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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.

SHELDON J BLACK
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SHELDON J BLACK

Listed Specialty: Otolaryngology
833 SAINT VINCENTS DR, POB# 3 SUITE 402, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35205-1606
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DR. SHELDON BLACK,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

22

payments

$3,179

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
1 $2,000
Travel and Lodging
3 $736
Food and Beverage
18 $443

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
XHANCE

drug

$3,015
OTOVEL

drug

$71
ODACTRA

drug

$63
VIVAER AIRWAY REMODELING STYLUS

device

$19
ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM

device

$11
† 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
Nov 2, 2018 $2,000 XHANCE Consulting OPTINOSE US, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $450 XHANCE Travel and Lodging OPTINOSE US, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $270 XHANCE Travel and Lodging OPTINOSE US, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $139 XHANCE Food and Beverage OPTINOSE US, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $40 XHANCE Food and Beverage OPTINOSE US, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $31 XHANCE Food and Beverage OPTINOSE US, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $27 XHANCE Food and Beverage OPTINOSE US, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $22 ODACTRA Food and Beverage ALK-ABELLO, INC
Mar 20, 2018 $22 ODACTRA Food and Beverage ALK-ABELLO, INC
Oct 11, 2018 $19 VIVAER AIRWAY REMODELING STYLUS Food and Beverage AERIN MEDICAL INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $17 ODACTRA Food and Beverage ALK-ABELLO, INC
Jan 4, 2018 $17 OTOVEL Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $16 XHANCE Travel and Lodging OPTINOSE US, INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $16 XHANCE Food and Beverage OPTINOSE US, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $15 OTOVEL Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 15, 2018 $14 OTOVEL Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $14 XHANCE Food and Beverage OPTINOSE US, INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $13 OTOVEL Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $12 OTOVEL Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $11 XHANCE Food and Beverage OPTINOSE US, INC.
May 16, 2018 $11 ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 21, 2018 $1 ODACTRA Food and Beverage ALK-ABELLO, INC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.