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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.

CHESTER B WHITLEY
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CHESTER B WHITLEY

Listed Specialty: Pediatrics
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PHYSICIANS, 516 DELAWARE STREET SE, ROOM 4-100, MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55455
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DR. CHESTER WHITLEY,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

25

payments

$18,576

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
 1 $8,492
Travel and Lodging
 9 $3,387
Promotional Speaking/Other
 5 $3,226
Honoraria
 1 $2,500
Food and Beverage
 9 $971

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†
ELAPRASE

drug

 $9,684
SOLIRIS

drug

 $2,500
KUVAN

drug

 $2,160
PALYNZIQ

drug

 $2,160
NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED

drug

 $2,107
ALDURAZYME

drug

 $1,726
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $399
† 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
Sep 5, 2018 $8,492 ELAPRASE Consulting SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC ZEBRAIC INCORPORATED DBA WORLD SYMPOSIA
Apr 25, 2018 $2,500 SOLIRIS Honoraria ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Zebraic Corporation
Nov 2, 2018 $1,500 PALYNZIQ KUVAN Promotional Speaking/Other BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $965 NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED Travel and Lodging GENZYME CORPORATION
Aug 13, 2018 $618 ALDURAZYME Promotional Speaking/Other GENZYME CORPORATION
Aug 3, 2018 $618 ALDURAZYME Promotional Speaking/Other GENZYME CORPORATION
Apr 27, 2018 $612 ELAPRASE Travel and Lodging SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Nov 2, 2018 $513 PALYNZIQ KUVAN Travel and Lodging BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC.
May 10, 2018 $496 NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED Travel and Lodging GENZYME CORPORATION
Apr 27, 2018 $245 ALDURAZYME Promotional Speaking/Other GENZYME CORPORATION
Jun 24, 2018 $245 ALDURAZYME Promotional Speaking/Other GENZYME CORPORATION
Apr 27, 2018 $240 ELAPRASE Travel and Lodging SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
May 10, 2018 $214 NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED Travel and Lodging GENZYME CORPORATION
Apr 27, 2018 $200 ELAPRASE Travel and Lodging SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
May 15, 2018 $180 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $148 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
May 10, 2018 $140 NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Apr 27, 2018 $139 ELAPRASE Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
May 10, 2018 $132 NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
May 10, 2018 $115 NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Nov 2, 2018 $79 PALYNZIQ KUVAN Travel and Lodging BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $67 PALYNZIQ KUVAN Travel and Lodging BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC.
Feb 4, 2018 $55 No Listed Product Food and Beverage REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 10, 2018 $46 NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Aug 1, 2018 $16 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.