISTOR |
drug |
$27 |
ELIQUIS |
drug |
$27 |
JARDIANCE |
drug |
$27 |
SYMBICORT |
drug |
$26 |
BELSOMRA |
drug |
$26 |
CHANTIX |
drug |
$20 |
AMITIZA |
drug |
$20 |
INJECTAFER |
drug |
$18 |
DEXILANT |
drug |
$18 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$17 |
BROVANA |
drug |
$16 |
LONHALA MAGNAIR |
drug |
$16 |
SEEBRI |
drug |
$16 |
UTIBRON |
drug |
$16 |
BYDUREON |
drug |
$16 |
TRULANCE |
drug |
$15 |
COLOGUARD |
device |
$15 |
GATTEX |
drug |
$14 |
EMGALITY |
drug |
$14 |
ANDROGEL |
drug |
$13 |
SYNTHROID |
drug |
$13 |
OSPHENA |
drug |
$13 |
SYMPROIC |
drug |
$12 |
BELVIQ |
drug |
$12 |
NEUROSTAR TMS THERAPY |
device |
$11 |
VIBERZI |
drug |
$11 |
TRUMENBA |
drug |
$9 |
| † 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 2, 2018 | $27 | XIFAXAN RELISTOR | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Aug 16, 2018 | $25 | STIOLTO RESPIMAT SPIRIVA RESPIMAT | Food and Beverage | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Dec 10, 2018 | $25 | MYRBETRIQ | Food and Beverage | ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC | |
| Aug 1, 2018 | $24 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Aug 13, 2018 | $24 | ANORO | Food and Beverage | GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC. | |
| Sep 19, 2018 | $24 | REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Feb 20, 2018 | $23 | INVOKANA INVOKAMET XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Oct 11, 2018 | $23 | STIOLTO RESPIMAT SPIRIVA RESPIMAT | Food and Beverage | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Jun 13, 2018 | $22 | REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Sep 17, 2018 | $22 | VICTOZA TRESIBA XULTOPHY 100/3.6 | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Feb 8, 2018 | $21 | TRELEGY ELLIPTA | Food and Beverage | GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC. | |
| Mar 29, 2018 | $21 | ANORO | Food and Beverage | GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC. | |
| Apr 3, 2018 | $20 | INVOKANA INVOKAMET XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Nov 29, 2018 | $20 | AIMOVIG REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Feb 27, 2018 | $20 | AMITIZA | Food and Beverage | TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC. | |
| May 2, 2018 | $20 | ANORO | Food and Beverage | GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC. | |
| Nov 26, 2018 | $20 | LINZESS | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Jul 23, 2018 | $20 | TEKTURNA | Food and Beverage | NODEN PHARMA USA INC | |
| Apr 23, 2018 | $20 | SAXENDA | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Jul 26, 2018 | $20 | ANORO | Food and Beverage | GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC. | |
| Jun 19, 2018 | $20 | INVOKANA INVOKAMET XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| May 3, 2018 | $19 | TRELEGY ELLIPTA | Food and Beverage | GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC. | |
| Oct 2, 2018 | $19 | FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Aug 20, 2018 | $19 | OZEMPIC | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| May 29, 2018 | $19 | ALINIA | Food and Beverage | ROMARK LABORATORIES, LC | |
| Jan 10, 2018 | $19 | MYRBETRIQ | Food and Beverage | ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC | |
| Apr 26, 2018 | $19 | VICTOZA TRESIBA XULTOPHY 100/3.6 | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Aug 30, 2018 | $19 | REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Dec 4, 2018 | $19 | VICTOZA TRESIBA XULTOPHY 100/3.6 | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Nov 15, 2018 | $19 | TRINTELLIX | Food and Beverage | TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC. | |
| Sep 26, 2018 | $19 | XARELTO INVOKANA | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Nov 6, 2018 | $19 | VICTOZA TRESIBA XULTOPHY 100/3.6 | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Jul 10, 2018 | $19 | TRADJENTA TRULICITY BASAGLAR | Food and Beverage | LILLY USA, LLC | |
| Dec 13, 2018 | $18 | XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Sep 6, 2018 | $18 | INJECTAFER | Food and Beverage | DAIICHI SANKYO INC. | |
| Oct 30, 2018 | $18 | ANORO | Food and Beverage | GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC. | |
| Oct 31, 2018 | $18 | AIMOVIG REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Sep 11, 2018 | $18 | DEXILANT | Food and Beverage | TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC. | |
| Jan 24, 2018 | $18 | FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Apr 6, 2018 | $17 | TRINTELLIX | Food and Beverage | TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC. | |
