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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.

ANTHONY L KOVAC
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ANTHONY L KOVAC

Listed Specialty: Anesthesiology
3901 RAINBOW BLVD, MAIL STOP 1034, KANSAS CITY, KS, 66160
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DR. ANTHONY KOVAC,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

36

payments

$33,504

payment total

6

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
5 $16,750
Consulting
1 $10,024
Travel and Lodging
18 $5,544
Food and Beverage
11 $736
Honoraria
1 $450

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
BRIDION

drug

$20,940
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$11,898
THE SWAN-GANZ CATHETER

device

$450
OFIRMEV

drug

$113
ANDEXXA

drug

$103
† 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 1, 2018 $10,024 No Listed Product Consulting INSYS THERAPEUTICS INC
May 29, 2018 $3,500 BRIDION Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Feb 9, 2018 $3,500 BRIDION Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Mar 22, 2018 $3,500 BRIDION Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
May 1, 2018 $3,500 BRIDION Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Aug 21, 2018 $2,750 BRIDION Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 9, 2018 $1,466 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging INSYS THERAPEUTICS INC
May 22, 2018 $545 BRIDION Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Mar 20, 2018 $469 BRIDION Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Feb 6, 2018 $455 BRIDION Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Oct 14, 2018 $450 THE SWAN-GANZ CATHETER Honoraria EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 24, 2018 $328 BRIDION Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
May 22, 2018 $328 BRIDION Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Feb 6, 2018 $207 BRIDION Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Mar 20, 2018 $205 BRIDION Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Feb 6, 2018 $184 BRIDION Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Mar 20, 2018 $168 BRIDION Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 9, 2018 $158 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging INSYS THERAPEUTICS INC
May 29, 2018 $150 BRIDION Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
May 1, 2018 $150 BRIDION Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Mar 22, 2018 $150 BRIDION Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Feb 9, 2018 $150 BRIDION Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 24, 2018 $150 BRIDION Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 9, 2018 $144 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging INSYS THERAPEUTICS INC
May 22, 2018 $138 BRIDION Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Mar 20, 2018 $124 BRIDION Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
May 22, 2018 $116 BRIDION Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Feb 6, 2018 $107 BRIDION Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 13, 2018 $103 ANDEXXA Food and Beverage PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $96 OFIRMEV Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Apr 11, 2018 $89 No Listed Product Food and Beverage INSYS THERAPEUTICS INC
Apr 24, 2018 $67 BRIDION Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 7, 2018 $15 OFIRMEV Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Jun 4, 2018 $13 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PROMETHEUS LABORATORIES INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $4 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jan 31, 2018 $3 OFIRMEV Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.