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JOHN J HONG
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JOHN J HONG

Listed Specialty: Gastroenterology
521 EAST ELDER ST, #104, FALLBROOK, CA, 92028
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DR. JOHN HONG,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

45

payments

$11,608

payment total

16

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
Consulting
 1 $8,500
Food and Beverage
 40 $1,760
Travel and Lodging
 4 $1,348

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†
ENTYVIO

drug

 $9,559
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $803
TRULANCE

drug

 $324
INTERSTIM

device

 $195
ESOPHYX

device

 $125
ORBERA

device

 $116
XIFAXAN

drug

 $100
LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

device

 $82
HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY

device

 $40
VIBERZI

drug

 $39
RESOLUTION CLIP

device

 $38
HUMIRA

drug

 $37
LINZESS

drug

 $37
DEXILANT

drug

 $31
OVERSTITCH

device

 $24
MAVYRET

drug

 $24
GENERAL ENDOCHOICE

device

 $21
INJECTAFER

drug

 $20
ASPIREASSIST

device

 $15
PEDIATRIC BRONCHO FIBERSCOPE

device

 $12
AMITIZA

drug

 $7
ENSEAL X1 5MM

device

 $7
GENERATORS

device

 $7
SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS

device

 $7
† 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
Aug 10, 2018 $8,500 ENTYVIO Consulting TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $724 ENTYVIO Travel and Lodging TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $299 No Listed Product Food and Beverage IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Sep 20, 2018 $265 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Aug 10, 2018 $259 ENTYVIO Travel and Lodging TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Oct 20, 2018 $159 INTERSTIM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $127 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $125 ESOPHYX Food and Beverage ENDOGASTRIC SOLUTIONS, INC
Jun 23, 2018 $108 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Jun 12, 2018 $100 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Sep 20, 2018 $100 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Mar 27, 2018 $92 ORBERA Food and Beverage APOLLO ENDOSURGERY US INC
Jun 12, 2018 $84 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Jan 19, 2018 $76 ENTYVIO Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $62 LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Mar 2, 2018 $38 RESOLUTION CLIP Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 12, 2018 $27 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Nov 21, 2018 $25 HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Nov 7, 2018 $24 OVERSTITCH ORBERA Food and Beverage APOLLO ENDOSURGERY US INC
Mar 8, 2018 $24 MAVYRET Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 15, 2018 $23 VIBERZI LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $22 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Mar 6, 2018 $22 DEXILANT Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $21 GENERAL ENDOCHOICE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 30, 2018 $21 LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Oct 20, 2018 $20 INTERSTIM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 30, 2018 $20 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 11, 2018 $20 INJECTAFER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $19 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Dec 15, 2018 $18 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Nov 12, 2018 $17 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $16 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Aug 28, 2018 $16 VIBERZI Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $16 INTERSTIM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 12, 2018 $15 ASPIREASSIST Food and Beverage ASPIRE BARIATRICS, INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $14 HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Oct 16, 2018 $13 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $13 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Apr 20, 2018 $13 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Jul 19, 2018 $12 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PROMETHEUS LABORATORIES INC.
May 22, 2018 $12 PEDIATRIC BRONCHO FIBERSCOPE Food and Beverage KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Feb 20, 2018 $8 DEXILANT Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $7 AMITIZA Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $7 ENSEAL X1 5MM GENERATORS SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Jun 19, 2018 $5 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.