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JOSEPH R BERGER
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JOSEPH R BERGER

Listed Specialty: Neurology
3400 CIVIC CENTER BLVD, 2ND FLOOR, SOUTH PAVILION, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19104-5127
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JOSEPH BERGER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

88

payments

$89,587

payment total

12

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
 23 $68,874
Travel and Lodging
 28 $17,756
Food and Beverage
 35 $2,858
Education
 2 $99

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $32,981
FTY720D

drug

 $22,702
GILENYA

drug

 $9,484
OZANIMOD

drug

 $7,874
DISEASE STATE

drug

 $7,382
OCREVUS

drug

 $5,760
ENTYVIO

drug

 $1,160
NON-COVERED PRODUCT

drug

 $1,014
FTD

drug

 $615
MAVENCLAD

drug

 $309
KYMRIAH

drug

 $122
TYSABRI

drug

 $99
AUBAGIO

drug

 $85
LEMTRADA

drug

 $85
AVONEX

drug

 $47
TECFIDERA

drug

 $47
† 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
Jul 19, 2018 $14,700 No Listed Product Consulting BIOGEN, INC.
May 13, 2018 $11,940 FTY720D Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Jul 16, 2018 $8,147 FTY720D Consulting NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Sep 11, 2018 $7,380 GILENYA Consulting NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Dec 6, 2018 $7,340 OZANIMOD Consulting CELGENE CORPORATION
Mar 23, 2018 $7,200 No Listed Product Consulting ABBVIE, INC.
Nov 3, 2018 $4,725 No Listed Product Consulting CELGENE CORPORATION
May 4, 2018 $4,500 OCREVUS Consulting GENENTECH, INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $3,528 DISEASE STATE Consulting GENZYME CORPORATION
Nov 20, 2018 $2,940 DISEASE STATE Consulting GENZYME CORPORATION
Oct 16, 2018 $1,875 No Listed Product Consulting SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Mar 31, 2018 $1,014 NON-COVERED PRODUCT Consulting F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AG
Oct 23, 2018 $1,000 No Listed Product Consulting SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
May 13, 2018 $871 FTY720D Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
May 4, 2018 $728 OCREVUS Travel and Lodging GENENTECH, INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $624 DISEASE STATE Travel and Lodging GENZYME CORPORATION
May 13, 2018 $615 FTY720D Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Dec 10, 2018 $615 FTD Consulting NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Jun 1, 2018 $500 No Listed Product Consulting TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
May 13, 2018 $492 FTY720D Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Mar 23, 2018 $458 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $420 ENTYVIO Consulting TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Jul 30, 2018 $420 ENTYVIO Consulting TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $410 GILENYA Consulting NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Mar 12, 2018 $410 GILENYA Consulting NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Sep 11, 2018 $410 GILENYA Consulting NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Sep 26, 2018 $400 No Listed Product Consulting AMGEN INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $400 No Listed Product Consulting AMGEN INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $360 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging CELGENE CORPORATION
Nov 30, 2018 $325 OZANIMOD Travel and Lodging CELGENE CORPORATION
Jan 5, 2018 $320 ENTYVIO Consulting TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
May 4, 2018 $277 OCREVUS Travel and Lodging GENENTECH, INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $220 No Listed Product Consulting TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
May 5, 2018 $205 OCREVUS Food and Beverage GENENTECH, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $174 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
May 12, 2018 $169 FTY720D Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Dec 1, 2018 $155 OZANIMOD Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
May 17, 2018 $150 GILENYA Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Nov 3, 2018 $140 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Feb 12, 2018 $137 MAVENCLAD Food and Beverage EMD SERONO, INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $125 DISEASE STATE Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Feb 2, 2018 $122 GILENYA Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
May 15, 2018 $122 KYMRIAH Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Apr 4, 2018 $119 GILENYA Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Feb 26, 2018 $109 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOGEN, INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $109 DISEASE STATE Travel and Lodging GENZYME CORPORATION
Oct 12, 2018 $107 GILENYA Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jun 8, 2018 $106 FTY720D Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Mar 22, 2018 $103 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $98 GILENYA Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jun 9, 2018 $98 FTY720D Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Feb 1, 2018 $97 GILENYA Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
May 31, 2018 $95 GILENYA Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Mar 23, 2018 $88 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $85 AUBAGIO LEMTRADA Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Mar 23, 2018 $79 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $75 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EMD SERONO, INC.
May 30, 2018 $68 GILENYA Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Mar 23, 2018 $67 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $56 DISEASE STATE Travel and Lodging GENZYME CORPORATION
Jul 16, 2018 $55 FTY720D Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Nov 3, 2018 $55 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Jul 19, 2018 $53 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BIOGEN, INC.
May 10, 2018 $52 FTY720D Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
May 10, 2018 $52 FTY720D Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Jul 2, 2018 $52 TYSABRI Education BIOGEN, INC.
Feb 10, 2018 $52 MAVENCLAD Food and Beverage EMD SERONO, INC.
May 4, 2018 $51 OCREVUS Travel and Lodging GENENTECH, INC.
Feb 10, 2018 $50 MAVENCLAD Food and Beverage EMD SERONO, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $47 TYSABRI TECFIDERA AVONEX Education BIOGEN, INC.
Nov 3, 2018 $41 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
May 10, 2018 $40 FTY720D Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
May 10, 2018 $40 FTY720D Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Feb 10, 2018 $35 MAVENCLAD Food and Beverage EMD SERONO, INC.
Feb 10, 2018 $35 MAVENCLAD Food and Beverage EMD SERONO, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $35 OZANIMOD Travel and Lodging CELGENE CORPORATION
Mar 23, 2018 $34 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Nov 3, 2018 $33 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging CELGENE CORPORATION
Nov 3, 2018 $23 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Nov 2, 2018 $22 No Listed Product Food and Beverage EMD SERONO, INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $22 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $20 FTY720D Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Dec 6, 2018 $18 OZANIMOD Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Nov 3, 2018 $16 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Sep 11, 2018 $11 GILENYA Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
Jul 19, 2018 $10 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOGEN, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $7 GILENYA Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 16, 2018 $4 FTY720D Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.