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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.

ERIK P SULMAN
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ERIK P SULMAN

Listed Specialty: Radiation Oncology
1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD, HOUSTON, TX, 77030-4000
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ERIK SULMAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

26

payments

$29,761

payment total

4

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
Travel and Lodging
 14 $13,127
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $11,000
Honoraria
 2 $5,000
Food and Beverage
 9 $634

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

 $19,527
KICK, AIRO, CURVE, BUZZ, NODE, EXACT TRAC, NOVALIS, TRAMACAD, ELEMENTS

device

 $5,136
ONCOLOGY

device

 $3,820
EXACTRAC

device

 $969
TEMODAR

drug

 $238
AXUMIN

drug

 $72
† 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
Apr 30, 2018 $11,000 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jun 1, 2018 $7,082 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
May 4, 2018 $3,000 ONCOLOGY Honoraria NOVOCURE INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $2,984 KICK, AIRO, CURVE, BUZZ, NODE, EXACT TRAC, NOVALIS, TRAMACAD, ELEMENTS Travel and Lodging BRAINLAB, INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $2,000 KICK, AIRO, CURVE, BUZZ, NODE, EXACT TRAC, NOVALIS, TRAMACAD, ELEMENTS Honoraria BRAINLAB, INC.
Feb 3, 2018 $786 EXACTRAC Travel and Lodging BRAINLAB, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $605 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Mar 23, 2018 $413 ONCOLOGY Travel and Lodging NOVOCURE INC.
May 21, 2018 $372 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jun 30, 2018 $192 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Feb 8, 2018 $152 KICK, AIRO, CURVE, BUZZ, NODE, EXACT TRAC, NOVALIS, TRAMACAD, ELEMENTS Travel and Lodging BRAINLAB, INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $150 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 21, 2018 $142 TEMODAR Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
May 21, 2018 $126 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 14, 2018 $120 ONCOLOGY Food and Beverage NOVOCURE INC.
Feb 3, 2018 $97 EXACTRAC Food and Beverage BRAINLAB, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $96 ONCOLOGY Food and Beverage NOVOCURE INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $85 ONCOLOGY Food and Beverage NOVOCURE INC.
Feb 3, 2018 $75 EXACTRAC Food and Beverage BRAINLAB, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $72 AXUMIN Food and Beverage BLUE EARTH DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED
Apr 20, 2018 $48 TEMODAR Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 20, 2018 $48 TEMODAR Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 19, 2018 $42 ONCOLOGY Food and Beverage NOVOCURE INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $37 ONCOLOGY Food and Beverage NOVOCURE INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $28 ONCOLOGY Travel and Lodging NOVOCURE INC.
Feb 3, 2018 $11 EXACTRAC Food and Beverage BRAINLAB, 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.