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MELISSA R ISBELL
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MELISSA R ISBELL

Listed Specialty: Nephrology
5131 MEDICAL DR, STE 120, SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78229-5062
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DR. MELISSA ISBELL,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

36

payments

$788

payment total

15

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
 36 $788

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†
JYNARQUE

drug

 $176
PARSABIV

drug

 $147
AURYXIA

drug

 $81
RAYOS

drug

 $66
BYSTOLIC

drug

 $58
GATTEX

drug

 $44
EDARBI

drug

 $32
ULORIC

drug

 $26
LOKELMA

drug

 $25
XARELTO

drug

 $24
SAMSCA

drug

 $21
THIOLA

drug

 $20
KRYSTEXXA

drug

 $17
NORTHERA

drug

 $16
AFINITOR

drug

 $16
VELPHORO

drug

 $15
BRILINTA

drug

 $13
RAYALDEE

drug

 $11
† 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
Nov 15, 2018 $105 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $81 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $33 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Dec 14, 2018 $25 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $25 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $25 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $24 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jan 26, 2018 $23 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $21 SAMSCA JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $21 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $20 BYSTOLIC Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Feb 8, 2018 $20 THIOLA Food and Beverage RETROPHIN, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $19 BYSTOLIC Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $19 ULORIC Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Apr 24, 2018 $19 RAYOS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jun 21, 2018 $18 BYSTOLIC Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
May 30, 2018 $17 KRYSTEXXA Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Apr 20, 2018 $17 EDARBI Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 29, 2018 $16 RAYOS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Apr 27, 2018 $16 NORTHERA Food and Beverage LUNDBECK LLC
Nov 30, 2018 $16 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $16 RAYOS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Feb 19, 2018 $16 AFINITOR Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Oct 24, 2018 $15 GATTEX Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Jan 10, 2018 $15 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $15 EDARBI Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $15 RAYOS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Nov 15, 2018 $14 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $14 GATTEX Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Jan 17, 2018 $14 GATTEX Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Oct 9, 2018 $14 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $13 LOKELMA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Sep 6, 2018 $13 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Oct 18, 2018 $12 LOKELMA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Jun 14, 2018 $11 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Mar 2, 2018 $7 ULORIC Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.