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RACHEL D BEZDEK
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RACHEL D BEZDEK

Listed Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynecology
301 RUE DE SANTE, LA PLACE, LA, 70068-5404
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RACHEL BEZDEK,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

57

payments

$21,645

payment total

9

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 13 $12,600
Travel and Lodging
 13 $8,448
Food and Beverage
 29 $570
Education
 2 $27

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†
NEXPLANON

drug

 $21,260
LUPRON

drug

 $111
ORILISSA

drug

 $52
MYOSURE

device

 $48
NOVASURE

device

 $48
GARDASIL

drug

 $36
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $34
ESTRING

drug

 $29
PREMARIN

drug

 $29
SOLOSEC

drug

 $28
DIVIGEL

drug

 $23
VASCEPA

drug

 $20
NUVARING

drug

 $18
MAKENA

drug

 $15
PVC

drug

 $13
BALCOLTRA

drug

 $13
INTRAROSA

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
Jun 27, 2018 $2,181 NEXPLANON Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jul 18, 2018 $1,881 NEXPLANON Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
May 21, 2018 $1,064 NEXPLANON Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Sep 19, 2018 $1,000 NEXPLANON Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jun 27, 2018 $1,000 NEXPLANON Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jul 18, 2018 $1,000 NEXPLANON Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jul 5, 2018 $1,000 NEXPLANON Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Aug 15, 2018 $1,000 NEXPLANON Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Feb 28, 2018 $1,000 NEXPLANON Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Aug 16, 2018 $1,000 NEXPLANON Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Oct 9, 2018 $1,000 NEXPLANON Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
May 21, 2018 $1,000 NEXPLANON Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 8, 2018 $1,000 NEXPLANON Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 11, 2018 $1,000 NEXPLANON Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Sep 19, 2018 $883 NEXPLANON Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Aug 16, 2018 $841 NEXPLANON Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
May 21, 2018 $800 NEXPLANON Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jul 5, 2018 $800 NEXPLANON Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jul 5, 2018 $589 NEXPLANON Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jul 5, 2018 $580 NEXPLANON Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Aug 15, 2018 $121 NEXPLANON Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Oct 2, 2018 $111 LUPRON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $105 NEXPLANON Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Feb 28, 2018 $92 NEXPLANON Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 11, 2018 $51 NEXPLANON Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
May 21, 2018 $40 NEXPLANON Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
May 22, 2018 $23 DIVIGEL Food and Beverage VERTICAL PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Aug 16, 2018 $23 NEXPLANON Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Aug 15, 2018 $22 ORILISSA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 21, 2018 $21 NEXPLANON Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
May 21, 2018 $21 NEXPLANON Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Oct 9, 2018 $21 NEXPLANON Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jul 31, 2018 $20 VASCEPA Food and Beverage AMARIN PHARMA INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $20 NEXPLANON Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jul 18, 2018 $19 NEXPLANON Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
May 17, 2018 $18 NEXPLANON GARDASIL Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Feb 8, 2018 $18 NUVARING NEXPLANON GARDASIL Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Sep 10, 2018 $18 MYOSURE NOVASURE Food and Beverage HOLOGIC, LLC
Sep 10, 2018 $18 MYOSURE NOVASURE Food and Beverage HOLOGIC, LLC
May 7, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 10, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 6, 2018 $17 SOLOSEC Food and Beverage LUPIN INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $16 PREMARIN ESTRING Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jul 5, 2018 $16 NEXPLANON Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
May 8, 2018 $15 MAKENA Education AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $15 ORILISSA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $15 ORILISSA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $13 NEXPLANON Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Feb 27, 2018 $13 PREMARIN PVC ESTRING Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $13 NEXPLANON Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jul 5, 2018 $13 NEXPLANON Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Sep 19, 2018 $13 NEXPLANON Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 14, 2018 $13 BALCOLTRA Food and Beverage AVION PHARMACEUTICALS
Jun 7, 2018 $13 MYOSURE NOVASURE Food and Beverage HOLOGIC, LLC
May 1, 2018 $12 INTRAROSA Education AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $11 SOLOSEC Food and Beverage LUPIN INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $2 NEXPLANON Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.