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MICHAEL J BLAHA
Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
600 N WOLFE ST, CARNEGIE 565 JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL, BALTIMORE, MD, 21287-0005
DR. MICHAEL BLAHA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
27
payments
$39,755
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 |
|---|---|---|
Consulting |
11 | $37,403 |
Travel and Lodging |
8 | $1,390 |
Food and Beverage |
8 | $962 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
VICTOZA |
drug |
$13,696 |
SAXENDA |
drug |
$13,011 |
PRALUENT |
drug |
$8,819 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$3,246 |
ZYPITAMAG |
drug |
$679 |
ANORO |
drug |
$306 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2018 | $10,688 | VICTOZA | Consulting | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Apr 19, 2018 | $7,787 | PRALUENT | Consulting | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Oct 9, 2018 | $6,188 | SAXENDA | Consulting | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Sep 16, 2018 | $6,000 | SAXENDA | Consulting | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Nov 11, 2018 | $1,960 | No Listed Product | Consulting | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $1,500 | VICTOZA | Consulting | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Jun 18, 2018 | $975 | No Listed Product | Consulting | SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. | |
| Sep 16, 2018 | $750 | SAXENDA | Consulting | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $750 | VICTOZA | Consulting | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Sep 25, 2018 | $500 | ZYPITAMAG | Consulting | MEDICURE PHARMA INC. | |
| Apr 19, 2018 | $470 | PRALUENT | Travel and Lodging | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Apr 5, 2018 | $306 | ANORO | Consulting | GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC. | |
| Apr 19, 2018 | $284 | PRALUENT | Travel and Lodging | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $270 | VICTOZA | Travel and Lodging | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $246 | VICTOZA | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Apr 19, 2018 | $223 | PRALUENT | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $210 | VICTOZA | Travel and Lodging | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Sep 21, 2018 | $179 | ZYPITAMAG | Food and Beverage | MEDICURE PHARMA INC. | |
| Nov 11, 2018 | $134 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | |
| Feb 22, 2018 | $125 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Oct 9, 2018 | $73 | SAXENDA | Travel and Lodging | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Apr 19, 2018 | $37 | PRALUENT | Travel and Lodging | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $32 | VICTOZA | Travel and Lodging | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| May 23, 2018 | $20 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Apr 19, 2018 | $17 | PRALUENT | Food and Beverage | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | |
| Sep 13, 2018 | $17 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Nov 11, 2018 | $14 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION |
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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.