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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.

KENNETH G SMITH
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KENNETH G SMITH

Listed Specialty: Nephrology
5131 ODONOVAN DR FL 1, BATON ROUGE, LA, 70808-4782
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KENNETH SMITH,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

30

payments

$566

payment total

13

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
 28 $544
Education
 2 $22

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†
RAYALDEE (OLD)

drug

 $103
VELPHORO

drug

 $67
PARSABIV

drug

 $61
ACTHAR

drug

 $48
AURYXIA

drug

 $35
JYNARQUE

drug

 $34
FABRAZYME

drug

 $32
FABRY-DISEASE

drug

 $32
RAYALDEE

drug

 $32
KRYSTEXXA

drug

 $30
SAMSCA

drug

 $27
FERAHEME

drug

 $22
MITIGARE

drug

 $22
VELTASSA

drug

 $21
NATPARA

drug

 $19
SENSIPAR

drug

 $16
LOKELMA

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
Jan 24, 2018 $103 RAYALDEE (OLD) Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Jun 7, 2018 $33 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Sep 5, 2018 $24 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $22 MITIGARE Food and Beverage WEST-WARD PHARMACEUTICALS
Feb 28, 2018 $21 FABRAZYME FABRY-DISEASE Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Oct 12, 2018 $21 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $19 NATPARA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Aug 28, 2018 $18 KRYSTEXXA Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Nov 30, 2018 $18 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $16 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $16 PARSABIV SENSIPAR Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Aug 27, 2018 $16 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
May 10, 2018 $16 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Aug 21, 2018 $15 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $15 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Feb 27, 2018 $15 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $15 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
May 10, 2018 $15 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $15 LOKELMA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
May 1, 2018 $14 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jan 10, 2018 $14 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $14 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $13 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $13 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
May 2, 2018 $12 KRYSTEXXA Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jun 19, 2018 $11 FERAHEME Education AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $11 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
May 8, 2018 $11 FERAHEME Education AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $11 FABRAZYME FABRY-DISEASE Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Oct 1, 2018 $11 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, 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.