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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.
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HOWARD L SOFEN
Listed Specialty: Dermatology
8930 S SEPULVEDA BLVD, #114, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90045-3606
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DR. HOWARD SOFEN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
78
payments
$35,598
payment total
18
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 |
8 | $17,372 |
Honoraria |
5 | $12,775 |
Travel and Lodging |
11 | $3,386 |
Food and Beverage |
52 | $2,055 |
Education |
2 | $11 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
ILUMYA |
drug |
$10,718 |
COSENTYX |
drug |
$6,686 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$6,038 |
ODOMZO |
drug |
$4,221 |
XOLAIR |
drug |
$4,175 |
OTEZLA |
drug |
$1,928 |
NON-COVERED PRODUCT |
drug |
$696 |
DUPIXENT |
drug |
$183 |
TREMFYA |
drug |
$154 |
VELTIN |
drug |
$136 |
TALTZ |
drug |
$133 |
CIMZIA |
drug |
$122 |
HUMIRA |
drug |
$103 |
ACTICLATE |
drug |
$101 |
ERIVEDGE |
drug |
$96 |
DERMATITIS - DISEASE |
drug |
$85 |
LIBTAYO |
drug |
$41 |
STELARA |
drug |
$29 |
ABSORICA (ISOTRETINOIN) |
drug |
$21 |
BOTOX |
drug |
$19 |
TOPICORT |
drug |
$12 |
ENBREL |
drug |
$12 |
PROLIA |
drug |
$12 |
NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED |
drug |
$5 |
| † 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 23, 2018 | $6,200 | COSENTYX | Consulting | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | HOWARD L SOFEN MD |
| Aug 31, 2018 | $4,600 | No Listed Product | Consulting | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Jul 14, 2018 | $4,400 | ILUMYA | Honoraria | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | |
| Jun 18, 2018 | $3,700 | ODOMZO | Honoraria | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | |
| Nov 13, 2018 | $2,800 | ILUMYA | Honoraria | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | |
| Sep 30, 2018 | $1,959 | XOLAIR | Consulting | F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AG | |
| Jan 13, 2018 | $1,725 | OTEZLA | Consulting | CELGENE CORPORATION | |
| Oct 2, 2018 | $1,600 | ILUMYA | Honoraria | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | |
| Mar 31, 2018 | $1,083 | XOLAIR | Consulting | F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AG | |
| Nov 13, 2018 | $902 | ILUMYA | Travel and Lodging | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | |
| Jun 22, 2018 | $823 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Mar 31, 2018 | $700 | XOLAIR | Consulting | F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AG | |
| Mar 31, 2018 | $696 | NON-COVERED PRODUCT | Consulting | F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AG | |
| Jun 30, 2018 | $408 | XOLAIR | Consulting | F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AG | |
| Jul 14, 2018 | $372 | ILUMYA | Travel and Lodging | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | |
| Jul 14, 2018 | $281 | ILUMYA | Travel and Lodging | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | |
| May 3, 2018 | $275 | ODOMZO | Honoraria | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | |
| Jun 21, 2018 | $269 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Jun 23, 2018 | $242 | COSENTYX | Travel and Lodging | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Jul 14, 2018 | $133 | ILUMYA | Food and Beverage | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | |
| Jun 8, 2018 | $127 | ODOMZO | Travel and Lodging | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | |
| Jun 23, 2018 | $127 | COSENTYX | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Feb 16, 2018 | $125 | TREMFYA | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC. | |
| Jan 13, 2018 | $123 | OTEZLA | Food and Beverage | CELGENE CORPORATION | |
| Jun 8, 2018 | $118 | ODOMZO | Travel and Lodging | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | |
| Jul 13, 2018 | $116 | ILUMYA | Food and Beverage | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | |
| Feb 19, 2018 | $102 | VELTIN | Food and Beverage | AQUA PHARMACEUTICALS | |
| Jan 12, 2018 | $101 | ACTICLATE | Food and Beverage | AQUA PHARMACEUTICALS | |
| Feb 18, 2018 | $95 | CIMZIA | Food and Beverage | UCB, INC. | |
