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ROBERT KUSHNER
Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
680 N LAKE SHORE DR, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO, IL, 60611-4546
ROBERT KUSHNER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
31
payments
$64,244
payment total
2
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 | $48,960 |
Travel and Lodging |
16 | $13,947 |
Food and Beverage |
7 | $1,336 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
SAXENDA |
drug |
$62,536 |
VICTOZA |
drug |
$17,165 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$1,589 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2018 | $10,200 | SAXENDA | Consulting | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Sep 24, 2018 | $10,115 | SAXENDA | Consulting | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Apr 3, 2018 | $8,124 | VICTOZA SAXENDA | Travel and Lodging | NOVO NORDISK AS | |
| Apr 3, 2018 | $8,075 | VICTOZA SAXENDA | Consulting | NOVO NORDISK AS | |
| Dec 14, 2018 | $6,545 | SAXENDA | Consulting | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Apr 11, 2018 | $5,695 | SAXENDA | Consulting | NOVO NORDISK AS | |
| Jan 31, 2018 | $3,910 | SAXENDA | Consulting | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Jan 1, 2018 | $3,400 | SAXENDA | Consulting | NOVO NORDISK AS | |
| Dec 13, 2018 | $1,020 | SAXENDA | Consulting | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Apr 11, 2018 | $615 | SAXENDA | Travel and Lodging | NOVO NORDISK AS | |
| Apr 11, 2018 | $615 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | NOVO NORDISK AS | |
| Sep 24, 2018 | $580 | SAXENDA | Travel and Lodging | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Sep 24, 2018 | $527 | SAXENDA | Travel and Lodging | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Apr 11, 2018 | $500 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK AS | |
| Dec 14, 2018 | $450 | SAXENDA | Travel and Lodging | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Apr 3, 2018 | $431 | VICTOZA SAXENDA | Travel and Lodging | NOVO NORDISK AS | |
| Sep 24, 2018 | $429 | SAXENDA | Travel and Lodging | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Jan 31, 2018 | $381 | SAXENDA | Travel and Lodging | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Dec 14, 2018 | $377 | SAXENDA | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Apr 11, 2018 | $368 | SAXENDA | Travel and Lodging | NOVO NORDISK AS | |
| Dec 14, 2018 | $352 | SAXENDA | Travel and Lodging | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Dec 14, 2018 | $339 | SAXENDA | Travel and Lodging | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Apr 11, 2018 | $326 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | NOVO NORDISK AS | |
| Apr 3, 2018 | $263 | VICTOZA SAXENDA | Travel and Lodging | NOVO NORDISK AS | |
| Apr 3, 2018 | $154 | VICTOZA SAXENDA | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK AS | |
| Oct 26, 2018 | $118 | VICTOZA | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Sep 25, 2018 | $118 | SAXENDA | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Apr 11, 2018 | $90 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | NOVO NORDISK AS | |
| Apr 11, 2018 | $58 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | NOVO NORDISK AS | |
| Sep 24, 2018 | $50 | SAXENDA | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Oct 4, 2018 | $19 | SAXENDA | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.