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CARL E GESSNER
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CARL E GESSNER

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
520 N ELAM AVE, GREENSBORO, NC, 27403-1127
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DR. CARL GESSNER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

30

payments

$593

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
Food and Beverage
 30 $593

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†
XELJANZ

drug

 $134
CIMZIA

drug

 $89
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $85
ENTYVIO

drug

 $46
LINZESS

drug

 $30
VIBERZI

drug

 $30
UCERIS

drug

 $25
GATTEX

drug

 $24
CAPSOCAM PLUS

device

 $22
CANASA

drug

 $19
BRAVO

device

 $18
INFLECTRA

drug

 $15
CREON

drug

 $15
AMITIZA

drug

 $14
TRULANCE

drug

 $13
APRISO

drug

 $13
DOPTELET

drug

 $13
MOVANTIK

drug

 $13
PILLCAM

device

 $12
HUMIRA

drug

 $12
† 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
Aug 1, 2018 $121 XELJANZ Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $85 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PENTAX OF AMERICA, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $22 CAPSOCAM PLUS Food and Beverage PENTAX OF AMERICA, INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $20 CIMZIA Food and Beverage UCB, INC.
May 9, 2018 $19 LINZESS VIBERZI CANASA Food and Beverage IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jan 10, 2018 $19 ENTYVIO Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $18 BRAVO Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Oct 17, 2018 $15 INFLECTRA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $15 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $14 ENTYVIO Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $14 CIMZIA Food and Beverage UCB, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $14 CIMZIA Food and Beverage UCB, INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $14 CIMZIA Food and Beverage UCB, INC.
May 10, 2018 $14 AMITIZA Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $14 CIMZIA Food and Beverage UCB, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $13 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Sep 28, 2018 $13 APRISO Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
May 15, 2018 $13 UCERIS Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Dec 6, 2018 $13 DOPTELET Food and Beverage DOVA PHARMACEUTICALS
Feb 20, 2018 $13 CIMZIA Food and Beverage UCB, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $13 XELJANZ Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $13 GATTEX Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
May 29, 2018 $13 MOVANTIK Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
May 21, 2018 $12 PILLCAM Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Oct 18, 2018 $12 ENTYVIO Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $12 GATTEX Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Jun 25, 2018 $12 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $12 UCERIS Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Dec 18, 2018 $11 LINZESS VIBERZI Food and Beverage IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Oct 18, 2018 $1 ENTYVIO Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., 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.