| Mar 8, 2018 | $17 | TRULICITY BASAGLAR | Food and Beverage | LILLY USA, LLC | |
| Jun 26, 2018 | $17 | TRINTELLIX | Food and Beverage | TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC. | |
| Oct 29, 2018 | $17 | TRULICITY BASAGLAR | Food and Beverage | LILLY USA, LLC | |
| May 8, 2018 | $17 | PREVNAR 13 | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Jun 7, 2018 | $17 | VICTOZA TRESIBA XULTOPHY 100/3.6 | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Nov 15, 2018 | $17 | OZEMPIC | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Apr 4, 2018 | $16 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Oct 8, 2018 | $16 | OZEMPIC | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Oct 4, 2018 | $16 | TRINTELLIX | Food and Beverage | TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC. | |
| Feb 15, 2018 | $16 | UTIBRON SEEBRI LONHALA MAGNAIR BROVANA | Food and Beverage | SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| Jan 20, 2018 | $16 | TRELEGY ELLIPTA | Food and Beverage | GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC. | |
| Aug 16, 2018 | $16 | TRELEGY ELLIPTA | Food and Beverage | GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC. | |
| Jul 11, 2018 | $16 | BYDUREON | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| May 7, 2018 | $16 | TRINTELLIX | Food and Beverage | TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC. | |
| Mar 14, 2018 | $15 | SAXENDA | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $15 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
| Jun 4, 2018 | $15 | JANUVIA JANUMET JANUMET XR STEGLATRO | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Oct 15, 2018 | $15 | JANUVIA JANUMET ASMANEX JANUMET XR STEGLATRO | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Sep 25, 2018 | $15 | JANUVIA BELSOMRA STEGLATRO | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Sep 18, 2018 | $15 | TRADJENTA JARDIANCE | Food and Beverage | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Nov 27, 2018 | $15 | TRELEGY ELLIPTA | Food and Beverage | GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC. | |
| May 24, 2018 | $15 | SAXENDA | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Jul 17, 2018 | $15 | SYMBICORT | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Jul 18, 2018 | $15 | MYRBETRIQ | Food and Beverage | ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC | |
| Apr 2, 2018 | $15 | TRELEGY ELLIPTA | Food and Beverage | GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC. | |
| Nov 19, 2018 | $15 | TRINTELLIX | Food and Beverage | TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC. | |
| Feb 14, 2018 | $15 | SAXENDA | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Mar 14, 2018 | $15 | VICTOZA TRESIBA XULTOPHY 100/3.6 | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $15 | LYRICA EUCRISA COLOGUARD | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Feb 5, 2018 | $14 | GATTEX | Food and Beverage | SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC | |
| Nov 20, 2018 | $14 | MYRBETRIQ | Food and Beverage | ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC | |
| Mar 5, 2018 | $14 | XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Apr 17, 2018 | $14 | XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Mar 29, 2018 | $14 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Apr 24, 2018 | $14 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Jan 5, 2018 | $14 | TRULICITY BASAGLAR | Food and Beverage | LILLY USA, LLC | |
| Sep 27, 2018 | $14 | TRELEGY ELLIPTA | Food and Beverage | GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC. | |
| Apr 25, 2018 | $14 | LYRICA EUCRISA | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Aug 28, 2018 | $14 | SAXENDA | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Jan 25, 2018 | $14 | JANUVIA | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Oct 17, 2018 | $14 | EMGALITY | Food and Beverage | LILLY USA, LLC | |
| Nov 6, 2018 | $13 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Sep 20, 2018 | $13 | TRELEGY ELLIPTA | Food and Beverage | GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC. | |
| Mar 7, 2018 | $13 | ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Sep 11, 2018 | $13 | BEVESPI AEROSPHERE | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Aug 7, 2018 | $13 | LYRICA EUCRISA | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Jun 28, 2018 | $13 | TRELEGY ELLIPTA | Food and Beverage | GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC. | |
