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MELANIE E COSTA
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MELANIE E COSTA

Listed Specialty: Dermatology
4727 FRIENDSHIP AVE, SUITE 300, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15224-1770
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DR. MELANIE COSTA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

69

payments

$1,577

payment total

11

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
 68 $1,227
Honoraria
 1 $350

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†
AMELUZ

drug

 $459
BF-RHODOLED

device

 $459
DUPIXENT

drug

 $248
COSENTYX

drug

 $241
OTEZLA

drug

 $208
STELARA

drug

 $120
REMICADE

drug

 $112
SIMPONI

drug

 $112
SIMPONI ARIA

drug

 $112
EPIDUO FORTE

drug

 $95
ORACEA

drug

 $87
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $73
SOOLANTRA

drug

 $60
HUMIRA

drug

 $35
TOPICORT

drug

 $25
XOLAIR

drug

 $24
EUCRISA

drug

 $13
TREMFYA

drug

 $9
† 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 4, 2018 $350 AMELUZ BF-RHODOLED Honoraria BIOFRONTERA INC.
Nov 3, 2018 $122 DUPIXENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $120 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Oct 25, 2018 $113 OTEZLA Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Apr 18, 2018 $109 AMELUZ BF-RHODOLED Food and Beverage BIOFRONTERA INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $97 DUPIXENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $94 OTEZLA Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Nov 4, 2018 $32 EPIDUO FORTE ORACEA SOOLANTRA Food and Beverage GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P.
Nov 13, 2018 $24 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jun 14, 2018 $24 XOLAIR Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jan 24, 2018 $21 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $21 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 19, 2018 $20 REMICADE STELARA SIMPONI SIMPONI ARIA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $20 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Mar 29, 2018 $18 REMICADE STELARA SIMPONI SIMPONI ARIA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $18 REMICADE STELARA SIMPONI SIMPONI ARIA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $17 DUPIXENT Food and Beverage GENZYME CORPORATION
Jun 13, 2018 $16 REMICADE STELARA SIMPONI SIMPONI ARIA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Nov 3, 2018 $15 EPIDUO FORTE SOOLANTRA ORACEA Food and Beverage GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P.
Feb 16, 2018 $15 EPIDUO FORTE Food and Beverage GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P.
Oct 15, 2018 $15 ORACEA Food and Beverage GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P.
Apr 3, 2018 $14 EPIDUO FORTE Food and Beverage GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P.
Sep 7, 2018 $14 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 15, 2018 $14 TOPICORT Food and Beverage TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $13 DUPIXENT Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Nov 27, 2018 $13 EUCRISA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
May 1, 2018 $11 TOPICORT Food and Beverage TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $11 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 19, 2018 $9 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Dec 5, 2018 $8 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Nov 4, 2018 $8 EPIDUO FORTE ORACEA SOOLANTRA Food and Beverage GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P.
Mar 13, 2018 $7 EPIDUO FORTE Food and Beverage GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P.
Sep 24, 2018 $6 REMICADE STELARA SIMPONI SIMPONI ARIA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $6 ORACEA Food and Beverage GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P.
Aug 29, 2018 $6 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 6, 2018 $6 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 25, 2018 $6 ORACEA Food and Beverage GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P.
Feb 9, 2018 $6 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Nov 30, 2018 $6 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Oct 2, 2018 $6 REMICADE STELARA SIMPONI SIMPONI ARIA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Jan 5, 2018 $5 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Mar 6, 2018 $5 REMICADE STELARA SIMPONI SIMPONI ARIA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $5 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
May 15, 2018 $5 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Feb 27, 2018 $5 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Oct 2, 2018 $5 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Mar 27, 2018 $5 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
May 10, 2018 $5 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Nov 6, 2018 $5 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
May 9, 2018 $4 COSENTYX Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Sep 4, 2018 $4 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Mar 12, 2018 $4 REMICADE STELARA SIMPONI SIMPONI ARIA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $4 ORACEA Food and Beverage GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P.
Apr 17, 2018 $4 REMICADE STELARA SIMPONI SIMPONI ARIA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $4 TREMFYA STELARA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Jul 3, 2018 $4 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Apr 12, 2018 $4 SOOLANTRA Food and Beverage GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P.
Jun 5, 2018 $4 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Feb 19, 2018 $4 REMICADE STELARA SIMPONI SIMPONI ARIA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $4 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Oct 30, 2018 $4 REMICADE STELARA SIMPONI SIMPONI ARIA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Jan 15, 2018 $3 REMICADE STELARA SIMPONI SIMPONI ARIA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $3 EPIDUO FORTE Food and Beverage GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P.
Aug 28, 2018 $2 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
May 22, 2018 $2 TREMFYA STELARA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $2 REMICADE STELARA SIMPONI SIMPONI ARIA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $1 TREMFYA STELARA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $1 TREMFYA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
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