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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.

PAUL J KERNS
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PAUL J KERNS

Listed Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynecology
2720 PLAZA DR STE 2100, ASPIRUS OB/GYN ASSOCIATES, WAUSAU, WI, 54401-4157
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PAUL KERNS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

9

payments

$146

payment total

6

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
Food and Beverage
 8 $128
Education
 1 $18

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†
ORILISSA

drug

 $30
CONTAINED TISSUE EXTRACTION SYST

device

 $23
MYRBETRIQ

drug

 $21
ESTRING

drug

 $21
PREMARIN

drug

 $21
PVC

drug

 $21
MAKENA

drug

 $18
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $17
LINZESS

drug

 $15
† 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
Jan 11, 2018 $23 CONTAINED TISSUE EXTRACTION SYST Food and Beverage OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $21 MYRBETRIQ Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Nov 8, 2018 $18 ORILISSA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $18 MAKENA Education AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $15 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $12 ORILISSA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 12, 2018 $11 PREMARIN PVC ESTRING Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
May 21, 2018 $11 PREMARIN PVC ESTRING Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.