| Aug 14, 2018 | $13 | BEVESPI AEROSPHERE | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Feb 12, 2018 | $13 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Feb 7, 2018 | $13 | VICTOZA TRESIBA XULTOPHY 100/3.6 | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Jun 5, 2018 | $13 | BEVESPI AEROSPHERE | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Jun 6, 2018 | $13 | MYRBETRIQ | Food and Beverage | ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC | |
| Aug 24, 2018 | $13 | VICTOZA TRESIBA XULTOPHY 100/3.6 | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Apr 16, 2018 | $13 | ANDROGEL SYNTHROID | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Sep 5, 2018 | $13 | OSPHENA | Food and Beverage | DUCHESNAY USA INCORPORATED | |
| Jul 17, 2018 | $13 | SAXENDA | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Mar 7, 2018 | $13 | MYRBETRIQ | Food and Beverage | ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC | |
| Apr 11, 2018 | $12 | REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Sep 4, 2018 | $12 | MYRBETRIQ | Food and Beverage | ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC | |
| Sep 13, 2018 | $12 | OZEMPIC | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Sep 21, 2018 | $12 | ALINIA | Food and Beverage | ROMARK LABORATORIES, LC | |
| Sep 27, 2018 | $12 | JANUVIA JANUMET ASMANEX JANUMET XR STEGLATRO | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Jan 9, 2018 | $12 | XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Dec 4, 2018 | $12 | JARDIANCE | Food and Beverage | LILLY USA, LLC | |
| Apr 19, 2018 | $12 | SYMPROIC | Food and Beverage | PURDUE PHARMA L.P. | |
| Jan 31, 2018 | $12 | LINZESS | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Dec 13, 2018 | $12 | PREVNAR 13 | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Apr 10, 2018 | $12 | BEVESPI AEROSPHERE | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Aug 29, 2018 | $12 | BELVIQ | Food and Beverage | EISAI INC. | |
| Apr 9, 2018 | $12 | TEKTURNA | Food and Beverage | NODEN PHARMA USA INC | |
| Jul 13, 2018 | $12 | TRINTELLIX | Food and Beverage | TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC. | |
| Aug 28, 2018 | $12 | TRELEGY ELLIPTA | Food and Beverage | GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC. | |
| Aug 1, 2018 | $12 | TRELEGY ELLIPTA | Food and Beverage | GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC. | |
| Mar 2, 2018 | $11 | TRELEGY ELLIPTA | Food and Beverage | GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC. | |
| Aug 6, 2018 | $11 | LINZESS | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Feb 6, 2018 | $11 | SYMBICORT | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Feb 13, 2018 | $11 | BEVESPI AEROSPHERE | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Oct 29, 2018 | $11 | NEUROSTAR TMS THERAPY | Food and Beverage | NEURONETICS, INC. | |
| Aug 9, 2018 | $11 | TRINTELLIX | Food and Beverage | TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC. | |
| Jul 11, 2018 | $11 | CHANTIX LYRICA EUCRISA | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Aug 2, 2018 | $11 | JANUVIA JANUMET ASMANEX JANUMET XR STEGLATRO | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| May 17, 2018 | $11 | JANUVIA JANUMET ASMANEX BELSOMRA JANUMET XR | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Feb 27, 2018 | $11 | VIBERZI | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Oct 11, 2018 | $11 | EUCRISA | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Dec 5, 2018 | $10 | LYRICA EUCRISA | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| May 11, 2018 | $10 | CHANTIX LYRICA EUCRISA | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Jun 11, 2018 | $9 | LYRICA EUCRISA | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Sep 5, 2018 | $9 | PREVNAR 13 TRUMENBA | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Mar 27, 2018 | $9 | BEVESPI AEROSPHERE | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| May 23, 2018 | $9 | MYRBETRIQ | Food and Beverage | ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC | |
| Jun 18, 2018 | $8 | SAXENDA | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Jun 6, 2018 | $2 | MYRBETRIQ | Food and Beverage | ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC | |
| Oct 2, 2018 | $1 | TRELEGY ELLIPTA | Food and Beverage | GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC. | |
| Apr 3, 2018 | $1 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Oct 2, 2018 | $1 | TRELEGY ELLIPTA | Food and Beverage | GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC. |
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