| Jan 13, 2018 | $92 | TALTZ | Food and Beverage | LILLY USA, LLC | |
| Jul 14, 2018 | $90 | ILUMYA | Travel and Lodging | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | |
| Jun 23, 2018 | $80 | COSENTYX | Travel and Lodging | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | HOWARD L SOFEN MD |
| Sep 28, 2018 | $80 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Jun 22, 2018 | $79 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Jun 22, 2018 | $64 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Sep 13, 2018 | $62 | DUPIXENT | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Jan 16, 2018 | $56 | ERIVEDGE | Food and Beverage | GENENTECH USA, INC. | |
| Jan 15, 2018 | $41 | LIBTAYO | Food and Beverage | REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Jan 14, 2018 | $40 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | AQUA PHARMACEUTICALS | |
| Jun 22, 2018 | $40 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Jan 16, 2018 | $35 | VELTIN | Food and Beverage | AQUA PHARMACEUTICALS | |
| Feb 19, 2018 | $33 | OTEZLA | Food and Beverage | CELGENE CORPORATION | |
| Feb 13, 2018 | $29 | TREMFYA STELARA | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC. | |
| Dec 4, 2018 | $26 | CIMZIA | Food and Beverage | UCB, INC. | |
| Jan 13, 2018 | $26 | DUPIXENT | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Jan 13, 2018 | $25 | XOLAIR | Food and Beverage | GENENTECH USA, INC. | |
| Feb 21, 2018 | $25 | HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Jul 18, 2018 | $25 | HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Oct 2, 2018 | $24 | DERMATITIS - DISEASE DUPIXENT | Food and Beverage | GENZYME CORPORATION | |
| Jul 19, 2018 | $24 | OTEZLA | Food and Beverage | CELGENE CORPORATION | |
| Oct 30, 2018 | $24 | ILUMYA | Food and Beverage | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | |
| Aug 21, 2018 | $24 | DERMATITIS - DISEASE DUPIXENT | Food and Beverage | GENZYME CORPORATION | |
| Feb 27, 2018 | $23 | COSENTYX | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Mar 22, 2018 | $23 | DERMATITIS - DISEASE DUPIXENT | Food and Beverage | GENZYME CORPORATION | |
| May 16, 2018 | $22 | HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| May 10, 2018 | $21 | ABSORICA (ISOTRETINOIN) | Food and Beverage | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | |
| Jun 28, 2018 | $21 | TALTZ | Food and Beverage | LILLY USA, LLC | |
| Nov 20, 2018 | $20 | ERIVEDGE | Food and Beverage | GENENTECH USA, INC. | |
| Apr 12, 2018 | $20 | TALTZ | Food and Beverage | LILLY USA, LLC | |
| Jun 22, 2018 | $19 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Jul 11, 2018 | $19 | BOTOX | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Sep 6, 2018 | $18 | ERIVEDGE | Food and Beverage | GENENTECH USA, INC. | |
| Feb 20, 2018 | $17 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | LEO PHARMA INC. | |
| Oct 18, 2018 | $17 | HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Jul 26, 2018 | $15 | HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $13 | OTEZLA | Food and Beverage | CELGENE CORPORATION | |
| Jul 24, 2018 | $12 | COSENTYX | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Jan 4, 2018 | $12 | TOPICORT | Food and Beverage | TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC. | |
| Aug 31, 2018 | $12 | ENBREL PROLIA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Dec 12, 2018 | $11 | DUPIXENT | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| May 31, 2018 | $10 | OTEZLA | Food and Beverage | CELGENE CORPORATION | |
| Jun 4, 2018 | $7 | DERMATITIS - DISEASE DUPIXENT | Food and Beverage | GENZYME CORPORATION | |
| Jun 22, 2018 | $7 | No Listed Product | Education | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Jun 15, 2018 | $6 | DERMATITIS - DISEASE DUPIXENT | Food and Beverage | GENZYME CORPORATION | |
| Jun 11, 2018 | $5 | NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED | Education | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| May 3, 2018 | $2 | COSENTYX | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Nov 20, 2018 | $1 | ERIVEDGE | Food and Beverage | GENENTECH USA, INC. | |
| Sep 6, 2018 | $1 | ERIVEDGE | Food and Beverage | GENENTECH USA, 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.