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This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.

ELLIOT FINKELSTEIN
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ELLIOT FINKELSTEIN

Listed Specialty: Optometrist
2800 VETERANS BLVD, SUITE 125, METAIRIE, LA, 70002
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DR. ELLIOT FINKELSTEIN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

31

payments

$1,083

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
Food and Beverage
 31 $1,083

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†
XIIDRA

drug

 $305
ACUVUE

device

 $204
ACRYSOF

device

 $121
VYZULTA

drug

 $106
BIOTRUE

device

 $98
BIOTRUE ONE DAY

device

 $98
ULTRA

device

 $98
LUMIGAN

drug

 $70
MYDAY CONTACT LENS

device

 $54
BESIVANCE

drug

 $23
LATANOPROSTENE BUNOD

drug

 $23
LOTEMAX

drug

 $23
ZIRGAN

drug

 $23
ACTIVEFOCUS

device

 $22
RHOPRESSA

drug

 $21
AVENOVA

device

 $17
TRAVATAN Z

drug

 $16
DARAPRIM TABLET 25MG

drug

 $15
CONTACT LENS

device

 $12
† 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
Jun 15, 2018 $145 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $122 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Nov 8, 2018 $121 ACRYSOF Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Nov 7, 2018 $98 BIOTRUE ULTRA BIOTRUE ONE DAY Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Mar 29, 2018 $90 VYZULTA Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
May 22, 2018 $31 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Feb 9, 2018 $28 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Jan 10, 2018 $27 MYDAY CONTACT LENS Food and Beverage COOPERVISION INC.
May 24, 2018 $27 MYDAY CONTACT LENS Food and Beverage COOPERVISION INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $25 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Mar 13, 2018 $24 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Jul 12, 2018 $24 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
May 8, 2018 $23 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Feb 13, 2018 $23 LATANOPROSTENE BUNOD LOTEMAX BESIVANCE ZIRGAN Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Oct 24, 2018 $22 ACTIVEFOCUS Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Aug 8, 2018 $21 RHOPRESSA Food and Beverage AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $20 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Dec 3, 2018 $20 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Jun 12, 2018 $19 LUMIGAN Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $19 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Jul 23, 2018 $18 LUMIGAN Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Feb 8, 2018 $18 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
May 21, 2018 $17 LUMIGAN Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $16 VYZULTA Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
May 21, 2018 $16 AVENOVA Food and Beverage NOVABAY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $16 TRAVATAN Z Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Nov 26, 2018 $16 LUMIGAN Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $15 DARAPRIM TABLET 25MG Food and Beverage VYERA PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Dec 12, 2018 $12 CONTACT LENS Food and Beverage ABB CON-CISE OPTICAL GROUP LLC
Jul 27, 2018 $11 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
May 21, 2018 $1 AVENOVA Food and Beverage NOVABAY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.