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BIRUH WORKENEH
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BIRUH WORKENEH

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD, HOUSTON, TX, 77030-4000
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BIRUH WORKENEH,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

48

payments

$2,724

payment total

13

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
 45 $2,716
Education
 3 $9

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†
VELTASSA

drug

 $325
JYNARQUE

drug

 $309
RENAL - CRRT

device

 $258
XGEVA

drug

 $190
AURYXIA

drug

 $186
KRYSTEXXA

drug

 $184
ACTHAR

drug

 $154
ARANESP

drug

 $145
CRITLINE - MONITORS

device

 $140
VELPHORO

drug

 $140
SAMSCA

drug

 $129
RENAL - PRISMAFLEX SYSTEM

device

 $126
RENAL - NON PRODUCT RELATED

drug

 $126
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $125
TOLVAPTAN

drug

 $125
PARSABIV

drug

 $120
SOLIRIS

drug

 $110
REPATHA

drug

 $45
RENAL - DIANEAL SOLUTION

device

 $27
DIALOG EVOLUTION HEMODIALYSIS SYSTEM

device

 $25
SYSTEM ONE

device

 $17
RENAL - PRISMAX SYSTEM

device

 $5
† 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
Oct 25, 2018 $147 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $126 RENAL - NON PRODUCT RELATED Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Mar 22, 2018 $126 RENAL - PRISMAFLEX SYSTEM Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Jun 12, 2018 $125 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $125 TOLVAPTAN Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $125 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $123 RENAL - CRRT Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Dec 6, 2018 $122 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
May 15, 2018 $120 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $115 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Dec 5, 2018 $110 KRYSTEXXA Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Mar 15, 2018 $110 SOLIRIS Food and Beverage ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $96 ARANESP XGEVA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $95 RENAL - CRRT Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Oct 24, 2018 $94 No Listed Product Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $88 CRITLINE - MONITORS VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
May 23, 2018 $84 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $74 KRYSTEXXA Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Oct 25, 2018 $52 CRITLINE - MONITORS VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
May 24, 2018 $49 ARANESP XGEVA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $45 XGEVA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $45 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $44 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT & COMMERCIALIZATION, INC.
Mar 7, 2018 $41 RENAL - CRRT Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Jan 31, 2018 $38 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $32 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Apr 25, 2018 $30 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Sep 6, 2018 $25 DIALOG EVOLUTION HEMODIALYSIS SYSTEM Food and Beverage B. BRAUN MEDICAL INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $24 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
May 10, 2018 $24 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Oct 29, 2018 $22 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT & COMMERCIALIZATION, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $22 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $22 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $21 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $21 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $20 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $20 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $19 SAMSCA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $17 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Dec 19, 2018 $17 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Oct 31, 2018 $17 SYSTEM ONE Food and Beverage NXSTAGE MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $14 RENAL - DIANEAL SOLUTION Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Jun 14, 2018 $14 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $13 RENAL - DIANEAL SOLUTION Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Oct 17, 2018 $5 RENAL - PRISMAX SYSTEM Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Apr 4, 2018 $3 ACTHAR Education MALLINCKRODT LLC
Apr 25, 2018 $3 ACTHAR Education MALLINCKRODT LLC
May 11, 2018 $3 ACTHAR Education MALLINCKRODT LLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.