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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.

MURRAY EPSTEIN
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MURRAY EPSTEIN

Listed Specialty: Hospitalist
1611 NW 12TH AVE, BOX 016960 M851, MIAMI, FL, 33136-1005
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MURRAY EPSTEIN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

18

payments

$37,737

payment total

3

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
 10 $36,963
Travel and Lodging
 2 $496
Food and Beverage
 6 $278

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†
NON-COVERED

device

 $33,999
VELTASSA

drug

 $3,600
KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY

device

 $138
† 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
Apr 4, 2018 $7,700 NON-COVERED Consulting BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $7,150 NON-COVERED Consulting BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $4,275 NON-COVERED Consulting BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $4,050 NON-COVERED Consulting BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $3,600 NON-COVERED Consulting BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $3,375 NON-COVERED Consulting BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
May 30, 2018 $3,150 NON-COVERED Consulting BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $3,000 VELTASSA Consulting RELYPSA, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $600 VELTASSA Consulting RELYPSA, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $288 NON-COVERED Travel and Lodging BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Mar 11, 2018 $208 NON-COVERED Travel and Lodging BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $126 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $63 NON-COVERED Consulting BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Mar 12, 2018 $59 NON-COVERED Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Mar 12, 2018 $49 NON-COVERED Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Mar 12, 2018 $22 NON-COVERED Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $12 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 12, 2018 $11 NON-COVERED Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS 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.