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IQBAL AHMED
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IQBAL AHMED

Listed Specialty: Gastroenterology
850 COLUMBIA RD, SUITE 200, WESTLAKE, OH, 44145-1493
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DR. IQBAL AHMED,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

30

payments

$8,661

payment total

5

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
 5 $7,500
Food and Beverage
 25 $1,161

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†
XEN

device

 $7,500
REXULTI

drug

 $277
VRAYLAR

drug

 $266
ABILIFY MAINTENA

drug

 $222
INVEGA SUSTENNA

drug

 $125
INVEGA TRINZA

drug

 $125
INGREZZA

drug

 $123
LINZESS

drug

 $64
VABOMERE

drug

 $62
ZENPEP

drug

 $17
VIBERZI

drug

 $6
† 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
Feb 12, 2018 $1,500 XEN Promotional Speaking/Other ALLERGAN INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $1,500 XEN Promotional Speaking/Other ALLERGAN INC.
May 22, 2018 $1,500 XEN Promotional Speaking/Other ALLERGAN INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $1,500 XEN Promotional Speaking/Other ALLERGAN INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $1,500 XEN Promotional Speaking/Other ALLERGAN INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $128 VRAYLAR Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $125 INVEGA SUSTENNA INVEGA TRINZA Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
May 10, 2018 $123 INGREZZA Food and Beverage NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $122 REXULTI Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $102 ABILIFY MAINTENA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $101 VRAYLAR Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $84 REXULTI Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $77 ABILIFY MAINTENA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $62 VABOMERE Food and Beverage MELINTA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $25 REXULTI Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $24 REXULTI Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $23 REXULTI Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
May 18, 2018 $22 ABILIFY MAINTENA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $21 ABILIFY MAINTENA Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Jul 5, 2018 $20 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $19 VRAYLAR Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $18 VRAYLAR Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
May 9, 2018 $17 ZENPEP Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $10 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
May 2, 2018 $9 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $9 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $8 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $6 VIBERZI Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $4 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Feb 13, 2018 $4 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.