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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.

GEOFFREY A BLOCK
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GEOFFREY A BLOCK

Listed Specialty: Nephrology
130 RAMPART WAY, 300-B, DENVER, CO, 80230-6440
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DR. GEOFFREY BLOCK,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

20

payments

$34,516

payment total

5

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
 7 $21,325
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $6,300
Travel and Lodging
 5 $6,193
Food and Beverage
 7 $698

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†
RAYALDEE

drug

 $9,018
AURYXIA

drug

 $9,015
PARSABIV

drug

 $7,605
PROLIA

drug

 $7,253
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,625
† 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
Aug 24, 2018 $7,500 PARSABIV Consulting AMGEN INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $6,300 AURYXIA Promotional Speaking/Other KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $6,000 PROLIA Consulting AMGEN INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $5,415 RAYALDEE Travel and Lodging VIFOR FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE RENAL PHARMA LTD.
Oct 4, 2018 $3,000 RAYALDEE Consulting VIFOR FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE RENAL PHARMA LTD.
Jul 2, 2018 $2,200 AURYXIA Consulting KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $1,000 PROLIA Consulting AMGEN INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $1,000 No Listed Product Consulting KYOWA HAKKO KIRIN CO., LTD
Apr 19, 2018 $625 No Listed Product Consulting DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $355 AURYXIA Travel and Lodging KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $305 RAYALDEE Travel and Lodging VIFOR FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE RENAL PHARMA LTD.
Oct 4, 2018 $198 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage VIFOR FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE RENAL PHARMA LTD.
Aug 11, 2018 $147 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $110 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $106 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $99 PARSABIV Travel and Lodging AMGEN INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $81 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage VIFOR FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE RENAL PHARMA LTD.
Sep 13, 2018 $50 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $19 RAYALDEE Travel and Lodging VIFOR FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE RENAL PHARMA LTD.
Jun 27, 2018 $6 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN 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.