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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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Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
1325 EASTMORELAND AVE STE 435, MEMPHIS, TN, 38104-7537
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Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

24

payments

$418

payment total

9

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
 24 $418

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†
XELJANZ

drug

 $132
HUMIRA

drug

 $109
DIFICID

drug

 $27
ZINPLAVA

drug

 $27
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $25
CLENPIQ

drug

 $21
OCTREOSCAN

drug

 $20
MAVYRET

drug

 $17
ENTYVIO

drug

 $17
TRULANCE

drug

 $14
DEXILANT

drug

 $13
RELISTOR

drug

 $12
XIFAXAN

drug

 $12
GATTEX

drug

 $12
† 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
Sep 20, 2018 $132 XELJANZ Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $20 OCTREOSCAN Food and Beverage CURIUM US LLC
Mar 28, 2018 $17 ENTYVIO Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $15 DIFICID ZINPLAVA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Oct 22, 2018 $14 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Dec 3, 2018 $14 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 8, 2018 $13 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $13 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $13 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $13 DEXILANT Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $12 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Dec 3, 2018 $12 DIFICID ZINPLAVA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 30, 2018 $12 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 9, 2018 $12 RELISTOR XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Oct 24, 2018 $12 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $12 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $12 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $12 GATTEX Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Mar 27, 2018 $12 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $11 CLENPIQ Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $11 CLENPIQ Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $10 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jul 20, 2018 $10 MAVYRET Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $8 MAVYRET Food and Beverage ABBVIE, 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.