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LARA B WATKINS
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LARA B WATKINS

Listed Specialty: Nephrology
35 COLLIER ROAD, NW, SUITE 610, ATLANTA, GA, 30309
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MRS. LARA WATKINS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

42

payments

$757

payment total

16

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
 39 $753
Education
 3 $4

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†
PARSABIV

drug

 $147
SENSIPAR

drug

 $147
SAMSCA

drug

 $114
AURYXIA

drug

 $85
JYNARQUE

drug

 $78
VELTASSA

drug

 $59
VELPHORO

drug

 $57
RAYALDEE

drug

 $48
RITUXAN

drug

 $43
GATTEX

drug

 $40
INJECTAFER

drug

 $32
AQUADEX

device

 $22
NOT PRODUCT RELATED

device

 $19
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $17
DIALYZERS

device

 $17
KRYSTEXXA

drug

 $15
TEKTURNA

drug

 $15
MITIGARE

drug

 $12
URIBEL

drug

 $11
THIOLA

drug

 $4
† 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
Oct 23, 2018 $26 PARSABIV SENSIPAR Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $26 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
May 9, 2018 $25 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 20, 2018 $25 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
May 2, 2018 $25 RITUXAN Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $23 SAMSCA JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $23 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Apr 11, 2018 $22 PARSABIV SENSIPAR Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $22 AQUADEX Food and Beverage CHF SOLUTIONS, INC
Oct 30, 2018 $22 PARSABIV SENSIPAR Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $22 SAMSCA JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $22 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 15, 2018 $21 GATTEX Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Nov 19, 2018 $21 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $20 PARSABIV SENSIPAR Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $20 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Jun 25, 2018 $20 PARSABIV SENSIPAR Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $19 NOT PRODUCT RELATED Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Jan 10, 2018 $19 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
May 15, 2018 $19 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $19 PARSABIV SENSIPAR Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $19 INJECTAFER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Jan 16, 2018 $19 GATTEX Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Feb 20, 2018 $19 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $18 RITUXAN Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $18 PARSABIV SENSIPAR Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $18 SAMSCA JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
May 21, 2018 $17 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $17 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
May 8, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Food and Beverage OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT & COMMERCIALIZATION, INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $17 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $17 DIALYZERS Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $17 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $16 SAMSCA JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Jan 8, 2018 $15 KRYSTEXXA Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jun 20, 2018 $15 TEKTURNA Food and Beverage NODEN PHARMA USA INC
Jul 11, 2018 $14 INJECTAFER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $12 MITIGARE Food and Beverage WEST-WARD PHARMACEUTICALS
Dec 12, 2018 $11 URIBEL Food and Beverage MISSION PHARMACAL COMPANY
May 15, 2018 $1 THIOLA Education RETROPHIN, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $1 THIOLA Education RETROPHIN, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $1 THIOLA Education RETROPHIN, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.