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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.

GEORGE SARKA
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GEORGE SARKA

Listed Specialty: Neurology
18111 NORDHOFF ST, CSUN, KLOTZ STUDENT HEALTH CENTER, NORTHRIDGE, CA, 91330-8270
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GEORGE SARKA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

13

payments

$2,613

payment total

7

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
 1 $1,433
Food and Beverage
 11 $1,137
Travel and Lodging
 1 $44

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†
CERDELGA

drug

 $1,584
AIMOVIG

drug

 $236
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $228
OCREVUS

drug

 $147
LUMIZYME

drug

 $121
FYCOMPA

drug

 $121
VNS THERAPY

device

 $82
NUPLAZID

drug

 $60
GAMUNEX-C

drug

 $34
† 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 9, 2018 $1,433 CERDELGA Promotional Speaking/Other GENZYME CORPORATION
Oct 6, 2018 $147 OCREVUS Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $121 LUMIZYME Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
May 10, 2018 $121 FYCOMPA Food and Beverage EISAI INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $119 AIMOVIG Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $117 AIMOVIG Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $116 No Listed Product Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $113 No Listed Product Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $108 CERDELGA Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
May 18, 2018 $82 VNS THERAPY Food and Beverage LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Oct 6, 2018 $60 NUPLAZID Food and Beverage ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Oct 9, 2018 $44 CERDELGA Travel and Lodging GENZYME CORPORATION
May 18, 2018 $34 GAMUNEX-C Food and Beverage GRIFOLS SHARED SERVICES NORTH AMERICA, 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.