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CHRISTOPHER A HESS
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CHRISTOPHER A HESS

Listed Specialty: Pain Medicine
75 FRANCIS ST, BOSTON, MA, 02115-6110
* Note: This physician had a Texas practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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DR. CHRISTOPHER HESS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

37

payments

$612

payment total

9

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
 37 $612

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†
RELISTOR

drug

 $161
SCS IPGS

device

 $122
GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT

device

 $69
PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS

device

 $56
XTAMPZA

drug

 $47
EMBEDA

drug

 $43
FLECTOR PATCH

drug

 $43
LYRICA

drug

 $43
RAYOS

drug

 $36
HORIZANT

drug

 $24
VIMOVO

drug

 $18
SYMPROIC

drug

 $15
CAMBIA

drug

 $14
GRALISE

drug

 $14
ZIPSOR

drug

 $14
PENNSAID

drug

 $6
† 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
Feb 19, 2018 $122 SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 29, 2018 $56 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 4, 2018 $22 GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 11, 2018 $21 RAYOS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Oct 16, 2018 $18 RELISTOR Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Aug 22, 2018 $18 RELISTOR Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Dec 4, 2018 $17 GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 19, 2018 $17 XTAMPZA Food and Beverage COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $16 LYRICA EMBEDA FLECTOR PATCH Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $16 XTAMPZA Food and Beverage COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $16 RELISTOR Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jun 8, 2018 $16 GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 3, 2018 $15 SYMPROIC Food and Beverage PURDUE PHARMA L.P.
Jul 16, 2018 $15 RAYOS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Apr 16, 2018 $15 XTAMPZA Food and Beverage COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $15 GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 1, 2018 $14 RELISTOR Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jun 12, 2018 $14 LYRICA EMBEDA FLECTOR PATCH Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Mar 30, 2018 $14 CAMBIA GRALISE ZIPSOR Food and Beverage DEPOMED, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $13 RELISTOR Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Aug 13, 2018 $13 RELISTOR Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Sep 13, 2018 $13 HORIZANT Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 29, 2018 $13 LYRICA EMBEDA FLECTOR PATCH Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $12 RELISTOR Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
May 17, 2018 $11 HORIZANT Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jul 2, 2018 $11 VIMOVO Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jun 26, 2018 $10 RELISTOR Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
May 16, 2018 $9 RELISTOR Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jul 30, 2018 $8 RELISTOR Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jun 18, 2018 $8 RELISTOR Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Dec 17, 2018 $7 VIMOVO Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Apr 10, 2018 $7 RELISTOR Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Dec 13, 2018 $6 PENNSAID Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jun 11, 2018 $6 RELISTOR Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Sep 11, 2018 $6 RELISTOR Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jun 11, 2018 $2 RELISTOR Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Apr 10, 2018 $1 RELISTOR Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.