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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.

RICHARD T PENSON
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RICHARD T PENSON

Listed Specialty: Medical Oncology
55 FRUIT ST YAW 9, HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY, BOSTON, MA, 02114-2621
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DR. RICHARD PENSON,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

17

payments

$7,976

payment total

5

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
 3 $5,450
Travel and Lodging
 4 $1,595
Food and Beverage
 9 $920
Education
 1 $10

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†
RUBRACA

drug

 $3,210
ZEJULA

drug

 $2,635
TARCEVA

drug

 $1,654
AVASTIN

drug

 $1,545
ALECENSA

drug

 $1,527
NON-COVERED PRODUCT

drug

 $1,527
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $250
LYNPARZA

drug

 $135
KEYTRUDA

drug

 $74
† 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
Jun 15, 2018 $3,000 RUBRACA Consulting CLOVIS ONCOLOGY, INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $2,200 ZEJULA Consulting TESARO, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $611 AVASTIN TARCEVA ALECENSA NON-COVERED PRODUCT Travel and Lodging GENENTECH USA, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $583 AVASTIN TARCEVA ALECENSA NON-COVERED PRODUCT Travel and Lodging GENENTECH USA, INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $348 ZEJULA Travel and Lodging TESARO, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $280 AVASTIN TARCEVA ALECENSA NON-COVERED PRODUCT Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Aug 13, 2018 $250 No Listed Product Consulting TESARO, INC.
May 31, 2018 $150 RUBRACA Food and Beverage CLOVIS ONCOLOGY, INC.
Jun 3, 2018 $135 LYNPARZA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Dec 3, 2018 $128 TARCEVA Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $87 ZEJULA Food and Beverage TESARO, INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $74 KEYTRUDA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Dec 6, 2018 $53 AVASTIN TARCEVA ALECENSA NON-COVERED PRODUCT Travel and Lodging GENENTECH USA, INC.
May 31, 2018 $25 RUBRACA Food and Beverage CLOVIS ONCOLOGY, INC.
May 31, 2018 $25 RUBRACA Food and Beverage CLOVIS ONCOLOGY, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $18 AVASTIN Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $10 RUBRACA Education CLOVIS ONCOLOGY, 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.