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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.

FRED J BALLENGER
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FRED J BALLENGER

Listed Specialty: Nephrology
2602 FRANKLIN RD SW, ROANOKE, VA, 24014-1010
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FRED BALLENGER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

18

payments

$354

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
Food and Beverage
 17 $322
Education
 1 $32

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†
VELTASSA

drug

 $183
RAYALDEE

drug

 $48
AURYXIA

drug

 $43
JYNARQUE

drug

 $37
PARSABIV

drug

 $31
SENSIPAR

drug

 $12
VELPHORO

drug

 $11
† 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 31, 2018 $89 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $32 VELTASSA Education RELYPSA, INC.
Aug 30, 2018 $21 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Dec 21, 2018 $19 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $18 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Jan 25, 2018 $18 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $16 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $16 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Sep 28, 2018 $15 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
May 24, 2018 $15 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Feb 16, 2018 $14 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $14 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $12 PARSABIV SENSIPAR Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $12 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Dec 21, 2018 $12 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $11 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $11 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $9 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, 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.