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