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BRUCE S SAMUELS
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BRUCE S SAMUELS

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
189 GREENBRIAR BLVD, SUITE C, COVINGTON, LA, 70433-7234
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BRUCE SAMUELS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

36

payments

$627

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
 34 $582
Education
 2 $45

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†
SUBLOCADE

drug

 $176
SYMBICORT

drug

 $124
SUBOXONE SUBLINGUAL FILM

drug

 $94
SPIRIVA RESPIMAT

drug

 $89
STIOLTO RESPIMAT

drug

 $89
ANORO

drug

 $58
VIIBRYD

drug

 $40
ADVAIR

drug

 $34
BREO

drug

 $34
TRELEGY ELLIPTA

drug

 $23
FARXIGA

drug

 $19
ZUBSOLV

drug

 $17
CHANTIX

drug

 $17
LYRICA

drug

 $17
BYDUREON

drug

 $14
AJOVY

drug

 $14
BASAGLAR

drug

 $14
HUMALOG

drug

 $14
TRADJENTA

drug

 $14
TRULICITY

drug

 $14
† 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 12, 2018 $98 SUBLOCADE Food and Beverage INDIVIOR INC.
May 3, 2018 $40 VIIBRYD Education ALLERGAN INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $24 SYMBICORT Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jan 11, 2018 $24 SYMBICORT Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Apr 11, 2018 $22 SYMBICORT Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
May 8, 2018 $21 SYMBICORT Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Feb 15, 2018 $20 SYMBICORT Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Nov 28, 2018 $20 SUBLOCADE SUBOXONE SUBLINGUAL FILM Food and Beverage INDIVIOR INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $18 BREO ADVAIR Food and Beverage GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Aug 8, 2018 $18 SUBLOCADE SUBOXONE SUBLINGUAL FILM Food and Beverage INDIVIOR INC.
Apr 23, 2018 $17 ANORO Food and Beverage GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Feb 6, 2018 $17 ZUBSOLV Food and Beverage OREXO US, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $17 CHANTIX LYRICA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $16 ANORO Food and Beverage GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Sep 24, 2018 $16 BREO ADVAIR Food and Beverage GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Sep 11, 2018 $16 ANORO Food and Beverage GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Feb 22, 2018 $16 SUBOXONE SUBLINGUAL FILM Food and Beverage INDIVIOR INC.
May 15, 2018 $16 SUBLOCADE SUBOXONE SUBLINGUAL FILM Food and Beverage INDIVIOR INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $14 SYMBICORT FARXIGA BYDUREON Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Sep 27, 2018 $14 AJOVY Food and Beverage TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $14 HUMALOG TRADJENTA TRULICITY BASAGLAR Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Sep 24, 2018 $12 SUBLOCADE SUBOXONE SUBLINGUAL FILM Food and Beverage INDIVIOR INC.
Mar 14, 2018 $11 TRELEGY ELLIPTA Food and Beverage GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Apr 26, 2018 $11 STIOLTO RESPIMAT SPIRIVA RESPIMAT Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 21, 2018 $11 STIOLTO RESPIMAT SPIRIVA RESPIMAT Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jan 22, 2018 $11 STIOLTO RESPIMAT SPIRIVA RESPIMAT Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $11 TRELEGY ELLIPTA Food and Beverage GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Jun 28, 2018 $11 STIOLTO RESPIMAT SPIRIVA RESPIMAT Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $11 STIOLTO RESPIMAT SPIRIVA RESPIMAT Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $11 STIOLTO RESPIMAT SPIRIVA RESPIMAT Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $11 STIOLTO RESPIMAT SPIRIVA RESPIMAT Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $11 STIOLTO RESPIMAT SPIRIVA RESPIMAT Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 1, 2018 $9 ANORO Food and Beverage GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Dec 18, 2018 $9 SUBLOCADE SUBOXONE SUBLINGUAL FILM Food and Beverage INDIVIOR INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $5 FARXIGA Education ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jul 5, 2018 $5 SUBLOCADE SUBOXONE SUBLINGUAL FILM Food and Beverage INDIVIOR INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.