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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.

ELLIOT MELECIO
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ELLIOT MELECIO

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
EDIF. CARIBE MEDICAL PLAZA MARGINAL SANTA RITA 1, SUITE 204, VEGA ALTA, PR, 00692
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DR. ELLIOT MELECIO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

21

payments

$428

payment total

8

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
 21 $428

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†
FARXIGA

drug

 $85
BYDUREON

drug

 $76
JARDIANCE

drug

 $73
SYMBICORT

drug

 $62
SOLIQUA

drug

 $59
TOUJEO

drug

 $30
TRADJENTA

drug

 $25
INVOKANA

drug

 $25
PREZISTA

drug

 $24
SIMPONI

drug

 $24
ZYTIGA

drug

 $24
ELIQUIS

drug

 $23
SPIRIVA

drug

 $20
ANORO

drug

 $20
INCRUSE

drug

 $20
XARELTO

drug

 $20
JANUMET

drug

 $15
JANUVIA

drug

 $15
STEGLATRO

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
Feb 21, 2018 $44 SYMBICORT FARXIGA BYDUREON Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Feb 28, 2018 $25 JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $25 TRADJENTA JARDIANCE Food and Beverage ELI LILLY EXPORT S.A. PUERTO RICO BRANCH
May 16, 2018 $25 INVOKANA Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Mar 19, 2018 $24 ZYTIGA SIMPONI PREZISTA Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
May 8, 2018 $23 JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $23 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
Sep 25, 2018 $22 FARXIGA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Nov 8, 2018 $20 SPIRIVA Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $20 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
May 10, 2018 $20 ANORO INCRUSE Food and Beverage GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Apr 3, 2018 $19 FARXIGA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Dec 10, 2018 $19 BYDUREON Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
May 15, 2018 $18 SYMBICORT Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Nov 13, 2018 $15 TOUJEO SOLIQUA Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Aug 15, 2018 $15 SOLIQUA Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Jan 31, 2018 $15 SOLIQUA Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Apr 4, 2018 $15 JANUVIA JANUMET STEGLATRO Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Sep 26, 2018 $15 SOLIQUA Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Oct 17, 2018 $15 TOUJEO Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Feb 21, 2018 $13 BYDUREON Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
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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.