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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.

MICHAEL E SCHAFER
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MICHAEL E SCHAFER

Listed Specialty: Gastroenterology
8901 INDIAN HILLS DR, SUITE 200, OMAHA, NE, 68114-4057
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DR. MICHAEL SCHAFER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

18

payments

$6,001

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
 2 $3,600
Travel and Lodging
 3 $1,814
Food and Beverage
 13 $587

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†
SPYGLASS

device

 $3,879
THERAPIES

device

 $898
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $893
RESOLUTION CLIP

device

 $103
XELJANZ

drug

 $82
GENERAL BILIARY DEVICES

device

 $51
SPYBITE

device

 $34
MAVYRET

drug

 $17
LINZESS

drug

 $17
ENTYVIO

drug

 $15
OCALIVA

drug

 $13
† 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 13, 2018 $1,950 SPYGLASS Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 10, 2018 $1,650 SPYGLASS Promotional Speaking/Other BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 18, 2018 $898 THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 5, 2018 $893 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 21, 2018 $117 SPYGLASS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 20, 2018 $102 SPYGLASS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 5, 2018 $89 RESOLUTION CLIP Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 15, 2018 $82 XELJANZ Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $51 GENERAL BILIARY DEVICES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 11, 2018 $37 SPYGLASS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 10, 2018 $24 SPYBITE Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 12, 2018 $23 SPYGLASS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 11, 2018 $17 MAVYRET Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $17 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Oct 31, 2018 $15 ENTYVIO Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $13 RESOLUTION CLIP Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 14, 2018 $13 OCALIVA Food and Beverage INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $10 SPYBITE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC 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.