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ROBERT S SPIRA
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ROBERT S SPIRA

Listed Specialty: Gastroenterology
5 FRANKLIN AVE, SUITE 109, BELLEVILLE, NJ, 07109-3532
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DR. ROBERT SPIRA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

36

payments

$4,879

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $4,500
Food and Beverage
 34 $379

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†
HUMIRA

drug

 $2,306
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $2,290
XIFAXAN

drug

 $60
MAVYRET

drug

 $59
LINZESS

drug

 $57
CANASA

drug

 $44
VIBERZI

drug

 $44
GENERAL ENDOCHOICE

device

 $20
MOVIPREP

drug

 $16
CLENPIQ

drug

 $15
AMITIZA

drug

 $15
DIFICID

drug

 $14
ZINPLAVA

drug

 $14
CIMZIA

drug

 $14
TRULANCE

drug

 $12
REMICADE

drug

 $12
SIMPONI

drug

 $12
ENTYVIO

drug

 $4
CREON

drug

 $1
† 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
Dec 7, 2018 $2,250 HUMIRA Promotional Speaking/Other ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $2,250 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $20 GENERAL ENDOCHOICE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 9, 2018 $16 MOVIPREP XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Nov 30, 2018 $15 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 8, 2018 $15 CLENPIQ Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $15 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Dec 17, 2018 $15 LINZESS VIBERZI CANASA Food and Beverage IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
May 15, 2018 $15 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Apr 23, 2018 $15 LINZESS VIBERZI CANASA Food and Beverage IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Aug 15, 2018 $14 LINZESS VIBERZI CANASA Food and Beverage IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Apr 27, 2018 $14 DIFICID ZINPLAVA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Feb 26, 2018 $14 CIMZIA Food and Beverage UCB, INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $14 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jul 16, 2018 $14 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Apr 16, 2018 $13 AMITIZA Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
May 21, 2018 $13 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 20, 2018 $13 MAVYRET Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jul 9, 2018 $13 MAVYRET Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 27, 2018 $12 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $12 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Jan 15, 2018 $12 REMICADE SIMPONI Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $12 MAVYRET Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $12 MAVYRET Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $11 MAVYRET Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Dec 14, 2018 $9 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $8 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $7 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $5 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $5 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 12, 2018 $4 ENTYVIO Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $4 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $2 AMITIZA Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Feb 9, 2018 $1 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 27, 2018 $1 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.