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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.

JOSE A KARAM
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JOSE A KARAM

Listed Specialty: Urology
1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD, HOUSTON, TX, 77030-4009
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DR. JOSE KARAM,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

18

payments

$33,575

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
 5 $17,450
Travel and Lodging
 8 $15,199
Food and Beverage
 5 $926

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†
SUTENT

drug

 $30,890
IBRANCE

drug

 $1,682
CONMED HANDHELD INSTRUMENTS

device

 $800
ECHELON FLEX STAPLER

device

 $105
ENSEAL PRODUCT FAMILY

device

 $105
EVICEL

drug

 $105
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $99
† 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
Jul 26, 2018 $11,116 SUTENT Travel and Lodging PFIZER INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $9,000 SUTENT Consulting PFIZER INC.
May 28, 2018 $3,500 SUTENT Consulting PFIZER INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $2,500 SUTENT Consulting PFIZER INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $1,650 SUTENT Consulting PFIZER INC.
Jan 22, 2018 $1,502 SUTENT Travel and Lodging PFIZER INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $1,133 IBRANCE Travel and Lodging PFIZER INTERNATIONAL LLC
Sep 17, 2018 $800 CONMED HANDHELD INSTRUMENTS Consulting CONMED CORPORATION
Jul 25, 2018 $652 SUTENT Travel and Lodging PFIZER INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $345 SUTENT Travel and Lodging PFIZER INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $284 IBRANCE Food and Beverage PFIZER INTERNATIONAL LLC
Jul 25, 2018 $219 SUTENT Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $219 SUTENT Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $218 IBRANCE Travel and Lodging PFIZER INTERNATIONAL LLC
Jul 26, 2018 $185 SUTENT Travel and Lodging PFIZER INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $105 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER EVICEL ENSEAL PRODUCT FAMILY Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Nov 9, 2018 $99 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Apr 27, 2018 $47 IBRANCE Travel and Lodging PFIZER INTERNATIONAL LLC
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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.