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IRA S MERKEL
Listed Specialty: Gastroenterology
33 CLYDE RD, SOMERSET, NJ, 08873-5032
IRA MERKEL,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
57
payments
$1,284
payment total
19
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 |
54 | $684 |
Promotional Speaking/Other |
3 | $600 |
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† |
---|---|---|
VIBERZI |
drug |
$405 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$238 |
XIFAXAN |
drug |
$123 |
HUMIRA |
drug |
$94 |
FIBROSCAN |
device |
$74 |
LINZESS |
drug |
$64 |
CREON |
drug |
$41 |
RELISTOR |
drug |
$35 |
ENTYVIO |
drug |
$29 |
OCALIVA |
drug |
$29 |
CLENPIQ |
drug |
$27 |
UCERIS |
drug |
$27 |
XELJANZ |
drug |
$24 |
ALINIA |
drug |
$16 |
REMICADE |
drug |
$14 |
SIMPONI |
drug |
$14 |
SIMPONI ARIA |
drug |
$14 |
STELARA |
drug |
$14 |
INJECTAFER |
drug |
$14 |
CIMZIA |
drug |
$13 |
TRULANCE |
drug |
$12 |
SUPREP |
drug |
$12 |
BREATHTEK |
device |
$12 |
MAVYRET |
drug |
$10 |
NEW PRODUCTS |
device |
$6 |
AMITIZA |
drug |
$3 |
ZENPEP |
drug |
$3 |
† 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 3, 2018 | $200 | VIBERZI | Promotional Speaking/Other | ALLERGAN INC. | |
Nov 30, 2018 | $200 | No Listed Product | Promotional Speaking/Other | SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC | |
May 3, 2018 | $200 | VIBERZI | Promotional Speaking/Other | ALLERGAN INC. | |
Jul 10, 2018 | $74 | FIBROSCAN | Food and Beverage | ECHOSENS NORTH AMERICA, INC. | |
Jan 15, 2018 | $17 | ENTYVIO | Food and Beverage | TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC. | |
May 17, 2018 | $16 | ALINIA | Food and Beverage | ROMARK LABORATORIES, LC | |
Oct 26, 2018 | $15 | OCALIVA | Food and Beverage | INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
May 15, 2018 | $15 | UCERIS | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
Nov 13, 2018 | $15 | XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
Sep 4, 2018 | $15 | HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
Jan 30, 2018 | $14 | LINZESS | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
Mar 27, 2018 | $14 | REMICADE STELARA SIMPONI SIMPONI ARIA | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC. | |
Jun 28, 2018 | $14 | CLENPIQ | Food and Beverage | FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
Oct 16, 2018 | $14 | XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
Mar 29, 2018 | $14 | HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
Dec 24, 2018 | $14 | XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
Feb 2, 2018 | $14 | HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
May 7, 2018 | $14 | INJECTAFER | Food and Beverage | DAIICHI SANKYO INC. | |
Apr 17, 2018 | $14 | OCALIVA | Food and Beverage | INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
Nov 26, 2018 | $14 | XELJANZ | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
Nov 6, 2018 | $14 | CREON | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
Apr 2, 2018 | $14 | CREON | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
May 4, 2018 | $14 | CREON | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
Jan 18, 2018 | $14 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
May 3, 2018 | $13 | LINZESS | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
May 17, 2018 | $13 | CLENPIQ | Food and Beverage | FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
Jan 2, 2018 | $13 | XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
Apr 19, 2018 | $13 | CIMZIA | Food and Beverage | UCB, INC. | |
Aug 13, 2018 | $13 | RELISTOR XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
Oct 29, 2018 | $13 | HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
Mar 20, 2018 | $13 | ENTYVIO | Food and Beverage | TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC. | |
Jul 12, 2018 | $13 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
Nov 15, 2018 | $12 | TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | |
Jul 27, 2018 | $12 | LINZESS | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
Oct 29, 2018 | $12 | RELISTOR XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
Nov 1, 2018 | $12 | SUPREP | Food and Beverage | BRAINTREE LABORATORIES, INC. | |
Feb 1, 2018 | $12 | BREATHTEK | Food and Beverage | OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC. | |
Nov 14, 2018 | $12 | HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
Jul 16, 2018 | $12 | UCERIS | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
Jun 8, 2018 | $12 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | |
Jul 25, 2018 | $11 | HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
Aug 13, 2018 | $11 | XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
Oct 2, 2018 | $11 | XELJANZ | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
May 1, 2018 | $11 | RELISTOR XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
Apr 5, 2018 | $10 | LINZESS | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
Dec 19, 2018 | $10 | XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
Jul 30, 2018 | $10 | XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
Dec 13, 2018 | $10 | MAVYRET | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
Oct 11, 2018 | $9 | LINZESS | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
Oct 4, 2018 | $8 | HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
Aug 14, 2018 | $6 | HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
Jan 22, 2018 | $6 | NEW PRODUCTS | Food and Beverage | MICRO-TECH ENDOSCOPY USA, INC. | |
Oct 18, 2018 | $5 | VIBERZI LINZESS | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
Jul 5, 2018 | $3 | AMITIZA | Food and Beverage | TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC. | |
Dec 13, 2018 | $3 | ZENPEP | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
Jul 25, 2018 | $1 | HUMIRA | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
Jul 5, 2018 | $0 | AMITIZA | Food and Beverage | TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC. |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.